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Category Archives: NC politics
Meadows tacks toward center on immigration
Mar
25
Taking the lead from Rand Paul, U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows and five other House Republicans are endorsing a three-pronged immigration reform plan that could give immigrants “legal status, upon certain conditions” that stops short of citizenship. Meadows last week signed … Continue reading
And the winners are …
Nov
5
I’ve made my picks. I can’t tell you what they are yet. I never reveal my picks publicly before the election. The only person who knows them is Fellow Political Junkie. I made my predictions Sunday night and pressed send … Continue reading
It’s almost over
Jul
11
The candidates must have been thinking, Thank goodness this is almost over. Tuesday night the two candidates for the Republican nomination in the NC 11th met for the umpteenth time in a debate, if these things can accurately be called … Continue reading
Jeb Bush to stump for McCrory in Asheville
Jul
4
One of the biggest stars of the Republican Party will be in Asheville later this month to campaign for gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory. Here’s a notification from local activist Robert Danos: “Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will be the guest … Continue reading
Apodaca, Nesbitt cross swords again
Jun
27
State Sen. Tom Apodaca and Senate minority leader Martin Nesbitt clashed again on Wednesday, this time over interrogation by a Senate committee that made a mid-level DOT secretary break down in tears. Apodaca, a Hendersonville Republican, has taken the lead … Continue reading
Asheville Tea Party rejects Tea Party candidate
Jun
23
In the latest sign that the once ideologically pure tea partiers have gone pragmatic, the Asheville Tea Party has rejected self-styled Tea Party candidate Vance Patterson in favor of Mark Meadows, the more electable of the two candidates who face … Continue reading
UNC-Blue Ridge
Jun
16
Do we need an 18th university, maybe one at, oh I don’t know, the corner of Airport Road and College Drive in the 28731 zip code? Probably not. In fact, I’d have to say most assuredly not. And Peter Hans … Continue reading
Wanna bet?
May
17
Led by a bipartisan pair from Hendersonville and Asheville, the state Senate on Wednesday advanced legislation that would bring live-dealer gambling to the Cherokee casino. Although North Carolina legislators have long opposed Las Vegas-style gambling, the support of Gov. Bev … Continue reading
A pattern that’s not a pattern
May
12
The New York Times turns a postmortem on the Amendment 1 outcome into an analysis on North Carolina’s politics and incongruous electoral behavior. If you’ve followed North Carolina’s politics a long time, you will find it to be another in … Continue reading
Daycare cuts rile local leaders
May
2
One of the many odd things about the mysterious formula that hosed Henderson County in daycare support for single moms and needy working families is the winners and losers. Upon closer examination, it looks like the formula was devised by … Continue reading
