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Billy Ball Explains North Carolina: Here’s why Sen. Thom Tillis is getting out

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In the latest edition of Billy Ball Explains North Carolina, we take a look at why Sen. Thom Tillis is not running for reelection.

Billy Ball Explains NC - Cardinal & Pine

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Billy Ball Explains NC: Why NC Gov. Josh Stein wants to legalize marijuana

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Most North Carolinians support legalizing marijuana. So what gives? In a new "Billy Ball Explains NC," our senior editor takes a look at the issue, as well as Gov. Josh Stein's new cannabis task force.

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Billy Ball Explains NC: Your questions on gerrymandering in North Carolina

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In the latest "Billy Ball Explains NC," Senior Editor Billy Ball takes your questions on gerrymandering.

May 2025 16

Billy Ball Explains NC: Why Republicans risked it all to try to steal Allison Riggs’ seat

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So why would Republicans risk it all just to steal Allison Riggs' seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court? 🤔

Billy Ball Explains NC: Leandro and why NC schools still aren’t equal

by Billy Ball

| January 13, 2026

In the new Billy Ball Explains NC, we take on the Leandro case, a lawsuit over education equality that's still unresolved 31 years after it was filed. There are more than a billion dollars at stake for public schools.

Billy Ball Explains NC: The GOP fury over a gay Santa book

Billy Ball Explains NC: NC GOP outraged over gay Santa book

by Billy Ball

| December 23, 2025

NC Republicans' fury about a gay Santa book is one big performance, but it hurts real children.

Billy Ball Explains NC: Why do people immigrate illegally?

by Billy Ball

| December 17, 2025

Why don't undocumented people just become ... documented? Why do people immigrate illegally? In the new Billy Ball Explains NC, we take on America's broken immigration system, and ICE and Border Patrol's brutal policing of it.

Billy Ball Explains NC: The great NC Christmas tree comeback

by Billy Ball

| December 9, 2025

NC Christmas tree farms lost thousands of trees when Helene rolled through western NC in 2024. But wherever you look in 2025, those tree farms say they're bouncing back.