Who is Kamala likely to pick as her running mate? Ideally, who should she pick?
Roy Cooper
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North Carolina Shuts Government Off From the People
A change to public records laws, which takes effect today, allows legislators full discretion to retain, sell, or destroy their own documents.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
In North Carolina, the Uninsured Say Medicaid Expansion Will Be Life-Changing
After years of contentious battles amid a rural health crisis, the state voted to expand the program.
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Virginia in View
Voting in state legislative primary races is under way, and North Carolina’s new abortion restrictions will reverberate across the electorate.
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Abortion Care in North Carolina Under Peril
A party switch has opened the door to further reproductive restrictions in the state.
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The Tar Heel State Showdown Over Medicaid
Even as Trump attacks Medicaid, 2020 might be the year for expansion in North Carolina.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Democracy Died in North Carolina
Republicans sneaking through a budget bill while Democrats attended a 9/11 ceremony exemplifies how the Tar Heel State’s political institutions have been decimated by right-wing rule.
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Taking Back North Carolina
In control of the gerrymandered legislature, Republicans are trying to strip power from the courts and the governor. The Democrats are fighting them at the polls.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Law and Disorder in North Carolina
Since Republicans gained control of the North Carolina legislature in 2011, judges have emerged as some of their staunchest adversaries. Now lawmakers want to curb state court powers.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
North Carolina on the Brink: Repeal of Anti-Transgender Bill Falls Flat
In North Carolina, which has become ground zero in the fight over LGBTQ rights, a special legislative session to repeal the state’s House Bill 2 devolved into name-calling and hostile stalemate.