by John Wynne | Jun 6, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Social Issues |
Attorney General race: State Sen. Josh Stein (D) vs. State Sen. Buck Newton (R) The joke is that “AG” stands for “Aspiring Governor.” For that reason, this is a race to be watched closely, as being elected Attorney General is often a...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 6, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
At the heart of American political dysfunction, and at the heart of what’s happened to North Carolina, is gerrymandering. With sophisticated technology and control of the redistricting process following a wave election in 2010, Republicans drew themselves districts...
by James Kotecki | Jun 2, 2016 | Economic Development, Economy, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, Redistricting, The North Carolinian |
When Wake County Commissioner John Burns won office in 2014, he and his colleagues were a bright blue spot in an otherwise bad year for Democrats. Then, months after his swearing in, he found out just how badly Republican state lawmakers wanted the commission red...
by Thomas Mills | May 31, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Veterans |
My brother is a fully disabled veteran. He uses VA hospitals and over the years has had excellent service, better, he says, than he got in the private sector. He understands that VA hospitals have some serious problems. But he also knows that the answer is fixing the...
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...
