by Thomas Mills | Sep 24, 2014 | Editor's Blog, NCGov, Transportation |
Pat McCrory and company rolled out a $1 billion transportation plan last week. What took him so long? Imagine how different his tenure could have been if he had rolled into Raleigh pledging to update infrastructure in the parts of the state most hurt by free trade...
by John Wynne | Sep 23, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Libertarians often complain that the two parties are conspiring to deny voters any real choice by shutting out parties with differing views from the election process. More often, though, it’s the candidates themselves who ensure they end up with a minimal level...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 23, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, US Senate |
During the Republican primary, a little noticed issue kept popping up among TEA party groups. Thom Tillis supports toll roads in North Carolina. In particular, he supports them along 1-77 between Statesville and Charlotte. The TEA party doesn’t and they blasted Tillis...
by John Wynne | Sep 22, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC House, NC House Races, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP |
House District 36 – Rep. Nelson Dollar (R) vs. Lisa Baker (D) House District 36 includes part of Cary, the community of Swift Creek, parts of Fuquay-Varina, and parts of unincorporated Southern Wake County. It is currently represented by Nelson Dollar, who was...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 22, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, Education, US Senate |
Thom Tillis is up with another ad defending his record on education. National pundits are asking why education has so dominated the North Carolina Senate contest. It’s a subject usually confined to state politics, while federal races are more often about issues like...
by Seth Effron | Sep 20, 2014 | Economy, NCGA, NCGov |
North Carolina’s unemployment rate is now higher than it was in January. The rate, 6.8 percent for August, has gone up each month since May. There were 29,000 fewer people on the job in August than in July. The rate would be even worse if there weren’t so many people...
