by Thomas Mills | Sep 4, 2019 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina, Redistricting
A three-judge panel of state judges ordered the legislature to redraw the state’s legislative districts from scratch because they violate the state’s constitution in multiple ways. It’s another explicit and comprehensive rebuke of the practice of rigging districts for...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 26, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Medicaid
The budget standoff continues this week. Republicans in the legislature are still waiting for an opportunity to override Governor Roy Cooper’s veto. Democrats, though, are standing firm. The budget really reflects the values of the two parties. Democrats believe the...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 22, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Immigration |
I grew up hearing conservatives insist that their opposition to integration was not about racism. It was about states’ rights. They argued that the federal government had no business telling states how to manage themselves. They routinely claimed the 10thAmendment...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 21, 2019 | Death Penalty, Editor's Blog
Across the country, states are abolishing the death penalty. With the exception of a few states like Texas and Tennessee, executions are extremely rare. Officially, 21 states have abolished capital punishment but numerous others have de facto moratoriums. Opposition...
by Kirk Kovach | Aug 8, 2019 | Health Care, NC Politics, PODCAST
Graig Meyer joins the conversation to discuss Medicaid Expansion and the state of the North Carolina budget negotiations. Q: Do you see any legitimate downsides to Medicaid Expansion? A: No.
by Derek Scott | Aug 7, 2019 | Budget, Health Care, Medicaid, North Carolina, Politics
The battle over North Carolina’s 2019-20 and 2020-21 budgets is currently raging a month into overtime. The crux of that fight is, of course, Medicaid expansion. Along the way it has been portrayed by opponents as a liberal hobby horse, a pet project, the most...
