by Thomas Mills | Jun 16, 2014 | Budget, Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
The alignment in Raleigh right now is far less Democrat vs. Republican or conservative vs. liberal than it is senate vs. McCrory and the house. Democrats are so far in the minority, that they have little ability to influence legislation. But the Republicans in the...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 15, 2014 | Budget, Editor's Blog, Education |
Years ago, before North Carolina had a lottery but Virginia did, I was visiting a friend in Richmond. He was a moderate Republican who was not overly political. I asked him what he thought about the Virginia lottery. His answer gave a lot of insight into his...
by John Wynne | Jun 13, 2014 | Budget, Education, Features, NC House, NCGA, NCGOP |
While Phil Berger might be the savviest Republican in Raleigh, Thom Tillis and the House budget writers should rank a close second. The budget that emerged from the House can be accurately described as bipartisan. Eight Democrats ended up voting for it, with only one...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 11, 2014 | Budget, Editor's Blog |
Who’d a thunk it? The party of sanctimony and the religious right is cozying up to the gambling, er, gaming, industry. First, they hold their state convention in a casino, then they rely on lottery tickets to fund their budget. That’s what I call budgeting like a...
by Alexander H. Jones | May 30, 2014 | Budget, NC Politics, NCGA |
Abusive conservatism lives! Late Wednesday night, the Senate Republicans restarted their artillery barrage on our government. It was all there: shredding of democratic norms, mean-spiritedness, political payback and mind-boggling recklessness Knowing their plans would...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 4, 2013 | Budget, Editor's Blog, Health Care, National Politics |
UPDATE: On Friday, after intense media pressure, Representative Ellmers agreed to suspend her Congressional pay for the duration of the government shut down. Renee Ellmers is the poster child for what’s wrong with the GOP shutdown of the federal government....
