by Thomas Mills | Sep 2, 2016 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Redistricting |
If you want to get a good laugh, go read the GOP response to the nonpartisan redistricting exercise that Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy and Common Cause put together. Quite clearly, Republicans are upset that somebody exposed how badly they rigged the system....
by Thomas Mills | Jun 6, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
At the heart of American political dysfunction, and at the heart of what’s happened to North Carolina, is gerrymandering. With sophisticated technology and control of the redistricting process following a wave election in 2010, Republicans drew themselves districts...
by James Kotecki | Jun 2, 2016 | Economic Development, Economy, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, Redistricting, The North Carolinian |
When Wake County Commissioner John Burns won office in 2014, he and his colleagues were a bright blue spot in an otherwise bad year for Democrats. Then, months after his swearing in, he found out just how badly Republican state lawmakers wanted the commission red...
by James Kotecki | May 19, 2016 | LGBT Rights, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, Redistricting, The North Carolinian
How does a junior legislator in the minority party become a bona fide political celebrity? Two words: the Internet. Senator Jeff Jackson (D-Charlotte) unpacks his viral hits, from solo legislating on a snow day to creating the #WeAreNotThis hashtag. For this...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 22, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
The past week has reinforced the need for an independent redistricting commission in the state. If the disruption to our elections for the third decade in a row was not enough, Republicans’ arrogance and cavalier approach toward the process is. The GOP clearly...
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...
