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When Dems voted to override Gov. Perdue’s veto

by Kirk Kovach | Jul 16, 2019 | Budget

ShareAs we enter yet another week of budget stalemate, the focus remains on a handful of Democratic lawmakers who could make or break the Governor’s veto strategy. Part of the rub with the budget, as Thomas wrote last week, is that the power dynamics in Raleigh have...

Ending gerrymandering will make NC more competitive, not more liberal

by Thomas Mills | Jul 15, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Redistricting

ShareGerrymandering is back in court today. In North Carolina, that’s been a constant for the past thirty years, regardless of who is in charge. This time, we’re in state court. The Supreme Court decided gerrymandering is not a topic for the federal courts. The...

The heat in the legislature

by Thomas Mills | Jul 11, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Politics

ShareIt’s the dog days of summer and things are getting hot in the legislature. A budget stalemate has tensions high and the potential for a veto override means legislators are on high alert. Speaker Tim Moore has essentially left the possibility of an override vote...

Veto overrides and Medicaid expansion

by Thomas Mills | Jul 8, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Medicaid, Politics

ShareToday, the legislature is scheduled to vote to override Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of the budget. However, the vote is inextricably tied to Medicaid expansion. Before session began, Cooper said that expanding Medicaid is his top legislative priority and an aide...

Medicaid Expansion: Now, Not Later

by Kirk Kovach | Jul 2, 2019 | Health Care, The Kovach Corner

ShareThen-candidate Roy Cooper made Medicaid expansion a key plank in his list of issues. Now, two years into his tenure, is the first real opportunity to do it. With Democrats clawing back a handful of seats both in the House and Senate last year, Republicans no...

Failing Upwards, Revisited

by Kirk Kovach | Jun 28, 2019 | Budget, The Feed, The Kovach Corner

ShareLast December I put together a little piece examining the fact that former Rep. Justin Burr, from Stanly, snagged a prime job right off of his electoral defeat. Burr, who has no experience at all in the field for which he would be responsible in this job, skated...