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  1. protests
    Confederate Monument ‘Silent Sam’ Torn Down by Protesters on UNC CampusThough the governor and University of North Carolina officials have signaled that they want the statue to go, they condemned the act of vandalism.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. Michigan Case Illustrates the Overlap Between Racial and Partisan GerrymanderingMichigan Republicans bragged about concentrating “Dem garbage” and minimizing impact of black voters. Is this too much or not enough for the courts?
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. GOP Awards Its 2020 Convention to the Only City That Sorta Kinda Wanted ItMore than likely, the 2020 RNC will be a global and local protest magnet.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. SCOTUS Punts Again on the Question of Partisan GerrymanderingIt’s now unlikely the Supremes will clarify any limitations on using redistricting for blatantly partisan purposes until the eve of 2020.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. Teacher Protests Spread to North CarolinaLike teachers in other states, those in North Carolina are looking to political changes in November to secure legislative support for their demands.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. Favorites Win Nearly Everywhere on First Big Primary Night of 2018With the exception of a GOP House member losing in North Carolina, upsets were few and far between in a four-state primary night.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. What to Watch on 2018’s First Super Tuesday of PrimariesWild who’s-the-Trumpiest GOP Senate races in Indiana and West Virginia and a Democratic gubernatorial fight in Ohio are the big events.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. The Clock Is Ticking on SCOTUS’s Decision about Partisan GerrymanderingThe second major partisan gerrymandering case before SCOTUS isn’t clearing up the Court’s future direction.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. William Barber II and the MLK Legacy of Church-Based ActivismThe North Carolina–based founder of Moral Mondays is a prophetic voice for progressive politics in the MLK mold.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. Court Orders North Carolina to Draw Less GOP-Biased DistrictsFor the first time ever, a federal court just ruled that partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional. That could gain Democrats five new House seats.
    By Eric Levitz
  11. Protesters Pull Down Confederate Statue in North CarolinaThe state’s governor said that while racism and violence are unacceptable, “there is a better way to remove these monuments.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Big Wisconsin Gerrymandering CaseIt is well established that states cannot draw district lines to disadvantage racial minorities. Political minorities have no such protection — yet.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. Supreme Court Strikes Down Two Gerrymandered North Carolina DistrictsClarence Thomas joined the court’s liberals in ruling that the congressional districts were designed to dilute the influence of black voters.
    By Eric Levitz
  14. NBA Expects Charlotte to Host 2019 All-Star GameLeague commissioner Adam Silver said it’s not a done deal, but it’s his “expectation.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  15. equal rights
    North Carolina Lawmakers Announce Deal on Bathroom LawLGBT groups dismissed the compromise, saying it’s just “doubling down on the discrimination.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. Former North Carolina Governor Who Signed ‘Bathroom Bill’ Can’t Find a JobAfter helping make his state the target of boycotts over discrimination, Pat McCrory says he’s facing a political ‘purge.’
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. North Carolina Judges Stop GOP Legislators From Stripping Governor’s PowersThe Republican-controlled legislature is temporarily halted from assuming veto power over Democratic governor’s cabinet appointments.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. N.C. Governor Tries to Sneak a Medicaid Expansion Under the WireRoy Cooper is trying to get over a half-million people covered before it’s too late.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. North Carolina Lawmakers Fail to Repeal Anti-Transgender Bathroom LawThe deal stalled over a Republican plan to impose a six-month moratorium on local ordinances barring LGBT discrimination.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. North Carolina Republicans Grabbing Power With Both HandsWith no notice, Tar Heel GOP exploits special session to gut the governor’s influence. But they may regret it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. early and often
    North Carolina GOP Makes Brazen Attempt to Curb Power of New Democratic GovernorThey called a special session to introduce bills that would drastically change how the state operates, before Roy Cooper takes office.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. Faced With a Loss, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory Cries Voter FraudTwo weeks after the election, and trailing Democrat Roy Cooper, the Republican incumbent is refusing to concede.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. Latino Turnout Is Surging in Early Voting Across Battleground StatesAnd the spike appears to be fueled by low-propensity voters, whom pollsters weren’t counting on. For Trump, that could mean doom.
    By Eric Levitz
  24. Black Turnout Is Down in Early Voting. Does That Mean the Trumpocalypse Is Nigh?Democrats’ nightmare looks like this: Upscale Republicans come home for Trump, while black voters just stay home. The latter may be happening.
