Rep. Wesley Harris is the Democratic candidate running for State Treasurer. Harris is currently a member of the North Carolina General Assembly, where he represents District 105 (Mecklenburg.) He has a PhD in Economics, and wrote his dissertation on voting and the political geography of the US. He also has a very informative YouTube channel […]
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NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit is coming to Chapel Hill
Transportation nerds and active transportation users, have we got an event for you: the statewide NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit. If you bike, use an assistive or micro-mobility device, take transit, or walk to get where you are going (and that includes walking from where you park your car to your destination), you are an active […]
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Interview: Judge Carolyn Thompson, Candidate for NC Court of Appeals
Democrats currently hold 4 of the 15 seats on the NC Court of Appeals. Judge Carolyn Thompson holds one of those four seats, and she’s running in November to retain it. Thompson has served on district court and superior court in addition to the Court of Appeals. She also served as the Deputy Commissioner on […]
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Interview: Martin Moore, Candidate for North Carolina Court of Appeals
Martin Moore is a Democrat running for a seat on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The court hears all civic and criminal appeals from superior and district courts (with the exception of death penalty cases.) The Court of Appeals has 15 judges who rotate and they hear cases in panels of three. If one […]
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Lee Roberts: Putting the Private Equity in Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Every few years, Republicans come up with a new way to crusade against anything that might threaten white males from assuming leadership roles. In their latest moral panic, they’ve tried to weaponize the term “DEI” (short for “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion”) and turn it into a slur. If there is a black person or woman […]
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Analysis: UNC Board of Governors donated over $3.5 million to politicians in NC over the past decade
On Friday, the UNC System Board of Governors will select the next chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill. Earlier in the week, the Assembly reported that Lee Roberts, who has served as interim, is one of the finalists. Roberts is a former member of the Board of Governors who was appointed to that role in 2021 by […]