by John Wynne | Nov 21, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, NC Senate Races |
The happiest man on Election Night, at least here in North Carolina, was Senate pro tem Phil Berger. Why? Not only did his son win a coveted seat on the Court of Appeals, Senate Republicans actually managed to gain a seat, against all odds, in a district drawn to...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 21, 2016 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina |
For six years, Republicans in the General Assembly have undermined the democratic process in North Carolina. They began by overriding county and municipal governments’ redistricting plans by redrawing local political districts like the Wake School Board and...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 18, 2016 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina, Politics |
When Republicans took over state government in North Carolina in 2012, progressives spent the first few of months of 2013 stunned at the breadth of the GOP changes. The Republican legislature and the compliant Pat McCrory quickly began dismantling Democratic policies...
by Alexander H. Jones | Nov 17, 2016 | Environment, NC Politics, NCGov, North Carolina |
Barring a coup d’etat, Roy Cooper has ejected Pat McCrory from the governor’s mansion. McCrory can spend the rest of his working life as a Duke Energy lobbyist. Which brings us to the topic of this post. One of Cooper’s top tasks will be to reverse his predecessor’s...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 17, 2016 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Pat McCrory is continuing to do damage to our state and he’s following the Fox News model of bringing into question the credibility of the institutions that have assured our democracy and the peaceful transfer of power. His criticism is meant to divide instead of...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 14, 2016 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina |
Here’s some of what’s changed since Tuesday. Donald Trump is now the President-elect of the United States. The Republican Party is no longer the conservative party. It’s also not imploding like so many people (including me) thought. Instead, it’s now the populist...
