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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What a governor Mark Robinson would mean for rural education in North Carolina
Mark Robinson has accused North Carolina public school teachers of indoctrinating children, called for increased funding for private schools, supported efforts to ban books for LGBTQ students, and denied the undisputed science on climate change.
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A $20 million federal grant helps two rural NC towns turn dreams into reality
Funding from the Biden administration will help Spindale and Rutherfordton transform the congested thoroughfare between them into a pedestrian-friendly ‘complete street’ rarely seen in rural areas.
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Early Voting Begins for November Local Elections
Though local elections don’t carry the same intrigue as presidential elections, they often have more effect on daily life.
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NC Republicans override vetoes of laws that could cause election chaos and increase pollution
Gov. Roy Cooper and several advocacy groups filed separate suits arguing that recent elections bills and other new laws were not just harmful, but unconstitutional.
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Judge Blocks Two Provisions of NC’s 12-Week Abortion Ban
The ruling does not affect the overall ban, but does temporarily halt measures that medical groups said were vague and medically unnecessary.
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NC Teacher Raises Don’t Keep Up With the Cost of Pencils
North Carolina ranks last or near last in many measures of public education spending. The new two-year budget could make these problems worse, educators say.
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Abortion Access and Rural Health Threatened by Partisan Gerrymandering
Republicans in the North Carolina legislature could create election maps that ensure party dominance for the next decade over several issues that affect day-to-day lives.
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NC Budget Gives $20 million to ‘Clinics’ That Lie to Women About Abortion
Unlicensed and unregulated crisis pregnancy centers offer “purposefully manipulative and deceptive practices” to dissuade patients from getting abortions, medical experts say.
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North Carolina Finally Has a State Budget. Here’s What’s in It.
The budget offers a mix of good news on Medicaid, bad news for public schools, and weird news about judges, guns and plastic bags.
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NC House Republicans Pass Bill That Will Likely Cause Election Gridlock
Senate Bill 749 restructures the state boards of elections so that tied votes are inevitable and the Republican-controlled legislature has the power to break them. The North Carolina House passed a bill on Tuesday that replaces the state’s efficient, bipartisan and award-winning elections infrastructure with a system likely to create deadlock over important decisions and…
