Politics and Government

Will Doran and Brian Murphy, The Raleigh News and Observer – It’s redistricting time in North Carolina. In a limited-run podcast from Under the Dome, we explore how maps are …
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In the rankings of political upsets from November 2016, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s defeat was a distant second. Still, when the Republican best known for signing the transgender bathroom …
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Martha Quillin, The Raleigh News and Observer – A century and a half after the end of the Civil War, the Confederate Army is back on the move, and strategists …
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Josh Shaffer, The Raleigh News and Observer – Five years ago, the Southern Poverty Law Center complied a list of  Confederate symbols across North Carolina, tallying 140 rebel monuments and …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — The Republican Party’s new appointee to the North Carolina House was at the U.S. Capitol for the Jan. 6 protest-turned-riot and said he was close enough …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — The Republican Party’s pick to fill the term of a late Gaston County lawmaker resigned the chairmanship last year of a local hospital board after a …
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Dawn Baumgartner Vaughn, The Raleigh News and Observer – Voters can expect a crowded field in the Democratic primary for U.S. Rep. David Price’s seat, after the longtime congressman announced …
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Campaign finance reports filed this week by the major Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in 2022 show former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and U.S. Rep. Ted Budd each raising …
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Tyler Dukes, The Charlotte Observer – It’s redistricting time in North Carolina. That’s when lawmakers will slice and dice our state into election districts that account for population shifts. How …
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Keung Hui, The Charlotte Observer – More than 30% of North Carolina third-grade students failed to meet state promotion standards at the end of last school year due to …
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