State Politics
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Inside ‘the culture war’: An ideological battle on college campuses
Following conservative commentator Candace Owens’ March 6 visit to UNC, student journalists dig into how college campuses tackle the “culture wars.”
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Republican candidate to lead NC’s public schools has called for execution of Obama, Biden and other Democrats
CNN broke the story that Michele Morrow’s social media history included suggestions that President Obama face a firing squad and that President Biden deserved to die over his COVID mask guidelines.
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Mark Robinson’s history of conspiracy and antisemitism gets a national spotlight
If Robinson wins the governor’s race, he would be among the most far-right governors in the country.
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A woman fled to NC when another state’s abortion ban prevented her from receiving life-saving care
Texas resident Olivia Harvey had an ectopic pregnancy, which is the most common cause of maternal death in the first trimester. But harsh anti-abortion laws forced her to return to her home state of NC for care.
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VIDEO: Who is Mo Green?
WATCH: Too many media outlets just tell you about the outrageous things MAGA Republicans say and do. What about the people running against them? 🤷🏻♂️ Case in point: Since this week’s primary, coverage of the NC race for Superintendent of Public Instruction has been centered on Michele Morrow, the GOP candidate who was at the…
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Op-Ed: Black History Month is over. But the fight for justice isn’t.
Black History Month is just one month a year. But a NC activist writes that the fight for social justice and equality continues every day.
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4 Black North Carolina icons who deserve their own movie
Until some A-list actor is standing at the Oscars talking about these four extraordinary Black North Carolinians, we’re still coming up short.
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Public interest lawyers help tens of thousands of people a year. So why does NC’s latest budget target them?
In September, the Republican-controlled General Assembly passed a budget excluding Legal Aid of North Carolina attorneys from receiving tuition assistance. With less aid available for aspiring public interest lawyers, it could mean fewer people entering the field, and ultimately, less legal support for struggling North Carolinians.
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Charlotte teacher Justin Parmenter faces his breaking point in the fight for better NC schools
You might not know him, but your kid’s teacher does. Here’s how a public education champion survived a decade of Republican budget cuts and a major health scare.
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Op-Ed: On Parkland shooting anniversary, teens like me won’t forget the politicians who stopped gun reform
Six years ago this week, a gunman killed 17 students and staff in a Florida high school. A NC teen writes on what it’s like growing up in the shadow of that.
