by John Wynne | Jul 22, 2015 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGov |
Opponents call it Marxism. The Robin Hood plan. Governor McCrory calls it the Tax Increase, Redistribution, and Spending Act. Proponents named it the Tax Fairness Act. Sen. Tommy Tucker of Union County says it’s the Tax Reclamation Act because it will allow...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 22, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
He’s back! After more than a year of restraint, the freewheeling Pat McCrory of old showed up in a letter-to-the-editor in the Charlotte Observer. The governor defended his lawyer, Bob Stephens, after an Observer op-ed questioned Stephens’ competence or motives....
by John Wynne | Jul 21, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Economy, Features, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, Tax Reform |
Earlier today, Sen. Harry Brown held a press conference touting support for his sales tax redistribution plan. So far, the plan has met with little fanfare in the State House, with one member even denouncing it as “Marxism.” Gentler legislators might refer...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 21, 2015 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
Poor Pat McCrory. Never has the governor of any state been so disrespected by the other leaders of his own party. This weekend, Republican Senator Tom Apodaca told the Asheville Citizens-Times, “The governor doesn’t play much of a role in anything.” Ouch! McCrory came...
by John Wynne | Jul 20, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features |
Well, that ended quickly. The Trump boomlet is pretty much officially over after the billionaire ridiculed John McCain for being captured while serving in the Vietnam War. His comments come just a week after Public Policy Polling found that Trump was the top choice of...
by John Wynne | Jul 17, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NCGOP, US House |
Jim Duncan, who hopes to knock off Renee Ellmers in the Republican primary next May, ought to be taken seriously. That’s the conclusion one should draw from the latest financial reports. Last quarter, Duncan raised over $200,000. True, half of it was from his...
