A Silenced Year: How North Carolina’s Once-Booming Music Industry is Coping With Coronavirus by Jesse James DeConto March 25, 2021 The pandemic upended an industry dependent on touring revenues, forcing artists, venues and fans alike to adapt....
Gov. Roy Cooper on COVID-19 Surge: “We Are in Danger.” by Jesse James DeConto November 23, 2020 Gov. Roy Cooper moved Monday to close loopholes in the state’s mask mandate and require masks in indoor settings, as well as outdoors when with non-household ...
NC DHHS Sec. Mandy Cohen Could Be Heading to the Biden Administration Soon by Jesse James DeConto November 13, 2020 Mandy Cohen has been the face of NC's COVID-19 response. But she is on a short list of people that might head to Biden’s federal health agency....
‘A Really Powerful Witness’: How Nida Allam Became NC’s First Muslim Woman in Elected Office by Jesse James DeConto November 9, 2020 From tragedy to advocacy to the 2020 election, behind her rise to becoming a trailblazer in NC politics with big goals....
NC Facing Highest COVID-19 Numbers Yet by Jesse James DeConto October 30, 2020 Coronavirus cases are surging in NC, alarming officials as colder weather sets in and people grow weary of restrictions....
Veteran NC Pundit: Biden, Cunningham and Democrats Will Win Big by Jesse James DeConto October 22, 2020 A veteran NC pollster says the polls might be similar to 2016, but he's predicting wins for Biden, Cunningham and other Dems on Election Day....
‘They’re Coming for You’: The Five Takeaways for NC From Harris-Pence Debate by Jesse James DeConto October 9, 2020 Inside the only vice presidential debate, and what NC should take away from two very different candidates in Kamala Harris and Mike Pence....
Kamala Harris in NC: This Election Is About Health Care and Women’s Rights by Jesse James DeConto September 28, 2020 Vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris spoke Monday from the oldest freedman college building in America at NC's Shaw University....
Cal Cunningham: Thom Tillis ‘Stained’ NC With Reforms Targeting Black Voters When He Was NC Speaker by Jesse James DeConto September 9, 2020 Cal Cunningham, who’s running against Tillis, focused on voting and police reform in a town hall with civil rights icon William Barber II....
Trump or North Carolina? Critics Say Thom Tillis Can’t Please Both by Jesse James DeConto September 8, 2020 With the number of uninsured and unemployed people surging in NC, Thom Tillis, a Trump ally, questioned about his priorities....