Michael McElroy is Cardinal & Pine’s political correspondent. He is an adjunct instructor at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media, and a former editor at The New York Times.
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Gov. Roy Cooper demands affordable access to contraception
Cooper and a group of Democratic governors asked federal health officials to clarify that most insurances must cover non-prescription contraception.
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Raleigh to NYC by high speed train? New federal funding could make it a reality.
A new $1.09 billion grant to improve the commute from Raleigh to Richmond is part of a larger push that could connect many rural communities in the state to the country’s biggest economic hubs.
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VIDEO: Spindale and Rutherfordton, NC received a joint $20 million RAISE grant in 2022
Spindale and Rutherfordton, sister towns in rural Western North Carolina, received a joint $20 million RAISE grant in 2022 to transform the congested, crumbling, dangerous thoroughfare between them into a pedestrian friendly “complete street.”
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Judges temporarily block NC Republican law that would cause election gridlock
The law, SB 749, would overhaul the state’s elections boards and strip the governor’s power to appoint members.
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How to apply for health insurance under North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion
After a decade of delay, Medicaid expansion is official in North Carolina. Here’s a guide on who can apply and how to do it most easily.
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Here’s your chance to weigh in on NC’s new voter ID policy
The North Carolina Board of Elections (NCBOE) has opened a public comment period on two proposed rules for how the ID policy will be implemented and voters’ identities will be confirmed.
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Republican NC Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin uses anti-abortion rhetoric
Judge Jefferson Griffin and another judge ruled that a mother could lose parental rights because she committed a crime while pregnant.
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North Carolina: The ‘most gerrymandered state in the country.’
NC Republicans drew election maps that cement their power in an evenly divided state. And they did it with “with greater audacity” than any effort in recent history, an analysis shows.
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Racial disparities in student arrests are getting worse in NC, study shows
A police presence in schools does little to improve safety, a new study highlights, instead increasing the chances that students who get into trouble will be sent to police officers instead of educators.
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NC Dems won some key local elections this week as 2024 looms
State Democrats won mayoral races in red districts, flipped party control of town councils, and overcame efforts from a Moms of Liberty-backed candidate who sought to take over local school boards.
