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🔥 Why NC teachers are really marching

April 29, 2026

Plus: Your guide to May Day protests in NC Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. “The liberal agenda.” That’s how a conservative columnist at the McClatchy papers described this week’s teacher protests in Raleigh. For years, I was an education reporter before I started covering politics. So I wanted to devote the new Billy…

Trump administration says it will release billions in frozen federal grants for schools

July 25, 2025

President Donald Trump’s administration had withheld $6 billion in funding for schools as part of a review to ensure spending aligned with the White House’s priorities.

Billy Ball Explains NC: GOP judges issue a devastating ruling for public schools

April 3, 2026

By throwing out the Leandro case, Republican justices on the NC Supreme Court have dealt a major blow to public schools. So what now?

The 7 ‘durable skills’ you need to land a job in North Carolina

September 4, 2024

The NC Commerce and Education Departments recently released their findings on which “durable skills” are in highest demand.

What does NC’s new community college funding model mean for schools, students and employers?

September 15, 2026

When North Carolina lawmakers finally passed the long-delayed budget this summer, they changed how the state’s 58 community colleges are funded.

This North Carolinian is making history

April 3, 2026

Plus: AI in dental work? Nah, I’m good. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Somewhere in every kid, there’s a kernel of a seed of a dream of flying to the moon. It takes a really, really special person to actually do it. Like Christina Koch. Koch, who headlines this week’s Good News Friday,…

FBI expands investigation of post-election hate messages to include Latino and LGBTQ+ communities

November 18, 2024

Texts and emails across the nation are threatening deportation and re-education camps, targeting Latino, LGBTQ+ communities, and high school students.

🔥 C&P sits w/ Roy Cooper, Anita Earls

April 27, 2026

Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Well, this is exciting. This week, Cardinal & Pine will be hosting a virtual event with a couple candidates who don’t really need an introduction. Former Gov. Roy Cooper is running for the US Senate this fall. And Justice Anita Earls is running for re-election to the NC…

A $71 million lie on Roy Cooper

April 22, 2026

Plus: NC’s biggest restaurant openings of 2026 Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. First things first: North Carolina’s US Senate race is one of the most important elections in the country. You can tell by the cash Republicans are putting into trying to make the Democratic candidate, Roy Cooper, look like a different person. …

5 animal sanctuaries in North Carolina (+ the critters you’ll see)

May 13, 2026

Have you ever wanted to cuddle a coatimundi, kick it with a kangaroo, or chat with a capybara? Do that and more at five animal sanctuaries in North Carolina.