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Paul Tine: A man on the move

by Thomas Mills | Jan 14, 2015 | Ethics, NC Politics, NCGA | 7 comments

The legislature is back in session and Rep. Paul Tine is in the spotlight. Tine, who was just re-elected as Democrat is switching his party registration to Independent and caucusing with Republicans. According to the News & Observer, Tine said he left because...

McCrory’s blame game

by Thomas Mills | Dec 19, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Ethics | 26 comments

Pat McCrory is keeping alive the story of his taking almost $185,000 from a private company while a sitting governor. He’s calling the AP a “leftwing” news organization out to discredit politicians from the private sector. To bolster his claim, he had Phil Kirk, a...

Cashing in

by Thomas Mills | Dec 18, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Ethics | 6 comments

Well, it looks like Pat McCrory is directing his communications team again. The governor’s press office issued four statements and press releases in 24 hours criticizing a report about him taking $185,000 in compensation from a company his administration regulates....

For McCrory, a little transparency a long time ago would have gone a long way

by Thomas Mills | Aug 15, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Ethics, NCGov | 6 comments

There goes Pat McCrory, showing off his thin skin and fighting with the media again. When is he going to learn that the best way to kill a story is to down play it, not escalate it? Now, he’s dragging it out for another day and making me write about it again. ...