by Thomas Mills | Jul 18, 2016 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Former Senator Robert Morgan died this weekend. He was 90 years old and had been in failing health for several years. Twenty years ago, I got to know him and he helped shape my understanding of populist politics. Back in the early 1990s, a small group of political...
by Thomas Mills | Nov 18, 2014 | 2016 Elections, Editor's Blog, NC Politics
Some Republicans in North Carolina seem poised to make a classic post-victory mistake. They are interpreting their win this year as a validation of their policies. They should be more concerned with the obvious dissatisfaction voters showed toward the overreach of...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 14, 2014 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
Remember Kevin Geddings? No? Well, Kevin Geddings was the former political consultant who went to prison in 2006 for failing to disclose earnings on an ethics form. When Geddings was appointed by former Speaker Jim Black to the newly created lottery commission, he...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 3, 2014 | Editor's Blog, NCGov |
Almost exactly a year ago, Pat McCrory, on camera, said he didn’t “see a need” to transfer the SBI from the Department of Justice to the Department of Public Safety. In fact, he said, nobody had “presented the argument” and that he had “enough on my plate.” What a...
by Thomas Mills | May 14, 2014 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGov |
Republicans have a plan to shift the State Bureau of Investigation from the Attorney General’s office to the Governor’s office. They must want to ensure that it stays under Roy Cooper’s control. Seriously, though. Who in their right minds would give Pat McCrory...
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