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Abortion bans are only the beginning if Trump wins, doctors and Democrats warn

June 24, 2024

On the second anniversary of the fall of Roe v. Wade, Gov. Roy Cooper and others highlight new threats to IVF and birth control.

An election-season glossary of far-right code words

April 11, 2024

Republicans Dan Bishop, Mark Robinson, and Michele Morrow form one of the most far-right ballots in the country, but as they court a far more diverse electorate, they don’t always talk like it.

Here’s how people in North Carolina are coping with the SNAP freeze

November 3, 2025

“My biggest worry is keeping food on the table for my children,” said one North Carolina parent of the SNAP freeze. “Parents like me are doing everything we can to survive, and sometimes it becomes a daily struggle.”

‘You’ve got to be a fighter’: NC Dem leader urges young people to get involved in politics

May 20, 2024

The 26 year-old Anderson Clayton, who was elected to lead the state’s Democratic Party last year, says that young people’s voices will only be listened to when they get involved and fight to change the system.

NC’s primary election results show the far-right’s power in the Republican Party

March 6, 2024

From the president to the state’s top education official, there is nothing but distance between the two major parties on several issues, including reproductive rights, public school funding, and LGBTQ protections.

Satana Deberry’s plan as NC Attorney General? Talk about the things no one’s talking about.

February 28, 2024

Deberry is seeking the Democratic nomination for Attorney General. She would be the first woman and first person of color to hold the post.

NC Republicans propose ‘unfair’ new congressional maps to wipe out Democrats

October 19, 2023

Gov. Roy Cooper blasted the proposed maps as “gerrymandering on steroids” by Republicans who “have used race and political party to create districts that are historically discriminatory and unfair.”

A look back at the year Republicans banned abortion in North Carolina

December 15, 2023

Republicans have said that if they win the governor’s race and expand their control in the legislature in 2024, a full ban is on the table.

Shining a spotlight on Dan Bishop’s ties to donors and special interests

June 21, 2024

While Bishop has often voted in ways that benefit his donors, there is no direct proof that he voted how he did specifically because of those donations. However, there is evidence to suggest that lawmakers in general are, at minimum, more focused on issues that matter to high-dollar special interests.

Your North Carolina Representatives in Congress and How to Contact Them

February 16, 2023

North Carolina is represented in Congress by 14 lawmakers—7 Republicans and 7 Democrats. Here’s what you need to know about your representatives and how to contact them.