NC Gov. Cooper calls for education funding as legislature opens session
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by Colin Campbell
2d ago
Gov. Roy Cooper released his proposal budget Wednesday as state lawmakers returned to Raleigh to begin the short session ..read more
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NC counties losing elections directors. Concerns point to lousy pay, voter hostility
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by Mehr Sher | Carolina Public Press
1M ago
Seven North Carolina counties have lost elections directors since January. More than 50 have left in the last five years. The state is worried about loss of knowledge ..read more
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Will Trump's pick be the NC Republican Party's new chairman?
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by Colin Campbell
1M ago
The North Carolina Republican Party will meet in Selma Tuesday night to elect a new chairman ..read more
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Listen now: North Carolina Primary Election Special
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by Jeff Tiberii and Erin Keever | WUNC
1M ago
Join Jeff Tiberii and "Due South" as NPR member stations in Asheville, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Wilmington, and Winston-Salem are collaborating on an hour-long special to contextualize the North Carolina primary and Super Tuesday ..read more
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Racial disparities in voter turnout have grown since Supreme Court ruling, study says
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by Juliana Kim
1M ago
A new study finds that the gap between white and nonwhite voters is growing fastest in places that were stripped of federal civil rights-era voting protections by a 2013 Supreme Court ruling ..read more
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Phil Berger doesn’t want 'wholesale' changes to abortion. How ironclad is that?
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by Steve Harrison
1M ago
North Carolina Republican Senate leader Phil Berger was asked last week about the Alabama Supreme Court decision that an embryo created through in vitro fertilization is a person. The ruling prompted some IVF clinics to close. Berger said the state’s ban on most abortions after 12 weeks is “spot on” for North Carolina. It’s less restrictive than most other Republican-led states ..read more
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Mecklenburg early vote turnout down 25% from last presidential primary
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by Steve Harrison
1M ago
With no contested Democratic primary for president, turnout in early voting has lagged compared to 2020 ..read more
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PAC tied to US House speaker weighs in on NC primary
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by Colin Campbell
2M ago
A super PAC supported by the top Republicans in Congress is getting involved in a North Carolina primary fight ..read more
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House Democratic candidates make abortion access top focus of '24 campaigns
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by Susan Davis
3M ago
Democrats are targeting seats with first-term GOP incumbents in states where access to abortion rights could resonate with swing voters. N.C. GOP Rep. Richard Hudson is running the party's campaign operation this year. Hudson's spokesman told NPR that Republicans will focus on what he called clear and pathetic and mainstream positions on abortion ..read more
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Sometimes overlooked by campaigns, Native voters could decide major elections in 2024
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by Ximena Bustillo
5M ago
A voting bloc that hasn't gotten as much national attention, Native voters are an influential constituency in several swing states, including North Carolina, making them a group to watch in 2024 ..read more
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