The military taught me many lessons, but one of the most important is to be a person of my word. Serving my country was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. The military is where I learned what true leadership looks like and what it means to live the...
Who is Chad Brown, the Republican running to be North Carolina's secretary of state? We took a look, and explained why, if you care about democracy, this is a race you CAN'T miss.
We talked to the Democratic candidate for state superintendent of public education, Mo Green, about partisanship, and why supporting a strong K-12 system shouldn't be a Democrat or Republican issue.
The NC Secretary of State's office is, for now, a low-visibility, bookkeeping job. But Cardinal & Pine Senior Editor Billy Ball says we should all be concerned if Republicans win it and start changing the job description.
An over-the-counter birth control option will now be available for free in North Carolina for anyone who has health insurance through Medicaid, Gov. Roy Cooper announced this week.
On June 25th, the US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared gun violence a “public health crisis” in America. This declaration shed light on the urgent need for collective action to address the alarming rates of gun-related incidents impacting communities...
State and federal leaders say they’re making progress extending access into NC broadband internet gaps—mostly because of Biden infrastructure funding—but the Republican closure of an affordable broadband program for lower-income people threatens to dampen progress.
Recent legislation in North Carolina opened up the state for huge out-of-state spending on campaigns. A lawmaker sounds the alarm on NC campaign finance. Sen. Mary Wills Bode, a Democrat representing NC's Granville and Wake counties, sounded the alarm on a recent...
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.
Following the mass shooting in Southport, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein spoke on pushing for a red flag law that would let authorities remove guns from those considered dangerous.
Duke Energy, North Carolina’s largest utility, cites the Trump administration’s rollback of air pollution regulations and increases in power demand as factors for betting on coal.
Let's unpack the reports that powerful North Carolina lawmaker Phil Berger would consider gerrymandering NC again to get President Trump's endorsement.