Opinion

Census data and constitutional mandates put House Dems at a disadvantage

Part three of a three-part series outlining an independent analysis of census data. Republicans will have a strong advantage politically in both chambers of the General Assembly for the considerable future. In the second part of our series, we looked at the future of the state senate, which will look different but favor the GOP...

Dallas Woodhouse
Opinion

New census data puts GOP in good position at General Assembly

Part one of a three-part series outlining an independent analysis of census data. Two of North Carolina’s most accomplished political consultants have crunched the latest census data and predict Republicans will have a strong political advantage in both chambers of the General Assembly. Note that this is not a Republican/conservative view of how districts can be...

Dallas Woodhouse
News

Harrington, known for her no-nonsense approach, Senate’s first female majority leader

Sen. Kathy Harrington, R-Gaston, doesn’t seem impressed at becoming the first female majority leader of the N.C. Senate. She is one of the most powerful lawmakers in Raleigh. She sports a concealed-carry permit, and her daughter is a law enforcement officer. She listens more than she talks, and she doesn’t forget.  She is not someone...

Julie Havlak

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