by John Wynne | Feb 8, 2016 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Politics, Race, US House |
So congressional districts 1 and 12 have been deemed illegal racial gerrymanders by a federal court. The court found that race, not politics, predominated in the drawing of those two districts, dispelling the fiction that the General Assembly didn’t know what...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 8, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
For the third decade in a row, North Carolina’s election process is being interrupted because a court found redistricting unconstitutional. Republicans blame the court for the disruption but they have nobody to blame but themselves. They drew the dubious districts and...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 29, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Education |
Charter schools have been making a lot of news lately. It started when Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest decided to bury a report on the schools that was less than favorable. He didn’t like the results so he was going to fish for data that validated his point of...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 28, 2016 | Campaign Finance, Editor's Blog |
The finance reports are coming in. In the governor’s race, incumbent Pat McCrory released what he thought was an impressive haul of $2.6 million dollars only to be outdone by challenger Roy Cooper who raised $2.9 million. McCrory’s spokesperson, Ricky Diaz, lamely...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 26, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Voting Rights |
The trial over voter ID is in full swing. Republicans say the law protects against voter fraud. Democrats say it’s designed to restrict voting. As for me, I’m not against voter ID on principle, but the law in North Carolina is clearly part of a larger strategy to rig...
by April Bundy | Jan 24, 2016 | Environment, National Politics |
Lead poisoning. The words strike fear into the hearts of every parent of a young child. Lead poisoning has been linked to not only diminished IQ, but to violence and increased crime rates. In fact, one of the key factors credited with the massive drop in overall...
