by Thomas Mills | Sep 20, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Health Care
ShareNorth Carolina is on the verge of a major political breakthrough. The state House is poised to pass a Medicaid expansion bill. Republicans call the bill NC Health Care for Working Families and deny that it’s real Medicaid expansion. If they can pass it, let them...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 18, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareThom Tillis kicked off his re-election campaign with an ad wrapping himself around Donald Trump. It’s a signal of how beholden the party is to the president and of Tillis’ naked political opportunism. The GOP has become more a cult of personality than a political...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 17, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting
ShareLast night, the Senate approved new maps. Now, we have legislative districts that have been drawn by legislators and have bipartisan support. It’s been a long time coming, but don’t believe it’s the beginning of a trend. North Carolina still needs a better system...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 16, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareRight now, Democrats appear to be doing all they can to help Donald Trump get re-elected. Instead of making the 2020 election a referendum on his embarrassing and damaging presidency, they’re trying to make it about issues that divide even Democrats. Now, they...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 13, 2019 | Editor's Blog
ShareYesterday, 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...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 12, 2019 | Editor's Blog
ShareAs president, Donald Trump has exposed the central flaw in our government and democracy. To work, it requires honest brokers. He’s not one and, as long as his party backs him up, there’s no way to hold him accountable. He lies with impunity and the GOP just looks...
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