Four years ago, I applied for the best license plate to ever possibly exist: the Venus Flytrap license plate. A joint project of the NC Botanical Garden Foundation and the […]
Legislature
On abortion and North Carolina: A conversation with Dr. Rebecca Kreitzer
On Tuesday night, around 8:40pm, shouts of “Shame! Shame! Shame!” broke out at the North Carolina General Assembly. The House, in a 72-48 vote, had overrode Governor Cooper’s veto. Now, […]
Republicans want to radically reshape how North Carolina apportions our state senators
A wackadoodle bill calls for a constitutional amendment that there be 100 counties in NC, and that each state senator represent exactly two counties (not, as is required now, an […]
Jeff Jackson (NC-14) is really, really good at social media
If you use social media and live in North Carolina, you’ve probably seen Jeff Jackson’s posts. If you don’t live in North Carolina, we highly recommend following Jeff Jackson. Jackson, […]
To protect abortion rights, we must elect Inman and Ervin to the North Carolina Supreme Court
Republicans on the right, and even members of the judiciary themselves, have made clear that if Republicans gain a majority in November they will not hesitate to undo and overturn all the democracy-promoting opinions issued by the current court.
A brief guide to our state legislature Part 1
A cheat sheet for how to follow what’s happening with the North Carolina state budget as well as how to track specific bills and local acts.