Elections
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How do you register to vote in North Carolina? Glad you asked.
Election season is upon us, North Carolina, and before you can cast a ballot in one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime, you must first register to vote.
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Op-Ed: Gun violence is a public health crisis in North Carolina
On June 25th, the US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared gun violence a “public health crisis” in America. This declaration shed light on the urgent need for collective action to address the alarming rates of gun-related incidents impacting communities nationwide. North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis stated that he introduced the Protecting the Right to Keep…
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Opinion: Female Candidates—and Voters—Benefit from Rural Candidate Information Project
The Fall 2023 municipal election was a pretty good one for women candidates in my county, which is significant in a state given a grade of “D” on the 2023 Gender Parity Index. The index, which is compiled annually by RepresentWomen, measures the share of women holding elective office at all levels. While we didn’t…
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Who is J.D. Vance? Here’s what to know about Trump’s VP pick.
Vance has compared abortion to murder and slavery, has criticized divorce, and has suggested people in “violent” marriages should try to work things out. He’s additionally said he wants to ban pornography, and has blamed a school shooting on “fatherlessness.”
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VIDEO: Dan Bishop is a ‘political extremist,’ NC Attorney General candidate Jeff Jackson warns
We spoke with Jeff Jackson, the Democratic candidate for NC attorney general, about his opponent, Dan Bishop. Jackson didn’t mince words.
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VIDEO: What Trump and Project 2025 could mean for NC
What would a second Trump administration look like? We don’t have to guess: He has told us very clearly. Check out Project 2025.
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In church speech, Mark Robinson says it’s a ‘necessity’ that ‘some folks need killing’
Robinson, who has a history of violent rhetoric against abortion providers and the LGBTQ community, was vague on who he thought deserved to die, but railed against ‘the tenets of socialism and communism.’ Mark Robinson, who has called abortion providers “butchers,” LGBTQ North Carolinians enemies of God and public schools dens of socialism, told a…
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Need help registering to vote in North Carolina? Try a free seminar.
This summer, the North Carolina State Board of Elections will offer free voter registration seminars. Here’s what you need to know.
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NC attorney general’s race: Where Jeff Jackson and Dan Bishop stand on the key issues
Jackson says that if elected as attorney general, Bishop could work with the Republican-dominated legislature and state Supreme Court to further erode reproductive rights in the state.
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Allegations of sexual assault, animal cruelty emerge in new RFK Jr. report
New reporting from Vanity Fair reveals troubling details about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past, including allegations of sexual misconduct and further insight into his history of anti-vaccine rhetoric.
