Perspective with Gary Pearce
Today's episode features Gary Pearce, long-time political consultant and commentator in North Carolina. Gary writes at New Day for NC.
AG Stein Joins Needed Probe Into Facebook
It was announced this week that North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein will be part of the leadership team of fellow attorneys general from across the nation that have joined together in a bipartisan investigation into Facebook. It’s high time that Facebook is...
Mocking Democracy
Today in the North Carolina General Assembly, most members of the House were not present. Apparently, Representative David Lewis had told Democratic leaders that there would be no votes this morning. Multiple reporters who cover the NCGA were told the same, and there...
What Common Cause v. Lewis means for the future
This week, a Wake County Superior Court issued a decision in the infamous Common Cause v. Lewis case. Their decision overturned the oft-litigated legislative maps in North Carolina, which for decades have churned through the court system as the party in power drew...
Democrats Outpacing Republicans in NC-09 Absentee
Back 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 State...
Daily Perspective: August 15
Today in the Daily Perspective: the state budget is still in a deadlock over Medicaid expansionCooper leads Republican challengers in the latest Civitas pollBiden still leads the field of Democrats vying for the presidential nomination
Perspective: Medicaid Expansion with Graig Meyer
Graig 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.
Seriously Unserious
In 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 say...
Dysfunction at the Board of Elections
You might have noticed a trend in North Carolina politics: dysfunction. That sense now pervades even those seemingly innocuous arms of the government. Just this week, the chairman of the Board of Elections, Bob Cordle, resigned after apparently telling some lengthy,...
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