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Chief justice’s family investment raises new ethical questions at the state Supreme Court
It seems like, once a month or so, the Republican justices on the North Carolina Supreme Court find new ways to surprise us with more corruption. These justices have ruled on cases involving companies that they partially own, allowed a justice to rule on cases involving his father, and refused to sanction Republican judges who […]
Residents forced to move from Raleigh homeless encampment see few options
Shakamie appeared comfortable holding court last week to discuss homelessness with a reporter and several of his friends in the Circle K parking lot off of Highway 70 near the Interstate 40, south of downtown Raleigh. He and others in an impromptu circle were part of an encampment for people experiencing homelessness on the expansive, […]
Vance targets inflation, immigration at Raleigh event
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance called for reducing inflation, lowering grocery costs, and making housing more affordable at a rally in downtown Raleigh on Wednesday. Addressing a crowd of a few hundred attendees at Union Hall, the U.S. senator from Ohio sought to place the blame for the nation’s economic problems on the Biden-Harris […]
Gov. Roy Cooper releases stopgap child care funding, says industry remains in state of “crisis”
Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday that the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services will release $67.5 million in stopgap funding this week to help stabilize North Carolina’s early childhood education and child care centers. The money is the last scheduled payment of Child Care Stabilization Grants, which were initiated in 2021 to keep child […]
Coalition urges Gov. Cooper to veto HB 10 amid education and immigration concerns
A coalition of about 200 public education and immigrant rights organizations delivered a letter today to Gov. Roy Cooper urging him to veto House Bill 10, a multi-part bill recently passed by the Republican-led legislature that funds North Carolina’s private school voucher program for the next decade and requires state sheriffs to cooperate with U.S. […]
A rejection of UNC-Chapel Hill digital IDs would present another hurdle to voting, students say
There’s a legal fight going on over whether UNC Chapel-Hill digital IDs that live on student, staff and faculty phones are legitimate IDs that can be used for voting. Democrats say they are. Republicans say they aren’t. The North Carolina Republican Party and the Republican National Committee are suing to prevent the campus digital IDs […]
Harris nets another big and high-powered slate of Republican endorsements
If Republican presidential candidates have traditionally been seen as more closely aligned with the U.S. national security establishment — the military, the intelligence community, foreign policy experts — it’s a run that’s come to an abrupt halt in 2024. This fact was brought home yet again today in an announcement from the Harris-Walz campaign that […]
Cooper administration initiative to aid the formerly incarcerated touted at DHHS event
Anthony Ferrera gets emotional when he talks about how the FIT Wellness program has saved his life. About a year ago, Ferrera was grappling with severe mental and physical health issues while at Central Prison in Raleigh, before being transferred to Johnson County Detention Center to complete his four-month sentence. After years of shuffling in […]
Gov. Tim Walz tells NC crowd to ‘ditch’ Trump, fight for democracy
Six days after Kamala Harris drew large, enthusiastic crowds in Charlotte and Greensboro, Governor Tim Walz brought the campaign to Asheville in hopes of keeping the momentum high in the final 49 days of the 2024 presidential campaign. The Democratic nominee for vice president told the audience while many people were impressed by Harris’ debate […]
Biden administration’s draft old-growth forest plan isn’t enough, say environmental advocates
Environmental advocates in North Carolina are worried that the Biden administration’s draft National Old-Growth Amendment fails to sufficiently protect the country’s remaining old-growth forests. Speaking at a virtual press conference on Tuesday, a trio of advocates urged the federal government to prohibit logging of old-growth trees and provide clear guidelines on how to restore those […]
Will there be a debate in NC governor’s race? Robinson pushes for one, but Stein declines
With less than 50 days until Election Day, there are no concrete plans for a televised debate in North Carolina’s gubernatorial race. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee who trails by significant margins in recent polling, pushed for one in a video released on social media Tuesday and directed at his Democratic opponent, Attorney […]
Red and blue states have big climate plans. The election could upend them.
Pennsylvania wants to remain a manufacturing powerhouse. But state leaders also want to reduce climate change-causing emissions from steel mills and other industrial facilities, while cutting back the toxic pollutants that cause health problems in nearby neighborhoods. Thanks to a nearly $400 million investment from the federal government, the state is preparing a massive plan […]
Contract emerging from AT&T strike could give workers 19.3% wage bump
AT&T workers with the Communication Workers of America (CWA) in the Southeast returned to work Monday after a 30-day strike. Approximately 300 AT&T technicians, customer service representatives and other workers in north Alabama were on strike for the past month. They joined 17,000 CWA District 3 members on strike across the Southeast. The AT&T Southeast […]
Election integrity, indeed: the GOP war on voting rights continues
The debate over who should be able to vote in U.S. elections is, of course, as old as the republic. For two-and-a-half centuries, members of the nation’s economic and political elites have sought to limit the franchise to favored groups that more closely resemble themselves, while denying it to others. In the colonial days, it […]
Trump, Harris campaigns move quickly past apparent assassination attempt on GOP nominee
WASHINGTON — The presidential campaigns are rushing ahead this week without missing a beat, despite numerous law enforcement agencies investigating a possible assassination attempt Sunday on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, was looking to pick up an endorsement from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters during a private sit-down […]
The YIMBY push for multifamily housing hits a ‘nope’ from homeowners
When Minneapolis, then Oregon, then other local and state governments began stripping away exclusive single-family-home zoning over the past five years to allow the construction of multifamily housing, many development advocates predicted the start of a pro-YIMBY revolution. But the “yes-in-my-backyard” movement has stumbled even before it’s really gotten started. In court challenges around the […]
Walz, Vance, Trump to visit NC this week, as campaigns target Tar Heel state
Three of the four candidates at the top of the Republican and Democratic national tickets are making campaign stops in the Tar Heel State this week. The visits are part of a surge in visits from presidential nominees and their surrogates that make clear North Carolina’s 16 electoral votes are a target for both parties. […]
Bill to expand school vouchers, aid in immigrant deportation deserves a veto
Amid the turbulence of a high-stakes election season stands a sadly familiar outpost of stability – the North Carolina General Assembly’s relentless support of private schools at the expense of the public schools that inevitably serve most of the state’s children. That support advances under the banner of parental choice. Republican legislators who wield their […]
WCU Prof. Chris Cooper on where things stand in several key races ahead of the November election
The long-awaited presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump finally took place this past week, and according to most independent analysts, the evening went very well for Harris. While she projected an image of calmness and confidence, Trump seemed rattled at times and often uttered false statements and cited wild […]
NC Justice Center policy analyst Kris Nordstrom on the expansion of private school vouchers
The North Carolina General Assembly returned to Raleigh last week to approve a Republican plan to dramatically expand the state’s controversial private school voucher program. The plan advanced despite strong opposition from the Governor, Democratic lawmakers and an array of advocates for public schools. So what exactly will the plan do? How much will it […]
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