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Video: Roy Cooper says the middle class is under attack

Former Governor Roy Cooper officially announced his candidacy for the US Senate on Monday, ending months of speculation that he would run for the seat currently held by retiring Sen. Thom Tillis.

On Saturday, in a speech at the North Carolina Democratic Party’s Unity Dinner in Raleigh, Cooper highlighted his frustration with congressional Republicans’ growing attacks on the middle class.

“For too many Americans, the middle class feels like a distant dream. Meanwhile, the biggest corporations and the richest Americans have grabbed obscene wealth at the expense of everyday working people,” Cooper told the crowd.

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Billy Ball Explains NC: PFAS and why some NC politicians might be making you sicker

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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.
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Video: UNC student speaks out against GOP-backed gerrymandering in North Carolina

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A UNC student laid into North Carolina lawmakers as they prepared to gerrymander the state's voting maps for President Trump. 
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Video: NC lawmaker gives 18-minute speech condemning gerrymandering

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The 18-minute speech condemning gerrymandering that NC Republicans didn't want you to hear.
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Video: Weed, gerrymandering, and political corruption — ‘Billy Ball Explains NC’ is back ✊🏻

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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."