by Alexander H. Jones | Sep 8, 2014 | Economic Development, Economy, NC Politics |
No, she doesn’t evince the dour superiority of Aldona Wos. No, she isn’t afflicted by the ideological madness of John Skvarla. Yes, she paid lip service to safety net. And no, Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker’s policies don’t deserve the relatively free pass Democrats...
by John Wynne | Sep 4, 2014 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Demographic Trends, Features, Immigration, Race |
Hispanics constitute about 9% of the population in North Carolina. Yet this group, despite reports of their growing clout and influence, have failed to make much of a dent in the state’s politics. In part this is due to Hispanics lagging behind in terms of voter...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 3, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Medicaid, Obamacare |
Republicans’ rational for refusing to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act just keeps getting thinner. Originally, they thought they could hamstring the new law and force its repeal or restructuring. If a few million people missed out on health care, so be...
by John Wynne | Sep 1, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Immigration, NC Politics, US Senate |
Somewhere, Kay Hagan is probably breathing a sigh of relief. Why? It looks like President Obama has decided to put off his bold action on immigration reform – amnesty via executive fiat – until after the midterm elections. Hagan’s record on...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 29, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, Education, Environment, NCGA |
For years, the Democrats who controlled the legislature polled the electorate at least once a year. They weren’t asking horse race questions. They were trying to gauge the mood of the people who decided elections to help shape their legislative agenda and their...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 26, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Education |
Republicans’ problem with education in North Carolina runs deep and wide. It’s not just teachers’ salaries that have people upset. It’s their whole approach to public schools. They want to see a decentralized school system that subsidizes private education,...
