Politics
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From Minneapolis to your block: Real people are proving politics isn’t just for watching
Consuming political news isn’t the same as building political power. From Minneapolis to small-town America, rural organizer Gwen Frisbie-Fulton writes that real change starts with local organizing and civic engagement. Someone once told me this story: Anthropologists visiting an Aboriginal village showed them a newspaper clipping about an earthquake that destroyed a town halfway across…
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NC election officials used to steer clear of backing candidates. No more.
In a departure from past practices, NC election officials are openly supporting Republican candidates this year.
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School choice programs grow in popularity — and cost
States like NC are scrambling to meet rising demand for newly expanded school choice initiatives, pouring more money into the programs as waiting lists — and budget concerns — grow.
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Mission Hospital nurses detail the ‘moral distress’ of working understaffed
Mission Hospital, like many across the country, is severely understaffed, posing a risk to patients who seek care there. If Trump’s Medicaid cuts go through, a bad situation will get much worse.
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US Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs
In a major defeat for Trump, the majority on the US Supreme Court found that it’s unconstitutional for the president to unilaterally set and change tariffs because taxation power clearly belongs to Congress.
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NC receives $75.8M for childcare recovery from Helene. How to apply
The money will support childcare recovery after more than 230 childcare facilities were impacted by Helene and more than 100 childcare facilities were impacted by Debby.
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Your zip code can determine your fate in North Carolina’s medical deserts
Seventy of North Carolina’s 78 rural counties are considered “medical deserts.”
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New polls show rising economic anxiety in North Carolina
One sign of the economic anxiety? A majority of people in North Carolina say that costs are higher in President Donald Trump’s second term and that they are cutting back on spending as a result.
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GOP wants to use controversial ‘election integrity’ software ELLY in NC
Conservatives in North Carolina want to deploy ELLY, a modified version of the controversial software Trump’s allies used to file mass voter challenges in Georgia in 2024.
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Early voting begins today. Here’s what to watch for in the 2026 NC primaries
The 2026 NC primaries are about to kick off, setting up key congressional, state legislative and judicial elections in November.
