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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Smokers, Cancer Survivors, Pregnant Women Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine in North Carolina
State officials added subcategories to the next phase of vaccine rollout, focusing on North Carolinians at high risk of COVID-19 complications.
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Vaccines Are Rolling Out in NC, but You Need Those Masks
One out of every five North Carolinians has gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccination shot in the arm. But this disease is still very much out there.
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Help Is On the Way For NC Families with Latest COVID Relief Law
More than 4.6 million NC households will get stimulus help after President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law Thursday.
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NC Tenants Have Rights in This Pandemic. And a ‘Wall of Shame’ May Violate Them.
With a national and state moratoriums on evictions in place, a Charlotte landlord posted a “Wall of Shame” about tenants who were behind in rent.
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This One-Shot Vaccine Candidate May Speed Up NC’s COVID-19 Vaccinations
A third COVID-19 vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson could be approved by the FDA soon, and make it easier to vaccinate people in rural areas of NC.
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How NC Residents Will Benefit from Biden’s Freeze on Evictions, Student Loan Payments
President Joe Biden has hit the ground running, signing nearly 30 executive orders in his first days in office.
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Exclusive: How Ex-Superintendent Mark Johnson’s Office Killed a Pending Ethics Investigation
In a now-stalled investigation, former NC Superintendent Mark Johnson was accused of using his office to campaign for lieutenant governor.
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GOP Lawmakers Sought to Overturn Biden’s Election. Now They Condemn Violence at Capitol Building.
Just one GOP House rep from North Carolina voted to certify Biden’s win following a Trump-incited riot at the Capitol.
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My Favorite Stories of 2020: NC In All Its Complicated Splendor
Politics and pandemics, it was a difficult and confounding year. Here’s a look inside my top stories of 2020 in NC.
