Since July, a Trump task force has warned NC that it is in the “red zone” for coronavirus, even as Trump and Pence downplayed the risk.
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Pay Attention to the Poor, New Study Says. They Could Decide November’s Election.
Poor People’s Campaign details potential of lower-income voters for presidential, US Senate races in NC and beyond.
‘Morally Indefensible’: Rev. William Barber Slams GOP Reluctance on More Coronavirus Aid
William Barber led a telethon-like ‘virtual march’ Monday, demanding more federal coronavirus aid from Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell.
With Coronavirus Shaping the Election, Biden, Cunningham and Cooper Open up Leads
How robust coronavirus policies are allowing candidates like Joe Biden, Cal Cunningham, and Roy Cooper to seize control of their races.
‘There Is No Safety Net’: New Report Says 1 in 5 North Carolinians Now Without Health Insurance During Coronavirus Pandemic
A record number of people, including nearly 240,000 in NC, have no health insurance after losing their jobs during coronavirus’ economic carnage.
Despite Pandemic, NC Democrats Netting Record Fundraising Totals
With Election Day less than four months away, Democratic candidates in NC are reporting record fundraising even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NC Teacher: Lawmakers Are Laughing In Our Faces With Latest Pay Raise Bill
After a decade of punishing education cuts, a North Carolina educator says the latest Republican teacher pay proposal is insulting.
From The Editor: If Politicians Care More About Getting Reelected Than Protecting You, Throw Them Out
How electioneering in North Carolina and across the United States trumped (pun intended) leadership in the age of coronavirus.
I’m a Teacher. We Are In No Way Prepared To Open NC Schools In August.
North Carolina leaders must set clear rules, not recommendations, for reopening public schools. And then fund those mandates.
Poll: Biden Leads Trump in NC by Highest Margin Yet. Cooper, Cunningham Also at Top.
The new polling also finds robust support for social distancing policies and the Cooper administration.
Legislature Isn’t Moving on Medicaid Expansion Despite ‘Bipartisan Consensus.’
Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, a progressive wishlist items for years now, isn’t so far off, state Sen. Jeff Jackson says.
How The Trump Administration Cut NC Small Businesses Out of Coronavirus Relief
A North Carolina lawmaker writes about the struggle for small business owners and minority-owned businesses to access CARES Act relief for COVID-19.
The ‘No Corporate PAC Money’ Movement Is Growing. It Could Help Democrats Flip the Senate.
Several leading 2020 Democratic candidates are trying to win back the Senate from Republicans while refusing corporate PAC money.
From the Editor: Richard Burr Needs To Explain Himself. Again.
Whatever you might have thought of Richard Burr—party-line voter, NRA titan, a D.C. insider’s insider—you might not have thought of the NC Republican as an ethical quandary waiting to happen.
North Carolina Has 10.5 Million People and Only 700 Coronavirus Tests
Lawmakers have sent a letter to Vice President Mike Pence inquiring about the lack of additional test kits.
They Voted to Cut CDC Funding. Now They Want More Money to Fight Coronavirus.
Many lawmakers now calling for additional CDC funds to address the coronavirus outbreak voted in 2017 to repeal Obamacare, which would have cut hundreds of millions from the agency’s budget to fight public health crises.
North Carolina, You Vote on Tuesday! Here’s What You Need to Know.
Unsure of poll hours, whether or not you need an ID, or if you’ll be impacted by the new district lines? We’ve got you covered.
Here’s What You Need to Know to Vote in North Carolina This Year
At the close of 2019, the state’s voter ID law was temporarily struck down and its gerrymandered congressional maps were drawn.
‘No One Is Above the Law’: NC Officials Respond to Trump Indictment
The response was swift, but offered few surprises from either party.
The People, Places and Stories That Got Me Through 2020
Dunking on racism and bashing Bojangles: C&P’s Maxwell Millington on his best and most compelling stories of 2020 in NC.
NC Republicans Have Lost on Medicaid Expansion. They Just Don’t Know It Yet.
A decade after rejecting Medicaid expansion’s in health care for low-income people, the GOP remains opposed, even if most in NC are not.