Politics
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What is nationalized voting? What to know about Trump’s statement
This week, President Trump called for Republicans to pursue nationalized voting. Here’s what that means and why it matters.
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What a bomb cyclone is—and why North Carolina keeps seeing extreme weather
A bomb cyclone just days after Winter Storm Fern is raising fresh questions about how climate change is reshaping winter weather in North Carolina.
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Students, advocates condemn delays in NC’s Leandro case
Education advocates, parents and teachers braved the cold Thursday as they urged the North Carolina Supreme Court to enforce its Leandro ruling and release about $1.7 billion for public schools, saying delays are hurting students statewide.
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Opinion: It’s time to consider who pays for climate damage in North Carolina
North Carolina is already paying for climate change, a state lawmaker says. It’s time to make fossil fuel companies pay their share.
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Trump tariffs could cause ‘real harm’ to NC farms, new study shows
The study by the conservative John Locke Foundation shows how Trump’s tariffs could start a widespread trade war that devastates farms and the rural communities that depend on them.
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NC Dems condemn fatal shooting by Border Patrol, while Republicans stay mostly silent
Amid the growing outcry over the shooting of Alex Pretti, Republican Thom Tillis called for a bipartisan investigation, but most other North Carolina Republicans seemed to ignore it.
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Everything you never learned about NC’s power grid—and how clean energy fits in
From frozen fuel supplies to distant grid failures, winter storms like Fern are showing North Carolinians why the power can go out, and how clean energy fits into a more resilient grid.
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A pregnant woman at risk of heart failure couldn’t get urgent treatment. She died waiting for an abortion.
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers with an abortion.
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Former Arizona senator Kyrsten Sinema sued in NC as ‘homewrecker’
The case in North Carolina paints Kyrsten Sinema as breaking up the marriage of a troubled Army veteran and alludes to some of the exotic travel that led to ethics complaints against Sinema before leaving office.
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Measles detected in Charlotte wastewater
Health officials detected measles in the Mecklenburg County wastewater system this week, a sign the virus could be circulating more widely in North Carolina than the number of confirmed cases suggests.
