by Alexander H. Jones | Apr 9, 2013 | Economy, Education, NC Politics, NCGA, Politics
Meet Alex Jones, our student blogger. A student at UNC-CH, he will be posting on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Governor McCrory likes grand timelines. “Mayors and governors have to budget for the long term and have to make sure they don’t get...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 9, 2013 | Economy, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA
The sudden collapse of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s popularity in the state should serve as a warning for North Carolina tax reformers hell bent in scrapping the progressive income tax in favor of a regressive increase in the sales tax. Jindal, who only a few...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 7, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Gay Marriage, Immigration, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, Religion, Voting Rights |
Last week was a bad press week for the Republican legislature in North Carolina. They made the state a national laughingstock when two legislators introduced a bill, supported by Republican Majority Leader Edgar Starnes, that claimed North Carolina was exempt from the...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 5, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, Voting Rights
It’s impressive that Republicans can talk about their voter suppression bills with a straight face. With the Voter ID bill, Speaker Thom Tillis says they are restoring confidence in elections, though there is no evidence voters have lost confidence. Majority Leader...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 3, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, Religion
It’s that time in the legislature when crazy is in high gear. A bill filed yesterday would allow for a state religion and exempt North Carolina from rulings of federal courts. It won’t pass and probably will never make it to a committee hearing, but it lays bare the...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 29, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, Voting Rights |
Yesterday, a Republican congressman referred to Hispanics as “wetbacks” on a radio show. In North Carolina, Governor Pat McCrory announced he’s closing the Office of Hispanic/Latino Affairs. In the General Assembly, Republican bills to restrict voting transparently...
