by Alexander H. Jones | Jun 30, 2016 | LGBT Rights, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP |
Whether the new package of HB2 “amendments” goes is still in question. In contrast to their normally robust rhetoric, GOP leaders have been tepid and subdued when discussing the proposals. It could be one of those ideas that arise to great fanfare, then...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 29, 2016 | Abortion, Editor's Blog, LGBT Rights, Voting Rights |
When the Supreme Court struck down the Texas law designed to shutter abortion clinics across the state, they also exposed the Orwellian deception that the current brand of Republicans uses to deny people’s rights. Texas Republicans said the bill was meant to protect...
by James Kotecki | Jun 22, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Education, Issues, LGBT Rights, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian |
A Republican Lieutenant Governor is something of on an anomaly in North Carolina – from the start of the 20th century until now there have only been three out of a total of 27. Linda Coleman, his Democratic opponent in the upcoming election. Forest’s take on HB2...
by James Kotecki | Jun 15, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Issues, LGBT Rights, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian
The 2012 race to become North Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor was close. Really close. 0.16 percentage points close. Democrat Linda Coleman almost became the first African-American woman elected to statewide office in North Carolina. She didn’t concede until nearly two...
by Thomas Mills | May 20, 2016 | Editor's Blog, LGBT Rights |
The recent episode with Braeburn Pharmaceuticals makes clear that it’s Republicans that are driving businesses away from and out of the North Carolina, not Democrats. Pat McCrory and his misguided legislative allies keep blaming the damage of House Bill 2 on Democrats...
by James Kotecki | May 19, 2016 | LGBT Rights, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, Redistricting, The North Carolinian
How does a junior legislator in the minority party become a bona fide political celebrity? Two words: the Internet. Senator Jeff Jackson (D-Charlotte) unpacks his viral hits, from solo legislating on a snow day to creating the #WeAreNotThis hashtag. For this...
