Politics
-
NC Republicans vote to expand private school voucher program by $463 million, but refuse to raise teacher pay
The General Assembly approved the expansion of the Opportunity Scholarship program to help wealthy families pay for private school, but declined to include extra money to raise teacher pay. Local leaders, parents, and legislators say this latest round of funding will hurt public school teachers and students.
-
Opinion: Save our lives before the next school shooting
We are the souls and personalities that build school culture and reassure children, big or small, that tragic setbacks may come today, but that’s what tomorrow is for. We remind our students and ourselves that each day is full of chances to be and do better and to learn and grow from the events that…
-
Trump says voters will decide on abortion. Not in North Carolina, they won’t.
Despite Trump’s claims at the debate with Kamala Harris, most states with abortion bans, including North Carolina, have refused to allow voters to decide whether to protect abortion rights.
-
How Project 2025 would poison millions of Americans
In the far-right plan for a second Trump term, Americans’ right to eat healthy food, drink clean water, and breathe clean air would come under attack.
-
13 wildest lies Trump told in the debate with Kamala Harris
Ex-President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris met for their first presidential debate—and Trump unleashed a barrage of lies and misleading claims.
-
Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president after debate ends
Taylor Swift, one of the music industry’s biggest stars, endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly after the presidential debate ended.
-
Fact-checking Trump’s lies on abortion during the presidential debate
Trump spent much of Tuesday’s debate lying about his position on abortion, repeatedly spreading conspiracy theories about Democrats executing infants, and downplaying the very real consequences of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
-
A ‘partisan’ decision at the NC Supreme Court will delay voters’ ability to vote by mail
Your North Carolina absentee ballot will be delayed, possibly by weeks, because of a NC Supreme Court decision that many are calling partisan in nature.
-
Durham Black business owners stand behind Harris’ vision for small business growth
Local small business owners and lawmakers rallies recently behind Kamala Harris’ new small business proposal, which includes expanded tax credits, cutting red tape, and easing startup costs.
-
High food prices are hurting North Carolina families. Here’s what Kamala Harris has proposed to lower costs.
The vice president has said that she will call on Congress to pass a federal ban on price gouging and give the Federal Trade Commission more authority to prevent consolidation in the food industry.
