by Thomas Mills | Jun 18, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics |
Yesterday, my post highlighted the role education has played as a powerful political issue in North Carolina. In particular, I said that the budgets passed by Republicans will be a liability for Thom Tillis. I got quite a bit of push back from my Republican friends....
by Thomas Mills | Jun 17, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics, US Senate |
National pundits are increasingly predicting that Kay Hagan is facing long odds in North Carolina. The most recent prediction comes from Nate Cohn, who apparently has taken over Nate Silver’s prediction business at the New York Times. Cohn believes that Hagan has a...
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 12, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Education |
When it comes to public education, the GOP is either in denial or a bubble–and maybe both. Their budgets have had a demoralizing impact on public schools, their employees and the families who attend them. In response, the Republicans keep putting out bogus data...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jun 9, 2014 | Democrats, Education, NC Politics |
Don’t look now, but the Democrats just accomplished a significant feat. In the midst of right-wing advances on taxes and fracking, the center-left took a long-overdue step of their own. They seized the political narrative. The Senate honchos thought their budget a...
