Billy Ball Explains NC
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
