Politics
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Cardinal Issues: Medicaid Expansion in Four Pivotal NC Races
Fundamental questions about Medicaid expansion are defining races in four major NC legislative races. Here’s what you need to know.
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After Trump Hosts In-Person Rally in NC, Biden Says President Has No Plan To Slow Coronavirus
Biden and Trump are taking two vastly different approaches to campaigning in NC during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Cal Cunningham: Thom Tillis ‘Stained’ NC With Reforms Targeting Black Voters When He Was NC Speaker
Cal Cunningham, who’s running against Tillis, focused on voting and police reform in a town hall with civil rights icon William Barber II.
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Why Mister Rogers’ 1969 Plea for Children’s Programming Matters to NC’s Underfunded Schools Today
The beloved television personality understood the role of funding a strong public education system. Why don’t NC lawmakers?
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‘Health Care Should Not Be a Partisan Issue’: Battle Lines Get Drawn in Eastern NC Swing District
A mostly rural district in northeast NC, Senate District 1 candidate Tess Judge says the race will key on health care access and education.
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Trump or North Carolina? Critics Say Thom Tillis Can’t Please Both
With the number of uninsured and unemployed people surging in NC, Thom Tillis, a Trump ally, questioned about his priorities.
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‘For God’s Sake, Vote’: NC, First State in the Nation to Send Absentee Ballots, Preps for 2020 Election
As NC prepares for an Election Day like no other, officials say the system—and the US Postal Service—is ready for flood of absentee ballots.
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‘For God’s Sake, Vote’: NC, First State in the Nation to Send Absentee Ballots, Preps for 2020 Election
As NC prepares for an Election Day like no other, officials say the system—and the US Postal Service—is ready for flood of absentee ballots.
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A Long — Though Incomplete — List of the NC General Assembly’s Many Transgressions
If you’re struggling to remember the many twists and turns of the NC General Assembly, Gene Nichol can do it for you.
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A Few Lawsuits Later, The Courts Made Voting in NC in 2020 More Fair. Here’s What You Need to Know.
An attorney at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice tells us what we need to know about voter ID, new maps, and voting in a pandemic.
