by Thomas Mills | Jan 10, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
Well, our election cycle is in chaos again. Yesterday, a three-judge panel ordered the state to redraw our Congressional Districts. This time, they ruled that the maps are an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. In particular, Judge Jim Wynn’s ruling cited Rep....
by Thomas Mills | Jan 9, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Immigration |
It looks like immigration is going to consume the national debate for the next few weeks. Trump appears ready to deport 200,000 people who’ve been here for almost a generation and Congress is going to get into a showdown over fixing DACA. From a political standpoint,...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 18, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Tax Reform |
Republicans have cleared most of the obstacles to their tax bill and will likely send it to Donald Trump for his signature sometime in the next day or two. Republicans in Congress are rejoicing. The American people are not. According to SurveyMonkey poll, 58% of...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 4, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Tax Reform, Trump |
Dear Trumpsters and Tea Partiers, You’ve been had. The tax reform bill that’s about to pass Congress blows at least a $1 trillion hole in the budget while giving the richest Americans a huge tax cut. Republicans will claim that the middle class benefits, but that’s...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 29, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Environment |
While people across the country are closely following the pending GOP tax reform scheme, the sexual harassment and assault allegations and whatever the president is tweeting, they aren’t following the dismantling of the so-called administrative state. It’s the one...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 28, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Tax Reform |
The last time Congress passed tax reform was more than 30 years ago. Back then, a Democratic Congress and Republican president spent two years crafting a plan that would give virtually everyone a significant tax cut and fix an outdated system. The plan passed with...
