Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: From firehouses to schools, North Carolina’s small towns run on local elections
| October 23, 2025
My neighbor Tamara is tired of politics; she tells me this all the time. She says she doesn’t watch the news except for the weather, and would rather read a good book instead. I get it, I tell her, as I drop off a paperback I just finished. But Tamara is also pretty fed up […]Video: Weed, gerrymandering, and political corruption — ‘Billy Ball Explains NC’ is back ✊🏻
| October 23, 2025
In North Carolina, weed’s illegal, gerrymandering’s not — and politicians are rigging the rules to stay in power. We're going to break it down it every week at "Billy Ball Explains NC."Video: Trump attempt to intimidate ‘No Kings’ protesters didn’t work in North Carolina
| October 23, 2025
President Trump called the No Kings protesters nothing but criminals and people who hate America. Cardinal & Pine’s political correspondent Michael McElroy walks though a North Carolina protest to see if that is true.Opinion: AG Jeff Jackson visits Fayetteville to remind FEMA a promise is a promise
| October 23, 2025
In Fayetteville, NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson calls on FEMA to honor their promise to build a badly needed bridge. Jackson's office has filed a lawsuit against the federal agency over FEMA's cancellation of $200 million in funds.‘Little armored ones’: Why armadillos are being spotted now in North Carolina
| October 23, 2025
Drawn by a warming climate, lots of diggable land, and loads of fire ants, nine-banded armadillos are increasingly being spotted here in North Carolina.Advocates flood NC legislature as Medicaid cuts squeeze providers
| October 23, 2025
Health care experts and advocates for the poor converge on the NC legislature, calling on them to break their Medicaid stalemate.Opinion: Why North Carolina’s governor can’t veto a redistricting bill
| October 22, 2025
Alas, our governor has veto power! The governor right now is a Democrat. The GOP no longer has a veto-proof majority in the General Assembly! Democratic Gov. Josh Stein, you’d think, could just say no to this.NC Republicans pass new congressional map to kick a Black Democrat out of Congress
| October 22, 2025
Heeding orders from President Trump, NC Republicans moved US Rep. Don Davis out of his district, leaving him with virtually no chance of winning re-election.The Greensboro Grocery Guide: Vote to Help Your Neighbors
| October 22, 2025
Knowing where to shop for food—and what each grocery store offers—can make all the difference in times like these.Video: Influence NC founder says Gen Z is learning resistance the hard way in North Carolina
| October 22, 2025
For Hannah Preston, founder of Influence NC, a nonpartisan organization run "by Gen Z for Gen Z," resistance isn't just protest—it's survival.Video: Republican gerrymandering is the real ‘DEI’, North Carolina Democrat says
| October 22, 2025
A top Democrat in North Carolina has sharp words for the latest round of Republican gerrymandering in the state.NC Republicans gerrymander election maps, tilting control of Congress in Trump’s favor
| October 22, 2025
Despite public opposition, NC Republicans vote to gerrymander the state's Congressional map—minimizing the power of Black voters in eastern NC almost certainly ousting eastern NC Democrat Don Davis.
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Opinion: AG Jeff Jackson visits Fayetteville to remind FEMA a promise is a promise
| October 23, 2025
In Fayetteville, NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson calls on FEMA to honor their promise to build a badly needed bridge. Jackson's office has filed a lawsuit against the federal agency over FEMA's cancellation of $200 million in funds.Proposed NC voting map would decrease Black representation
| October 21, 2025
North Carolinians are speaking up as state Republicans rush to change the congressional voting map and improve their chances in the midterms next year.Raleigh residents help power city buses — literally
| October 21, 2025
Around 70 GoRaleigh buses are set to be fueled by natural gas. Here’s everything you need to know.Opinion: Yes, protest still matters in America, but what comes after ‘No Kings’ is crucial
| October 20, 2025
Good protests—like the "No Kings" demonstrations in North Carolina—can be silly, loud, rambunctious, and disorganized. They can be disruptive and even dumb. But they are never, ever pointless.Good News Friday: Volunteers rebuild Marshall church after Helene
| October 17, 2025
This week's Good News Friday features an inspiring story from western North Carolina, where residents helped to rebuild a Marshall church after Helene.Why one North Carolina island speaks a centuries-old English dialect
| October 16, 2025
On NC’s Ocracoke Island, a unique form of English called Hoi Toider is still spoken. Discover the history of this ancient dialect and its uncertain future.Cue Paula Cole: The “Dawson’s Creek” house in North Carolina can finally be yours
| October 16, 2025
The "Dawson's Creek" house in Wilmington, North Carolina is up for sale for the first time. Here are all the details.“Absolutely unacceptable”: FEMA yet to approve any North Carolina homeowners’ request for Helene buyout program
| October 15, 2025
"It's absolutely unacceptable. My team and I are asking FEMA, 'What's the hold up?'" North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein said of the news.
