by Alexander H. Jones | Nov 5, 2015 | NC Politics, NCGov |
Pat McCrory is like Where’s Waldo, except nobody cares where he is. To call him “disappointing” is an understatement worthy of Oxford. Only a description like this capture the scale of his ineptitude: The governor’s chair has effectively been empty. McCrory’s slide...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 2, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
I emerged from a week of fog caused by a nasty respiratory illness just in time to read the N&O’s disturbing and remarkable story of apparent corruption in the McCrory administration. While pay-to-play politics in the current administration is the central figure...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 27, 2015 | 2016 Elections, NC Politics, NCGov |
The first ads of the gubernatorial campaign are out. Americans for Prosperity are thanking Governor Pat McCrory for cutting taxes while Real Jobs NC, an Art Pope funded group, is giving conservatives credit for the “amazing” turn around in the state. The buys are...
by John Wynne | Oct 23, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGov |
Here’s a piece of good economic news: Forbes magazine has ranked North Carolina as the #2 state in the nation for businesses and careers. Utah came in first. A large part of the magazine’s methodology emphasizes taxation and the regulatory environment,...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 13, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
For years, North Carolinians joked that election season officially began when the media and others started speculating on what Roy Cooper was going to do. He passed on several Senate races and gubernatorial contest but this year, he’s in. Looking back, those were...
by John Wynne | Oct 1, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGov, Polling |
According to Public Policy Polling, Governor McCrory is locked in a tight race with prospective Democratic nominee Roy Cooper in the 2016 gubernatorial race. But unlike previous surveys, McCrory actually posts a narrow lead, 44-41. The governor’s approval is...
