by Thomas Mills | Apr 14, 2015 | Economy, Editor's Blog, Politics |
Rob Christensen’s column on Sunday noted that the American Legislative Exchange Council, better known as ALEC, says that North Carolina is now the fourth most competitive state according to its criteria. We follow Utah, North Dakota and Indiana. Have you been to those...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 9, 2015 | Editor's Blog, Tax Reform |
Boy, these tax increases have Republican operatives unnerved. Several anonymous posters took issue with my post yesterday bemoaning paying higher state income taxes. Then on twitter, I noticed a fight between Progress NC staffers and GOP legislative staffers over the...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 8, 2015 | Editor's Blog, Tax Reform |
North Carolina Republican Party executive director Todd Poole told reporters, “Gov. McCrory signed historic tax reform into law which puts more money into the pocketbooks of working North Carolinians as well as small businesses.” But that’s just not true. This year,...
by John Wynne | Apr 7, 2015 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Demographic Trends, Features, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, Redistricting |
Last week the General Assembly voted to redistrict the Board of Commissioners in Wake County, a move which some have derided as a pure power grab. The local bill, which does not require Gov. McCrory’s signature, was passed in the State Senate by a party-line...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 3, 2015 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore told reporters earlier this week that he’s slowing down the religious freedom bill because he’s concerned about how it will affect the state’s “brand.” He should be equally worried about how all these bills to wrest control from...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 1, 2015 | Economic Development, Editor's Blog, LGBT Rights |
The so-called religious freedom bill in Indiana has blown up in Republicans’ faces. In response, defenders claim either the bill does not really discriminate against gay people or that it mirrors a federal law passed in 1993 and signed by Democrat Bill Clinton....
