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With the fall election season looming, we’re going to be inundated with horse race polls, but this week I’ll chat with Elon University pollster Jason Husser about a very different kind of survey that shines a light on the hearts and minds of North Carolinians
A child’s zip code shouldn’t determine whether they escape poverty, but it often does, according to experts who study the issue. And data shows economic mobility is trending worse, not better.
If the court takes the case, it could lead to a significant decision granting states greater leeway to purge alleged noncitizen voters close to elections and mandate that voters prove their citizenship — a key aim of the SAVE America Act, President Donald Trump’s signature elections legislation that’s stalled in Congress.
The U.S. has admitted 10,258 refugees — nearly all of them white South Africans — in the first 10 months of the fiscal year, which ends on Sept. 30.
Governor Josh Stein said it is “premature” to say if he will sign House Bill 328, legislation that would ban intoxicating hemp products in the state.
Families who believe local officials prematurely ruled their loved ones’ deaths suicides or accidents — rather than investigating whether domestic violence played a role — are pushing lawmakers in a growing number of states to require additional scrutiny.
Thousands of teachers and their supporters descended on Raleigh on May 1, 2026 to deliver a message to legislators about the state’s abysmal lack of support for public schools and we’ll hear from some of those who made the trip.
A teenager charged with the same crime can face dramatically different consequences depending on where they live. More states have passed new laws reshaping their juvenile legal systems, with some adopting measures to divert more young people from incarceration, and others imposing stiffer penalties and expanding authority to pursue adult charges.
Every political candidate likes to believe they are a winner, and Laurie Buckhout is no different.