by Kirk Kovach | Jan 29, 2018 | Features, NC Politics, The Kovach Corner |
Governor Cooper has been an energizing force for Democratic fundraising during his first year in office, all while keeping his approval rating higher than it was twelve months ago. Governor Cooper is setting the standard for how Democrats in the south can govern both...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 25, 2018 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
As I’ve said before, the North Carolina Republicans embraced Trumpism before there was Trump. They’ve taken a populist, authoritarian approach to governing, playing to an angry base while limiting the checks and balances designed to give our government accountability....
by Thomas Mills | Jan 24, 2018 | 2018 elections, Ads, North Carolina, Polling |
Public Policy Polling released its first North Carolina poll of the year. Like polls around the country, it’s full of warning signs for Republicans. While the cycle is just beginning, the GOP faces some strong headwinds. Donald Trump’s favorability rating is a little...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 16, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics |
In the wake of the Brown v. the Board of Education decision in 1954 that ruled segregated schools are unconstitutional, Southern states started looking for ways around the decision. In North Carolina, our government came up with the Pearsall Plan. The plan would allow...
by Janet Colm | Jan 12, 2018 | Demographic Trends, Features, National Politics, NC Politics |
This post was originally published by Janet Colm on WomenAdvanceNC.org on January 10, 2018. If you caught Oprah’s amazing speech at the Golden Globes, you might be one of those jumping on the Oprah For President bandwagon. Regardless of how you feel about that, one...
by Kirk Kovach | Jan 11, 2018 | Features, NC Politics, The Kovach Corner |
We are just days removed from the decision of federal judges to, yet again, condemn the congressional maps in North Carolina, and the partisan spin is in full effect. Part of the trouble that got Republicans into this mess is their own pomposity. Having succeeded in...
