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 […]
Posted inElection 2024
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 […]
Posted inElection 2024
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 […]
Posted inTransportation, Triangle Region
The CEO of GoTriangle has resigned
Triangle Blog Blog has confirmed that Charles Lattuca is no longer the CEO/President of GoTriangle, the regional transit agency that serves the Research Triangle. His biography was removed from the GoTriangle website at some point in the last few weeks (before, after). In a statement provided to us, Eric Curry, the Chief Communications Officer of […]
Posted inElection 2024, UNC
We did it! UNC Chapel Hill will give out free physical One Cards at no cost for students, faculty and staff to use as voter ID
Hooray! After we sent our petition to UNC administrators yesterday, we received great news: they implemented a plan to print physical One Cards at no cost to students, faculty and staff. UPDATE: MOBILE ONE CARDS CANNOT BE USED AS VOTER ID! LEARN MORE IN OUR UPDATE HERE. UNC Chapel Hill has added the following language […]
Posted inElection 2024
Today is National Voter Registration Day
Today is National Voter Registration Day – a day on which we celebrate our most fundamental freedoms by encouraging citizens to register to vote. There is no right or duty more sacred than voting. Usually, UNC takes a leading role in celebrating this patriotic occasion by reminding faculty, staff, and students that it’s time to […]