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Billy Ball Explains NC: Who’s regulating AI in North Carolina?
In the new Billy Ball Explains NC, we break down the AI revolution, the good and the bad, and what North Carolina lawmakers are doing to protect people from the bad.
Billy Ball Explains NC: Secret ICE hold rooms are in NC. Here’s where.
New reporting reveals secret ICE hold rooms across the country, including three right here in North Carolina. In a new Billy Ball Explains NC, we tell you what you need to know.
Billy Ball Explains NC: 5 North Carolina men file ICE, Border Patrol lawsuit
Five North Carolina men say ICE and Border made illegal arrests during their immigration crackdown in 2025. Here’s what to know.
Billy Ball Explains NC: GOP judges issue a devastating ruling for public schools
By throwing out the Leandro case, Republican justices on the NC Supreme Court have dealt a major blow to public schools. So what now?
Billy Ball Explains NC: Why a NC town gave a sacred mound back to the Cherokee
The western NC town of Franklin is returning a sacred mound to the Cherokee people, and how that fits into the national “land back” campaign for Native Americans.
Billy Ball Explains NC: 3 North Carolina women who changed history
Three stories of history-making North Carolina women who should be household names. It’s the latest episode of Billy Ball Explains NC.
Billy Ball Explains NC: The Trump administration did what to the Coast Guard?
In the latest Billy Ball Explains NC, we break down the tension between the Coast Guard and the Trump administration.
Billy Ball Explains NC: The most powerful man in North Carolina, Phil Berger
Are we watching the last days of North Carolina’s most powerful political leader, Phil Berger? Billy Ball Explains NC has the latest.
Billy Ball Explains NC: AI data centers are taking over NC – but at what cost?
Because of AI, data centers are multiplying across North Carolina. But as billionaire-owned companies like Meta, Amazon, and Apple buy up land in the Tar Heel state, they’re raising red flags about water consumption, high utility bills, and their effect on the fight against climate change.
Billy Ball Explains NC: ICE is expanding in North Carolina
The controversial immigration agency, ICE, plots three new facilities in North Carolina. What to know in the latest episode of Billy Ball Explains NC.
Billy Ball Explains NC: How to fix social media in America
Social media in America is designed to make us hate each other, but there is a potential fix. Watch the latest Billy Ball Explains NC here.
Billy Ball Explains NC: College students vs. Republicans
College students in North Carolina are fighting back. They’ve filed a lawsuit against a Republican plan to deny polling places at three NC college campuses, including the largest historically Black college in America.
Billy Ball Explains NC: The failure of NC’s ‘recovery czar,’ Michael Whatley
In the new Billy Ball Explains NC, here’s why Helene relief—or the lack thereof—could play a BIG part in this year’s Senate race between Michael Whatley and Roy Cooper.
Billy Ball Explains NC: The GOP’s war on voting in North Carolina
In a new Billy Ball Explains NC, we break down how the NC GOP took control of election boards, why students and Black voters are being targeted, and how these decisions fit into a national strategy to limit voting access.
Billy Ball Explains NC: Why the fighting in Venezuela is a BIG deal in NC
Did you know the unit that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is based out of NC? In a new Billy Ball Explains NC, we take a look at why the military conflict in Venezuela is a BIG deal for NC’s military population.
Billy Ball Explains NC: Leandro and why NC schools still aren’t equal
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: NC GOP outraged over gay Santa book
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?
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
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.
Billy Ball Explains NC: The path to universal healthcare in the US
Let’s demystify the boogeyman—the single payer option for healthcare and universal healthcare. This is what keeps some conservatives up at night.
Billy Ball Explains NC: What Democrats’ domination of the 2025 elections tells us — and what it doesn’t.
What Democrats’ domination of the 2025 elections tells us. “Billy Ball Explains NC” premieres Wednesdays on YouTube. Make sure you’re following Cardinal & Pine so you won’t miss an episode!
Billy Ball Explains NC: Who’s really getting food stamps in NC?
Every Wednesday, NC journalist Billy Ball unpacks the most important stories in NC and corrects the bad information.
Billy Ball Explains NC: Rigging the 2026 election through gerrymandering
In the latest “Billy Ball Explains NC,” we take a look at what we can do to combat gerrymandering in NC and across the US.
Billy Ball Explains NC: PFAS and why some NC politicians might be making you sicker
In a new “Billy Ball Explains NC,” we take a look at PFAS—aka “forever chemicals—their spread across North Carolina, and their connection to the 2026 US Senate race.
Video: Weed, gerrymandering, and political corruption — ‘Billy Ball Explains NC’ is back ✊🏻
In North Carolina, weed’s illegal, gerrymandering’s not — and politicians are rigging the rules to stay in power. We’re going to break it down it every week at “Billy Ball Explains NC.”
Billy Ball Explains NC: Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ is going to hurt the working class
In the latest “Billy Ball Explains North Carolina,” Senior Editor Billy Ball breaks down Trump’s huge tax bill in just a couple minutes.
Billy Ball Explains NC: Why NC Gov. Josh Stein wants to legalize marijuana
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
In the latest “Billy Ball Explains NC,” Senior Editor Billy Ball takes your questions on gerrymandering.
Billy Ball Explains NC: Why Republicans risked it all to try to steal Allison Riggs’ seat
So why would Republicans risk it all just to steal Allison Riggs’ seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court? 🤔