by Alexander H. Jones | Dec 7, 2013 | Economic Development, Environment, NCGOP, NCGov |
It appears ALEC has instructed Pat McCrory to weaken our Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard. McCrory’s comments weren’t conclusive, but they used enough right-wing code words like “role of government” to communicate a destructive intent. We’d better get ready for...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 3, 2013 | DHHS, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
By now, it’s apparent to most political observers that Pat McCrory’s campaign platform was a sham. He ran on fixing a broken government but never defined what exactly was broken. Most of us thought he was referring to the cronyism and petty corruption like sweetheart...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 2, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
After in-depth interviews and articles about Pat McCrory by Taylor Batten, editorial page editor of the Charlotte Observer, and John Frank, a reporter for the N&O, we’re finally getting a full picture of who Governor Pat McCrory really is. We thought we were...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 29, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
Pat McCrory is quickly getting known more for what he says than what he does. And what he says is often just not true. The News & Observer did a whole article on his gaffes and then he just kept on making them. The most recent came in an interview with WFAE last...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 27, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
Just when conventional wisdom says that the governor is starting to get his game, he opens his mouth. This time, it was on WFAE, the public radio station in his home town of Charlotte. Maybe he thought that the mean old capitol press corps wouldn’t be listening to a...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 25, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
This piece was first published on July 31, 2013 and is part of our Best of PoliticsNC 2013 series. If you enjoy reading PoliticsNC, please consider a donation to help keep us afloat. Yesterday, Pat McCrory gave a plate of cookies to a group of women...
