by Thomas Mills | Sep 17, 2015 | Budget, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
The budget is out and the impacts are becoming clear. The party that complains about the redistribution of wealth is continuing to redistribute wealth. Instead of shifting resources from those who have them to those that don’t, they are again reaching into the pockets...
by John Wynne | Sep 16, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP
The results are in for the Charlotte mayoral primaries. As a result of last night, the GOP’s chances of taking back the mayoralty increased ever-so-slightly. For the Democrats, former Mecklenburg County Commission Chair Jennifer Roberts failed to break the 40%...
by John Wynne | Sep 15, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Democrats, Features, NC Politics, NCGA
Welcome to this edition of Better Know a Legislator – the first in what we hope will be an ongoing series of exclusive interviews with those who represent us in the General Assembly. State Senator Terry Van Duyn is a Democrat who represents the 49th district....
by John Wynne | Sep 14, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, US Senate |
Richard Burr finally has a challenger. Except it’s not a Democrat. Instead, it’s someone who plans to challenge the incumbent senator from the right – Paul Wright, to be exact. Wright might be a familiar name to voters in the 4th congressional...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 10, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
What a difference a speaker makes. If you want to blame one person for this session of the legislature dragging into September, Tim Moore would be the man. It’s not because he’s failing. It’s because he’s doing his job. For the past few session, the legislature has...
by John Wynne | Sep 9, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics |
The marquee race next Tuesday will be the primary election in Charlotte. There’s competitive primaries on both sides. For the Democrats, former Mecklenburg County Commission chair Jennifer Roberts appears to be in the best position. A poll from the Charlotte...
