Election fatigue? Here’s how to recharge your mental health.
We talked to an expert about the rise in anxiety during the 2024 election season, and what to do about it.
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Despite Trump’s victory, Democrats have big night in North Carolina
North Carolina once again cemented itself as the most impossible-to-define political state in the country, voting for Trump by a sizable margin but favoring Democrats over Mark Robinson, Michele Morrow and Dan Bishop.
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NC’s Republican supermajority in the General Assembly is no more
It means that, with Democrat Josh Stein winning the governor’s race, Republicans in the NC General Assembly will have to work with Democrats or risk Stein's veto.
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A champion for public education: NC elects Mo Green as Superintendent of Public Instruction
Democrat Mo Green’s win against Michele Morrow in the 2024 general election for NC's Superintendent of Public Instruction shows statewide support for his vision on public education.
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Josh Stein wins race for North Carolina governor, beats Mark Robinson
NBC News and DecisionDesk HQ called the race for Stein shortly after the polls closed on Tuesday night.
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Voter fraud is rare. Intentional voter fraud that changes elections is non-existent.
Several large studies show only a handful of voter fraud cases amid millions of votes cast, and some of those cases are innocent errors rather than dubious plots. But since we are still almost guaranteed to see claims from losing candidates in the coming days that the vote was rigged, here's what to know about voter fraud in North Carolina and why the elections are in reality very secure.
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Here’s why it could take some time to know who won the election
The vote counting process in North Carolina moves relatively fast, but it's still thorough. So cin close races it may take days to know who won. However long it takes, however, it is NOT evidence of election fraud or malfeasance. It’s proof of the opposite: that North Carolina’s elections are secure, fair, and accurate.
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Opinion: Far-right Republicans are propping up third party candidates. We should ask why.
But when it comes to those voices, I want third parties to be able to speak for themselves, not have the Republicans speak for them.
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Want to follow election results like a pro? Here’s what to watch in key states.
Here's how you can keep up to date with election results in key states on November 5.
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Kamala Harris makes her final pitch to North Carolina voters, highlighting a choice between ‘promise’ and ‘grievance’
Speaking before an exuberant crowd of 8,000 people at Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, Harris highlighted the contrasts she’s been drawing since the start of her campaign, comparing her promises of working across the aisle with Trump’s threat to imprison his political enemies.
11 bizarre traditions North Carolina colleges keep alive
| August 12, 2025
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From racing for cake to streaking and screaming to blow off steam during finals, discover the bizarre traditions of North Carolina colleges.
How NC Republicans turned a bill with unanimous support into anti-LGBTQ legislation
| August 4, 2025
Republicans in the NC House last week passed HB850 over Gov. Josh Stein’s veto by just one vote, despite it passing 113-0 in the spring. Why the change? Because Republicans added attacks on trans people into a bill intended to end “revenge porn.” North Carolina Republicans last week, with the help of one Democrat, overrode […]
NC nursing student’s life upended after being detained by ICE
| August 1, 2025
Allison Bustillo Chinchilla came to America as a child from Honduras and grew up to be a certified nursing assistant. Under President Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy, she’s spent the past five months in ICE detention.
North Carolina lawmakers approve temporary spending measure as budget impasse lingers
| July 30, 2025
North Carolina is one of a few states that have not yet enacted a budget this fiscal year.
NC lawmakers override Josh Stein’s vetoes on climate change, gun laws
| July 29, 2025
With some Democratic support, legislators defied Gov. Josh Stein, weakened state climate change laws and made it legal for private school teachers to take guns to school.