by Thomas Mills | Feb 19, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
The election cycle in North Carolina keeps evolving. Yesterday, the legislature moved the Congressional primaries to June 7 with a new filing period from March 16 to March 25. The House has proposed eliminating runoff elections for any elections this year. And a...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 18, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
Well, the legislature drew new Congressional maps. It’s a lot to take in but I’ll give you my initial thoughts. First, they look a lot nicer than the old maps or any maps we’ve seen in a long time. They are more compact and split far fewer counties and...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 17, 2016 | Editor's Blog, National Politics, NC Politics, Redistricting |
Anybody wondering why the public has so little faith in the the political system today should be reading the headlines in North Carolina newspapers this week—or following #NCPOL on twitter. For the third decade in a row, politicians are redrawing unconstitutional...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 16, 2016 | Economy, Editor's Blog |
Governor Pat McCrory has been touting his Carolina Comeback for about two years. John Locke Foundation President John Hood and House Rules Chair David Lewis have been bragging about all of the taxes North Carolinians didn’t pay. To hear conservatives tell it, North...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 10, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
North Carolina’s redistricting predicament is nothing new. Our districts have been in turmoil for most of the past three decades and primary election cycles have been disrupted numerous times. The courts seem to have little sympathy for election schedules, regardless...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 9, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Obamacare |
Commissioner of Insurance Wayne Goodwin found himself in a firestorm last week after the News & Observer ran an article with the misleading headline “NC Insurance Commissioner blames ACA for industry woes.” The headline is misleading because Goodwin doesn’t blame...
