North Carolina
House Speaker Tim Moore
Courts Sign Off on New Congressional Districts
Even with the new maps, Republicans will likely maintain dominance over the state's congressional seats. Read more
Dec. 02, 2019
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ICE, a Perfectly Normal Government Agency, Creates Website to Shame and Threaten North Carolina Sheriffs
Do what they say, or else. Read more
Nov. 21, 2019
After 112 Years, Chatham County Took Down Its Civil War Participation Trophy
Good news: The county removed a Confederate monument from in front of the old courthouse Tuesday. Bad news: A poll suggests most N.C. residents think it should have stayed put. Read more
Nov. 20, 2019
House Speaker Tim Moore
Here We Go Again? State Court Puts New Congressional Districts on Hold
The Wake County Superior Court blocked candidates from filing in the new districts before a hearing on December 2. Read more
Nov. 20, 2019
Photo by Jade Wilson. Design by Annie Maynard.
In 2011, the Raleigh Social Security Office Fired a Disabled Vet. He Got His Revenge in Court.
On November 7, the Fourth Circuit ruled that the Social Security Administration had discriminated against Andrew McGuffin—and set a precedent along the way. Read more
Nov. 19, 2019
"Opossum" by Cleger O is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Why Does North Carolina Hate Opossums?
A 2015 possum-free-for-all law is being challenged by Animal Help Now, but it's just the tip of the 'possum tail. Read more
Nov. 19, 2019
Trump Adviser, Duke Alumnus Stephen Miller Is as Racist and Terrible as You Always Knew He Was
Hundreds of newly unearthed emails from Miller to Breitbart in 2015 and 2016 show the future top White House adviser fixated on race and immigration. Read more
Nov. 13, 2019
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Lawsuit Seeks to Free Alamance Inmates Who Can’t Afford Bail
Most people sitting in Alamance County's jail haven't been found guilty of a crime, they just can't afford bail, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the state ACLU Read more
Nov. 12, 2019
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A Mysterious Allergy, the UNC Researcher Who Helped Figure It Out, and the Cloned Pigs That Could Be the Answer
The story of why North Carolina’s agriculture commissioner avoids meat—and why Martha Stewart went to prison. Read more
Nov. 12, 2019
