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Reversing Course: From Face Coverings To Conventions
This week in state politics: The effects of the pandemic continue to be felt in wide and various ways. From touchscreen voting machines to an annual …
5 years, 8 months ago
No Way Around It: Gov. Cooper Makes The Inevitable Choice On Schools
This week in state politics: More remote learning became a reality this week when Gov. Roy Cooper announced North Carolina public schools will not re…
5 years, 8 months ago
This Progressive Organizer Says Black Women Can Change The Political Paradigm
Aisha Dew first volunteered on a political campaign 30 years ago, when she was a young girl. In 2016, she was leading Bernie Sanders' campaign in Nor…
5 years, 8 months ago
The Reopening Fight Wages On
This week in state politics: North Carolina lawmakers failed to override the governor's vetoes so that gyms and skating rinks that were shutdown beca…
5 years, 9 months ago
This School Choice Isn’t Simple: No Decision (Yet) On Public Schools
This Week In State Politics: the Governor delayed a decision about whether public schools would open in the fall.
5 years, 9 months ago
Rep. Deb 'I Will Not Yield' Butler On Redistricting, Racism, And Pride
Democratic state Rep. Deb Butler made national headlines last September when, following a surprise and controversial veto override vote, she grabbed …
5 years, 9 months ago
Monuments Come Down, Mask Requirement Goes Up, And Legislators Leave Town
Another bustling week in North Carolina politics included the toppling of Confederate monuments in the state capitol and elsewhere, the governor's de…
5 years, 9 months ago
A Constitutional Case For Removing Confederate Monuments, And A Plug For Masks
North Carolina lawmakers this week approved a plan to provide teachers with a one-time bonus. Meanwhile temperature checks at the General Assembly bu…
5 years, 9 months ago
Unrest In Fayetteville, Up Close
Journalist Paul Woolverton was covering the protests in Fayetteville the last Saturday in May when he was attacked. He suffered a concussion, and sti…
5 years, 9 months ago
Criminal Justice Reforms Get Resurrected In Raleigh
After weeks of unrest over police brutality and systemic racism, North Carolina lawmakers turned attention back to two pieces of legislation: One wou…
5 years, 9 months ago