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!
Amid a surge in immigration policing in North Carolina, let's talk about the children's book "Dreamers" and the attempt to throw it out of local schools.
A Charlotte teacher shared a video about the impact of this weekend’s border patrol arrests on the East Side community. Classrooms were empty because many kids are scared, and families are shaken.
Pop quiz, NC: What's a plutocracy? This week's edition of "Civics 101" from Senior Editor Billy Ball on the plutocracies, kleptocracies, and idiocracies we're watching right now.
Rep. Virginia Foxx, a longtime Congresswoman from NC, bristled over the criticism.
With NC Republicans stalled on a budget deal, an ankle-monitoring program designed to stop domestic violence expires.
Late Sunday, NC Gov. Josh Stein called out the masked federal immigration agents creating an uproar in Charlotte.
Senior Editor Billy Ball explains the BIG difference between local cops and agents of ICE and the Border Patrol.
Every Wednesday, NC journalist Billy Ball unpacks the most important stories in NC and corrects the bad information.
Cardinal & Pine's Jennie Ventures takes a hike at Waterrock Knob and talks about how ableism shows up in our society.
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