by Thomas Mills | Sep 4, 2019 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina, Redistricting
ShareA three-judge panel of state judges ordered the legislature to redraw the state’s legislative districts from scratch because they violate the state’s constitution in multiple ways. It’s another explicit and comprehensive rebuke of the practice of rigging...
by Kirk Kovach | Aug 29, 2019 | 2018 elections, 2020 election, Campaigns, The Kovach Corner
ShareBack to the future! In what is likely, and certainly feels like, the longest congressional election ever, the voters of the 9th District are going to the polls. If you’re interested in digging into the numbers, as always Prof. Michael Bitzer from Old North...
by Kirk Kovach | Aug 8, 2019 | Health Care, NC Politics, PODCAST
ShareGraig Meyer joins the conversation to discuss Medicaid Expansion and the state of the North Carolina budget negotiations. Q: Do you see any legitimate downsides to Medicaid Expansion? A: No. Kirk KovachKirk Kovach is a native North Carolinian interested in...
by Derek Scott | Aug 7, 2019 | Budget, Health Care, Medicaid, North Carolina, Politics
ShareThe battle over North Carolina’s 2019-20 and 2020-21 budgets is currently raging a month into overtime. The crux of that fight is, of course, Medicaid expansion. Along the way it has been portrayed by opponents as a liberal hobby horse, a pet project, the most...
by Kirk Kovach | Aug 6, 2019 | 2018 elections, 2020 election, NC Politics, The Kovach Corner
ShareIn the wake of the tragic massacres in our nation over the weekend, one in El Paso, Texas, the other in Dayton, Ohio, most if not all Americans took a moment to reflect on the type of rhetoric and inaction that has brought us to this point in American history. I...
by Kirk Kovach | May 28, 2019 | NC Politics, Politics, The Kovach Corner, US Senate
ShareAs it stands now, Democrats need a candidate for US Senate. There have been a few candidates to throw their hat into the race so far, but none of them have the fundraising ability or the institutional support to mount a realistic challenge against the incumbent...
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