Michael McElroy is Cardinal & Pine’s political correspondent. He is an adjunct instructor at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media, and a former editor at The New York Times.
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NC Republicans Seem to Have Changed Their Tune on Medicaid Expansion. So What’s Different?
The politics might be different, but it has long been known that expanding Medicaid would significantly improve the lives of more than 600,000 low-income North Carolinians.
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Abortion Is Still Legal in North Carolina for Now—But There Are Restrictions
A guide to what the end of Roe decision means for our state.
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North Carolina Reacts to Supreme Court Decision to Strip Away the Constitutional Right to Abortion
While Friday’s ruling sparked anger across North Carolina among reproductive rights advocates and Democratic lawmakers, it also prompted the resolve to continue fighting.
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Supreme Court Allows NC Republicans to Intervene in Voter ID Law Case
The 8-1 ruling does not address the legality of the law, but makes it easier for NC legislators to hire their own attorneys—even though the state attorney general’s office is already involved.
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Cooper’s Bout With COVID Offers Yet Another Reminder of How Effective Vaccines Are
Vaccines remain the best weapon against severe illness and are now available for children 6 months and older.
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Cheri Beasley Just Landed an Endorsement from the Largest Youth Voting Group in the US
Youth voters were a key demographic in Joe Biden’s 2020 win over Donald Trump.
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How Workers at a Boone Starbucks Beat the Odds to Start a Union
In May, a western NC coffee shop became the first location in the state to form a labor union.
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This Hurricane Season Could Be Rough, NC
We’ve pulled together potentially life-saving info about making a plan and building an emergency kit. It’s too late to plan once the storm hits.
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Here’s How Much a Single NC Parent with One Kid Needs to Earn to Barely Make Ends Meet
Even in the state’s most rural counties, there’s a big difference between what people are earning and what they need to survive.
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Book Banners Tried to Stop This NC Teenager’s Speech. It Didn’t Work.
Raleigh’s Chalina Morgan-Lopez sees herself and her family in the literature that right-wing book banners are targeting. She’s not going to take it.
