by Thomas Mills | Jun 15, 2014 | Budget, Editor's Blog, Education |
Years ago, before North Carolina had a lottery but Virginia did, I was visiting a friend in Richmond. He was a moderate Republican who was not overly political. I asked him what he thought about the Virginia lottery. His answer gave a lot of insight into his...
by John Wynne | Jun 13, 2014 | Budget, Education, Features, NC House, NCGA, NCGOP |
While Phil Berger might be the savviest Republican in Raleigh, Thom Tillis and the House budget writers should rank a close second. The budget that emerged from the House can be accurately described as bipartisan. Eight Democrats ended up voting for it, with only one...
by John Wynne | Jun 12, 2014 | Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, Immigration, NCGOP |
A couple of months ago, neither Ellmers nor Cantor looked particularly vulnerable. That’s especially true in Cantor’s case, obviously. Both were attacked as supporters of “amnesty” and went up against opponents who made opposition to illegal...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 12, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Education |
When it comes to public education, the GOP is either in denial or a bubble–and maybe both. Their budgets have had a demoralizing impact on public schools, their employees and the families who attend them. In response, the Republicans keep putting out bogus data...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 11, 2014 | Budget, Editor's Blog |
Who’d a thunk it? The party of sanctimony and the religious right is cozying up to the gambling, er, gaming, industry. First, they hold their state convention in a casino, then they rely on lottery tickets to fund their budget. That’s what I call budgeting like a...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jun 9, 2014 | Democrats, Education, NC Politics |
Don’t look now, but the Democrats just accomplished a significant feat. In the midst of right-wing advances on taxes and fracking, the center-left took a long-overdue step of their own. They seized the political narrative. The Senate honchos thought their budget a...
