The images and stories coming out of Western North Carolina are horrifying. But we’re also seeing images that have clearly been generated by AI or that aren’t from Hurricane Helene — and fundraisers that we can’t verify. On social media, many people are sharing posts that are now out-of-date or that cannot be verified. Electricity […]
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UNC Students CANNOT USE Mobile One Card as Voter ID
In an extraordinary decision, a North Carolina court—this time, the Court of Appeals—continued its consistent opposition to voting rights by rejecting the NC State Board of Election’s decision to allow UNC Mobile One Cards to be used as Voter ID. In an order issued just after 5 pm today, September 27, the court held that […]
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We talk to Chris Cooper about his new book, Anatomy of a Purple State
Chris Cooper couldn’t have dropped his new book, Anatomy of a Purple State: A North Carolina Politics Primer, at a more perfect time. As he writes, “North Carolina represents a perfect distillation of the promise and peril of modern American democracy: hyperpartisanship, gerrymandering, dissatisfaction with the two-party system, the urban-rural divide—these issues are all brought […]
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Interviews with Candidates 2024: We asked them each to personalize a pair of Crocs.
Over the past few weeks, we’ve interviewed everyone from Josh Stein to Mo Green to Justice Allison Riggs about their campaigns and policy issues. (You can see all of our interviews here – we’re doing local and state-level this cycle.) But we also wanted to ask a question that allowed people’s personalities to shine through […]
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Interview: Jeff Jackson, Candidate for Attorney General
We interviewed Jeff Jackson (NC-14) last year about his personable social media presence because he’s really good at breaking down complex issues and telling everyone across North Carolina what’s going on. On Reddit, where he uses the handle JeffJacksonNC, he routinely answers questions and posts videos about what’s happening in the news. (He’s also on […]
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Interview: Natasha Marcus, Candidate for NC Commissioner of Insurance
There’s a nifty tool online where you can see how much Mike Causey, NC’s current Commissioner of Insurance has handled rate fees in each county over the years. It’s not pretty – Causey has raised rates 16 times without a public hearing. Here’s what the website says for Orange County: The website was put together […]