by Thomas Mills | Jan 19, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
The Supreme Court stayed the decision of the three-judge panel that found our Congressional districts are unconstitutional gerrymanders. The panel had ordered the districts redrawn this month but the Supreme Court will allow the districts drawn in February 2016 to...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 18, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Poverty |
Republicans in Congress are about to cut off health insurance to millions of children across the country, including 95,000 here in North Carolina. It’s another failure of leadership and governing. The party that has no problem offering a windfall in tax cuts for the...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 17, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Immigration |
Yesterday, former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough on his MSNBC show gave Democrats good advice. Don’t give in on DACA. Make the Republicans offer a clean bill on the program or let the government shutdown. He’s right. Now is not the time for Democrats to...
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 Thomas Mills | Jan 12, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Immigration |
Immigration has been a contentious issue almost since the beginning of the country. Tensions might subside but they’re always just below the surface. Right now, they’re busting through. Yesterday, Donald Trump wondered why we have to take people from all these...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 11, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics |
The North Carolina legislature adjourned from their special session yesterday without addressing their latest unfunded mandate. The General Assembly passed a law requiring smaller class sizes but did not allocate funds to cover the costs. Schools across the state will...
