North Carolina’s Asian-American lawmakers, all of whom are Democrats, gathered last week to commemorate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. NC Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, the first Asian American to serve in the General Assembly, said that Asian Americans...
North Carolina Republicans have starved public schools for over a decade, state Democrats said last week, creating a mess of widespread staff shortages and limited resources. Though Democrats have introduced more than 230 bills since 2011 to solve these problems,...
Anderson Clayton thinks North Carolinians “deserve better than what we are getting” — and firmly believes Democrats are the party that can make life better for struggling residents. “Anyone that’s working three jobs right now deserves better than what they’re...
Following decisions by the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that embryos are legally children and the Arizona Supreme Court reapproving the state’s 1864 abortion ban, the importance of state courts for the future of reproductive freedom is becoming clear. “…State...
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cardinal & Pine (@cardinalandpine) Five years ago, North Carolina had one the largest number of untested rape kits in the country. Now it has next to none. Through a bipartisan effort, the state cleared...
https://www.tiktok.com/@cardinalandpine/video/7354119649220447530?lang=en The new spending bill passed by Congress last month includes $1 billion to address the childcare crisis across the country. That’s the good news. The bad news? It’s like throwing a single...
https://www.tiktok.com/@cardinalandpine/video/7353361993459371307?lang=en WATCH: Cardinal & Pine correspondent @publicedtay explains what you need to know about President Biden's recent executive order, which is the largest ever focused on women's health....
https://www.tiktok.com/@cardinalandpine/video/7353037289112472874?lang=en Since taking office, the Biden-Harris administration has made fighting the maternal mortality crisis a priority. “In the 21st Century, in the United States of America, it should not be the...
WATCH: Too many media outlets just tell you about the outrageous things MAGA Republicans say and do. What about the people running against them? 🤷🏻♂️ Case in point: Since this week's primary, coverage of the NC race for Superintendent of Public Instruction has...
In an interview with Cardinal & Pine, Allison’s mom, Keily Chinchilla of Charlotte, recalled the moment Allison found out that she was going to be taken to Georgia by ICE.
Former Governor Roy Cooper officially announced his candidacy for the US Senate on Monday, ending months of speculation that he would run for the seat currently held by retiring Sen. Thom Tillis.
On Saturday, in a speech at the North Carolina Democratic Party’s Unity Dinner in Raleigh, Cooper highlighted his frustration with congressional Republicans’ growing attacks on the middle class.
“For too many Americans, the middle class feels like a distant dream. Meanwhile, the biggest corporations and the richest Americans have grabbed obscene wealth at the expense of everyday working people,” Cooper told the crowd.
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In an interview, Allison’s mother, Keily Chinchilla of Charlotte, spoke out about her daughter’s detention, described the events of Feb. 20, and shared concerns for her daughter’s health.
Gerrymandering in North Carolina has no effect on your votes in statewide and national races -- like the governor's election and the presidential election.
We talked to Martin Luther King III about the inflammatory comments Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor of North Carolina, reportedly directed at his father. Here's what King III said.