Bring back the McCrory of 2008!
Not that we needed one, but this morning’s edition of Raleigh’s News & Observer offers yet another reminder of how state budgets are put together in Raleigh these days. As the story written by...
View ArticleSay what? NC lawmaker calls for “civility in public discourse” after labeling...
North Carolina State Representative David Lewis appears to have established a new standard for illogic and self-contradiction recently in a defense of HB 2 he included in his recent “Capitol...
View ArticleSigh…legislature will convene this week and then adjourn for two weeks to...
In case you’ve been wondering about the General Assembly’s plans for the coming weeks, a recent email from one of House Speaker Tim Moore’s top lieutenants makes things distressingly clear. In a plea...
View ArticleMemo to GOP: If you want to “work with” Cooper, start by halting the...
Rep. David Lewis, a prominent member of the leadership team in the North Carolina House of Representatives, told WRAL yesterday that legislative Republicans look forward to working with Gov. Roy Cooper...
View ArticleLocal officials voice overwhelming opposition to latest GOP overhaul of...
Not that anyone would ever expected Republican lawmakers in Raleigh to give a hoot, but it’s worth noting that almost all local elections officials are none too happy with one of the more controversial...
View ArticleUnder proposed billboard legislation, outdoor advertising companies have more...
O n the way to the beach along US 70, the billboards, like the landscape, change in tone: Further inland, billboards bearing “Bite Me Firearms” dominate the highway, while closer to the coast, ads...
View ArticleRepublicans, inspired by Ayn Rand, and Democrats, sticking up for trees, join...
A fter an hour-long debate last night that contained references to both Ayn Rand and The Twilight Zone, HB 581, aka the billboard bill, failed by a 49-66 vote. Thirty Republicans and 36 Democrats voted...
View ArticleRedistricting committee releases proposed House legislative map without data...
Rep. David Lewis (R-Harnett) tweeted out the new proposed House legislative map Saturday afternoon. Lawmakers passed criteria to use when drawing the maps a little over a week ago, but the data...
View ArticleAre the new legislative maps racially gerrymandered? GOP won’t release racial...
An attorney who works for Rep. David Lewis (R-Harnett) says that racial demographic data regarding new proposed legislative maps does not exist and that the lawmaker would not be requesting it to...
View Article3-judge panel explains decision to dismiss Cooper lawsuit over Board of...
The superior court panel that dismissed Gov. Roy Cooper’s second lawsuit over the State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement said in an order released Tuesday that it lacked jurisdiction because...
View ArticleGOP judicial changes: Trouble in paradise?
House Rules Chairman David Lewis (R-Harnett) said last week that lawmakers may not reach an agreement to pass any judicial reforms in January, according to a WRAL story. Lawmakers will meet for a...
View ArticleGov. Cooper’s office: Lawmakers have “imperiled” pipeline agreement by...
In a letter to lawmakers today, Kristi Jones, chief of staff for Gov. Roy Cooper, implied that a $57.8 million mitigation fund for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline could be in jeopardy now that lawmakers...
View ArticleEditorial gets it right on GOP’s cynical elections power play
This morning’s Capitol Broadcasting Company editorial on WRAL.com is on the money with its assessment of the latest moves by North Carolina Republicans with respect to the state Board of Elections. As...
View ArticleLewis: Statewide judicial redistricting off the table this session
Rep. David Lewis (R-Harnett) said Friday that he does not expect the legislature to move forward with plans for statewide judicial redistricting — nor does he expect a constitutional amendment for a...
View ArticleScathing editorial blasts today’s special session, GOP lawmakers and their...
This morning’s lead editorial in Raleigh’s News & Observer pulls no punches in blasting today’s special legislative session as well as the constitutional amendments set for the November ballot that...
View ArticleLewis details some legislative plans for upcoming session on TV show
Representatives David Lewis (R-Harnett) and Darren Jackson (D-Wake) spoke about the upcoming session on an episode this week of Capital Tonight, a TV show broadcast on Spectrum News. The lame-duck...
View ArticleEditorial: What Rep. David Lewis ought to be saying about Voter ID and next...
Be sure to check out the lead editorial on WRAL.com this morning (“Legislative leadership needs to heed ‘new sheriff’ in town”), which explains why GOP leaders at the General Assembly ought to be...
View ArticleCooper’s threat of elections bill veto inflames GOP legislative leaders
GOP lawmakers are none too happy with Gov. Roy Cooper threatening to veto a bill restructuring the State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement. Cooper told the News and Observer that he took issue...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court to take up North Carolina gerrymandering case
The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a long-running partisan gerrymandering case, the court announced Friday afternoon. As anticipated, the high court will hear Rucho v. Common Cause. The case will be...
View ArticleVeteran journalist: What NC’s gerrymandering case means
NC gerrymandering under siege (Cross-posted from ReclaimtheAmericanDream.org) The moment of truth has come for North Carolina, which epitomizes the nation’s mounting struggle over the partisan rigging...
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