by Thomas Mills | Oct 27, 2021 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting |
As we get closer and closer to new district maps, I have a few thoughts on redistricting, some of which I expressed last week. In particular, there’s no way to take politics out of the process, but there are better ways than others to do it. In North Carolina, we’ve...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 15, 2021 | Editor's Blog |
The Senate voted to acquit Donald Trump for the second time, telling the world that the United States will not hold its elected leaders accountable for criminal behavior. We are in a shameful period in our history. The Republican Party has degenerated into...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 31, 2020 | Editor's Blog |
Former state Representative David Lewis is the face of privilege and GOP hypocrisy. The party calling for law and order doesn’t think that should apply to well-connected white guys who rigged the system. Lewis somehow came out of federal court with nothing more than...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 24, 2020 | Editor's Blog, Politics |
David Lewis offers a cautionary tale for those entering politics. Lewis is ending his career in disgrace after rising to the top of the GOP House leadership. He’s pleading guilty to transferring $65,000 from his campaign to a bank account for a business he established...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 13, 2019 | Editor's Blog
Yesterday, in the aftermath of the controversial vote to override Governor Cooper’s budget veto, House Speaker Tim Moore released what he titled “A True Recap of how the N.C. House Overrode the Budget Veto.” It’s a defense of the vote but it’s contradictory at times...
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