Why 2010 State Legislative Races are Key
Mother Jones featured a post today on the importance of this fall’s governors’ races.
View ArticleGOP Senator/Professor to student government leaders: Go home
It doesn’t matter what grade you’re in.If you’re a student, whether an 8-year-old third grader or a college student government leader, Republicans have one message for you: your voice doesn’t matter,...
View ArticleGOP state Rep. in hot water over shady dealings
North Carolina Republican state Rep. Stephen LaRoque is in hot water over allegations that he used $8 million in federal small business startup grants as a slush fund for himself, his family, and other...
View ArticleDemocrats surge in swing-state generic ballots
Polling released last week shows Democrats taking clear leads in generic legislative ballot polling in Iowa, New Hampshire, and North Carolina - three key swing states which have all voted Republican...
View ArticleNorth Carolina: Penny Unwise, Policy Foolish
Community colleges used to be one of the few issues that political leaders could agree transcended party lines.President Bill Clinton praised community colleges stating they "are America at its best.”
View ArticleThe Road to Charlotte
Yesterday, I made the trip to the Democratic National Convention. At 8 o'clock my co-workers Valerie, Marissa and I set off driving from Washington DC to Charlotte, North Carolina. Even though the...
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North Carolina
Houses dem majority: 43Houses rep majority: 77Senate dem majority: 18Senate rep majority: 32North Carolina
View ArticleVoter suppression, not jobs, tops North Carolina GOP agenda
North Carolina Republicans seem to have learned all the wrong lessons from the 2012 Election, starting with their apparent belief that Florida and Virginia’s five-hour Election Day lines are something...
View ArticleNorth Carolina GOP to punish parents when their college-aged students vote
It was not enough that North Carolina Republicans plan to violate the First Amendment by establishing a state religion, but now they have proposed a second affront at the Constitution: bringing back...
View ArticleNorth Carolina GOP proposes "show your papers" law
According to ThinkProgress, North Carolina Republicans have introduced legislation that would allow local police to "check the immigration status of anyone they stop or arrest and detain them for...
View ArticleKoch Brothers inserting their dark money to North Carolina tax reform debate
The Koch Brothers have decided to release its brand of divisive and underhanded politics onto North Carolina. According to a press release from the North Carolina Democratic Party, Americans for...
View Article"Rebranding" FAIL: N.C. Republicans to kick Spanish-speaking kids out of pre-K
North Carolina Republicans are finally cracking down on free-loading four-year-olds with a new bill to "limit eligibility for the state’s pre-kindergarten program." New income limits under HB 935...
View ArticleNorth Carolina GOP's "Everything Tax" to hit Social Security and health care
Yesterday, North Carolina Senate Republicans unveiled a multi-billion dollar tax bill, whose centerpiece is a massive tax break for the state's richest earners. The GOP plan would cut the top income...
View ArticlePotentially deadly N.C. bill could prevent emergency health care for minors
When children or teenagers have a medical emergency, their parents may not be immediately available to approve care. But according to the Charlotte Observer, North Carolina House Republicans are...
View ArticleDemocrats lead NC generic ballot; Republicans and government-mandated...
According to results this week from Public Policy Polling, "Democrats lead the generic legislative ballot by a 46/42 margin" in North Carolina. What's causing the GOP doldrums? With the usual caveat...
View ArticleGOP to kick thousands of pregnant women off Medicaid in North Carolina
Not content to simply ban Medicaid expansion under Obamacare, North Carolina Republicans have now set about contracting the program for those already insured under current law - starting by kicking...
View ArticleCombination anti-Sharia, anti-family planning sneak attack in North Carolina
North Carolina Republicans mixed their conspiracy theories yesterday when they rammed through legislation, without debate and without any notice to those affected, to effectively shut down family...
View ArticleMcCrory's hand-picked Commerce Secretary blames right-wing legislature for...
Over the weekend, the Charlotte Observernoted North Carolina's tarnished national brand, thanks entirely to "The sharp rightward turn of the legislature and the Moral Monday protests [that] have turned...
View Article"Moral Monday" protesters more popular than Republicans in N.C.; Dems hit...
If the election were held today, North Carolina would be as blue a state as Minnesota - and according to the latest poll, Tar Heel Republicans have only themselves to blame:"The GOP has an overall 35%...
View ArticleNew N.C. voting bill excludes police IDs
We trust police officers to use deadly force in our communities - in the neighborhoods where our children sleep - yet North Carolina Republicans apparently don't trust them to follow the law when...
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