by Holly Jones | Aug 12, 2015 | 2016 Elections |
I’m running for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina because we can’t take too much more of what the Republicans in Raleigh are doing to our state. I’ve spent fourteen years in local government–seven as an Asheville City Councillor and seven on the Buncombe...
by John Wynne | Aug 11, 2015 | Budget, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Tax Reform |
The State Senate, among other things, voted last night to combine three ballot questions into one – a “Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights” (TABOR) that would go before the voters in the March presidential primary. The three components of the amendment:...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 11, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NCGOP |
The last adult abandoned the clown car that is the North Carolina Republican Party. careening down the interstate with Chair Hasan Harnett driving and Ricky Diaz riding shotgun. The powerful operation that Tom Fetzer built and took the GOP to victory is now where...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 10, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog |
A PPP poll came out last week that should give Democrats a boost and hope. Senator Trudy Wade has an approval rating that’s way underwater. Only 30% approve of the job she’s doing while 54% disapprove. Wade pushed through a bill that redistricted Greensboro against...
by Alexander H. Jones | Aug 9, 2015 | NC Politics, NCGov |
Now we know why the sharks came. They weren’t driven to North Carolina by warm water currents or the delicious sight of fun-noodling tourists. No, our toothy friends smelled blood on Blount Street, and, like Democrats, they wanted in. July’s finance report was...
by John Wynne | Aug 7, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics
The ‘Worst Week in Raleigh’ feature returns after disappearing for a little while. Quite frankly, Governor McCrory would have been the winner every single week last month. This time though, someone else other than McCrory wins the title, and it’s yet...
