by Thomas Mills | Jul 8, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NCGA |
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” We would all be better off if the Republicans who control the General Assembly took that advice. Instead, they’ve killed programs that work well with little reason other than they don’t fit into their free-market ideology. Their...
by John Wynne | Jul 7, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGov |
Today, in a historic vote, the South Carolina State Senate voted to remove the Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds. The final vote was 36-3. The easy passage of this bill has led some to question why our own state is moving so slowly when it comes to removing...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 7, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
For the past 50 years or so, most of the country looked at the two Carolinas and saw two distinctly different states. North Carolina was a beacon of progress in an otherwise backward South. Its business-friendly Democrats supported public education, invested in...
by John Wynne | Jul 6, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, NC Senate Races |
Several weeks ago, I wrote a post on the five districts in the North Carolina Senate most likely to switch parties. The 27th, held by Republican Trudy Wade, did not make the list – for good reason, as we’ll see later. But Senator Wade’s role in...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 6, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NCGOP |
The Big Government Conservatives are at it again. This time, Senator Trudy Wade’s bill revamps the Greensboro City Council against the wishes of the city’s leaders. It was another naked power grab and more evidence of the GOP’s authoritarian instincts. This...
by John Wynne | Jul 2, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, Polling, US Senate |
We’re halfway through the year and Democrats still haven’t come up with a candidate to challenge Richard Burr for United States Senate. The two candidates who would appear to be strongest, Anthony Foxx and Kay Hagan, have ruled out bids. Our reader poll at...
