by Thomas Mills | Feb 18, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
Well, the legislature drew new Congressional maps. It’s a lot to take in but I’ll give you my initial thoughts. First, they look a lot nicer than the old maps or any maps we’ve seen in a long time. They are more compact and split far fewer counties and...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 17, 2016 | Editor's Blog, National Politics, NC Politics, Redistricting |
Anybody wondering why the public has so little faith in the the political system today should be reading the headlines in North Carolina newspapers this week—or following #NCPOL on twitter. For the third decade in a row, politicians are redrawing unconstitutional...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 10, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
North Carolina’s redistricting predicament is nothing new. Our districts have been in turmoil for most of the past three decades and primary election cycles have been disrupted numerous times. The courts seem to have little sympathy for election schedules, regardless...
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 | Dec 21, 2015 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
Today is the end of the filing period to run for office in North Carolina in 2016. Dozens of legislative seats will be uncontested and only a handful of districts will even be competitive. And the GOP is patting itself on the back because the North Carolina Supreme...
by Holly Jones | Nov 2, 2015 | Ads, Redistricting |
Tomorrow, many of us in North Carolina will go to the polls to elect our municipal leaders. Others of us have already voted. A lot of us will be voting in districts drawn by the legislature and imposed on us by people who don’t represent us. It’s big government...