    By Eric Levitz
  25. Trump Is Losing Ground in the Reddest of Swing StatesFlorida and North Carolina are slipping out of his grasp — and the GOP’s Senate hopes could slip away with them.
    By Eric Levitz
  26. Despite Close Race, Democrats Stop Spending Against Rubio in FloridaThe DSCC cancels $6 million in ad reservations, leaving Democratic Senate candidate Patrick Murphy on his own down the homestretch.
    By Eric Levitz
  27. weather
    A Week Later, Hurricane Matthew Death Toll Continues to RiseIn North Carolina whole towns remain underwater.
    By Charley Lanyon
  28. North Carolina Is Still Underwater From Hurricane MatthewWhile his sister, Hurricane Nicole, slams Bermuda as a powerful category 3 storm.
    By Jen Kirby
  29. hurricane matthew
    Hurricane Matthew, Now a Category 1, Makes Landfall in South CarolinaSignificant flooding is still expected from the record rainfall and coastal storm surge.
    By Chas Danner
  30. lgbt
    North Carolina Boycott Continues As ACC Pulls League ChampionshipsThe state stands to lose at least $30 million from the protest over its transgender “bathroom law.”
    By Charley Lanyon
  31. Deadlocked SCOTUS Refuses to Revive N.C.’s Voter Suppression Law – for NowIn the long battle over voting rights, today’s decision doesn’t even amount to a skirmish. But don’t tell that to conspiracy-minded Trump supporters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. GOP Voter-Suppression Efforts Are Shifting to the Local LevelRepublicans are finding ways of evading federal judicial supervision.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. NBA: No All-Star Game in NC Due to Bathroom LawMonths after the NBA warned North Carolina that its discriminatory law would cost it the All-Star Game, the league has made good on that threat.
    By Eric Levitz
  34. lgbt rights
    North Carolina Governor Blames His State’s Bathroom Law on U.S. Government“Congress has been sitting on the sidelines.” 
    By Claire Landsbaum
  35. lgbt rights
    California Assembly Passes Bill to Make All Public Bathrooms Gender-NeutralTake that, North Carolina.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  36. DOJ: NC’s ‘Bathroom Bill’ Violates Civil Rights The Justice Department has determined that any employer who bans transgender employees from accessing their preferred bathroom is in violation of the Civil Rights Act.
    By Eric Levitz
  37. voting rights
    Federal Judge Upholds Controversial North Carolina Voter ID LawHe ruled the law does not discriminate against minorities.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  38. The Potty DecidesWill Trump’s opposition to North Carolina’s bathroom bill be the one “gaffe” that actually hurts him?
    By Eric Levitz
  39. Donald Trump Comes Out Against North Carolina’s ‘Very Strong’ Bathroom BillThe GOP front-runner says transgender people should “go and use the bathroom they feel is appropriate.”
    By Eric Levitz
  40. equal rights
    Cuomo and de Blasio Ban Travel to North Carolina Over Anti-LGBT LawJoining other governments and many businesses in opposing the new measure.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. lgbt rights
    Major Businesses Condemn North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT LawIncluding the NBA.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  42. early and often
    5 Cops Disciplined After Trump Rally Assault“We regret that any of the circumstances at the Trump rally occurred.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  43. More Than 100 Vehicles Involved in Pileup on North Carolina InterstateCovering a six-mile stretch of highway.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  44. N.C.’s Welfare Drug Tests Find Minimal Drug UseLess than 0.3 percent of those screened had used drugs.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  45. Alleged Shooter Will Face Death Penalty in Killing of 3 MuslimsThe victims’ father called him a “coward” and “scumbag” in court.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. wrongful convictions
    After 30 Years in Prison, DNA Clears Brothers Convicted of Rape and MurderAnd points to a man they befriended in jail.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. politics
    Keith Crisco, Clay Aiken’s Primary Opponent, Found Dead in North CarolinaThe 71-year-old reportedly suffered a fall at his home this afternoon.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  48. i quit!
    City Councilman Writes Resignation in KlingonWhy the hell not?
    By Adam Martin
  49. early and awkward
    The Most Baldly Racist Daily Show Interview EverA must-see.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  50. other states’ embarrassments
    North Carolina Lawmakers Would Like to Establish an Official ReligionThis is unconstitutional.
    By Dan Amira
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