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...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 28, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP
Boy, those MetLife guys are gonna be PISSED! When they took that $90 million in government money, I don’t think they planned on peeing in a cup. But that’s what Senator Andrew Brock is going to make them do. Brock introduced a bill that would require “applicants for...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 20, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP
The so-called “Republican autopsy” conducted by party leaders calls on the GOP to broaden its base by reaching out to minority and women voters and becoming less dogmatic in its approach to policy. At the same time, however, participants at CPAC were calling for the...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 18, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, Voting Rights
The Republican rationale for voter ID keeps evolving. First, the move was going stop rampant voter fraud. When no significant fraud was found, the GOP said it wanted to prevent future voter fraud. Now, Thom Tillis took to the airways, on MSNBC no less, to say that...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 13, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Environment, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, Politics |
Last year, the legislature decided that North Carolina is going to allow drilling for natural gas using hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” While the issue is controversial, the legislature put a process in place to establish rules that Republican leaders said would...
