Opinion
How a party civil war could affect NC Democrats
Establishment Democrats, after watching in horror as prominent, long-time incumbents lose to DSA candidates, have begun hitting back hard.
News
Poll: NC residents oppose tax hikes to fund public schools
A new Catawba College–YouGov poll finds that North Carolina residents broadly oppose raising taxes to fund public schools, with no partisan group, including Democrats, reaching majority support. The survey also shows strong opposition to federal control of elections and a sharp partisan divide over ICE activity in the state.
News
CJ Poll: Cooper leads Whatley by 8 points in first post-primary survey
Former NC Gov. Roy Cooper leads former GOP chair Michael Whatley by 8 points in the first post-primary poll of the NC's US Senate race. The survey also found broad voter pessimism about the country's direction, majority disapproval of President Trump among likely NC voters, and majority approval for Democratic Gov. Josh Stein.
News
NC officials say no notice of federal child care funding freeze
Despite reports that the Trump Administration is freezing child care funding to all 50 states after alleged daycare center fraud in Minnesota, North Carolina has not received any official notice of such action.
Opinion
NC’s donor privacy act came at just the right time
It’s unfortunate that misinformation about the bipartisan Personal Privacy Protection Act led to a veto. Thankfully, a bipartisan contingent in the General Assembly was undeterred.
News
Stein vetoes trio of bills, including nonprofit privacy and squatter removal
The bill would codify existing laws prohibiting state and local government agencies from collecting, disclosing, or demanding information that identifies a person’s association with a nonprofit organization.
Opinion
The lost art of listening
This is what believing in the transcendence of music is all about. And it’s something we need more of in our politics and culture. America has turned invective up to 11. Rather than tuning out, lets listen — and learn — in the hopes of ginning up little symphonies.
News
General Assembly sends donor privacy bill to governor’s desk
Senate Bill 416, titled the Personal Privacy Protection Act, cleared the General Assembly and now sits on the desk of Gov. Josh Stein for consideration.
Opinion
Why donor privacy laws are good policy — and no, they don’t protect ‘dark money’
Imagine if every time you donated to a cause you believe in—be it an environmental group, pro-life advocacy, or criminal justice reform—you had to worry that your name might wind up on a government list and made public to those who opposed the cause.
News
Donor privacy push echoes turbulent past
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would keep charitable donors’ personal information private. On Tuesday, the Senate judiciary committee voted to advance the Personal Privacy Protection Act sponsored by Sens. Warren Daniel, R-Burke; Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell; and Tim Moffitt, R-Henderson.
Opinion
NC’s other big 2026 race taking shape
NC-1, which covers many counties in northeastern North Carolina, is the only swing district — not only in the state but the Southeast.
News
House Speaker outlines Republican vision for North Carolina, focusing on economic growth, school choice, and immigration reform
North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall shared the vision of Republicans in the state legislature in his response to Democrat Gov. Josh Stein’s State of the State address Wednesday night, mainly noting that it was based on common sense issues on which most of the public shared the same viewpoint.
