Another year, another round of gerrymandering in NC. As Republicans rush to do President Trump's bidding for a politically-motivated redistricting, our take on how to solve the gerrymandering problem permanently.
Gov. Josh Stein and other North Carolina leaders say the state has wiped out about $6.5 billion in medical debt as part of a first-of-its-kind program unveiled by the state's Democrats in 2024.
Republicans say they will redraw North Carolina's Congressional maps again—the fourth time in the last five years—in order to help their party win more seats in 2026.
With the federal government shutdown offering no clear end in sight, Cardinal & Pine's Billy Ball talks about who's really being hurt by it in North Carolina.
A UNC researcher's groundbreaking work fighting the opioid epidemic lands him a MacArthur 'genius grant." Plus, an upcoming event for innovation leaders in Durham, Orange, and Wake Counties.
260,000 North Carolinians rely on the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, or WIC. Without help, the program could soon be depleted.
Brockman, a Guilford County Democrat, was also accused in court documents of trying to contact the juvenile victim after the alleged rape. Democrats called the accusations “unconscionable and incompatible with public service.”
North Carolina's Howe family goes back to an enslaved man who was forced to work construction projects. His descendants have helped build some of Wilmington's most distinctive buildings.
Michael Wray, a former 10-term state Representative running for his old seat in 2026, faces claims that he once told a fellow lawmaker to “watch out for the Blacks.”
Every week, Cardinal & Pine picks 3 things happening in NC that are worth your time. This week, a party for NC's historic first flight, the holidays come alive at Reynolda House in Winston-Salem, and Hillsborough lights up with its Solstice Lantern Walk.