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It was never about states’ rights

by Thomas Mills | Aug 22, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Immigration

ShareI grew up hearing conservatives insist that their opposition to integration was not about racism. It was about states’ rights. They argued that the federal government had no business telling states how to manage themselves. They routinely claimed the...

An odd coalition opposes the death penalty

by Thomas Mills | Aug 21, 2019 | Death Penalty, Editor's Blog

ShareAcross the country, states are abolishing the death penalty. With the exception of a few states like Texas and Tennessee, executions are extremely rare. Officially, 21 states have abolished capital punishment but numerous others have de facto moratoriums....

NC special election update

by Thomas Mills | Aug 16, 2019 | Editor's Blog, Politics

ShareOn September 10, North Carolina will hold two special elections for Congress. In NC-03, Republican state Representative Greg Murphy faces Democrat Allen Thomas to replace Walter Jones, Jr. who died earlier this year. In NC-09, Republican State Senator Dan Bishop...

Civitas poll shows Biden with substantial lead in NC

by Thomas Mills | Aug 9, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog, Polling

ShareCivitas released a new poll yesterday that shows Joe Biden firmly in the lead in the Democratic primary in North Carolina. It also looks at the level of interest in the primary and asks about a battery of questions about issues facing North Carolina voters....

Perspective: Medicaid Expansion with Graig Meyer

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...

GOP Healthcare Policy at Odds with Itself on Medicaid Expansion

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...