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Why Can't North Carolina's Governor Veto A Redistricting Bill?

Politics

Oct 14, 2025

Why Can't North Carolina's Governor Veto A Redistricting Bill?

GOP state lawmakers are coming back to Raleigh next week to try and make North Carolina's congressional delegation even MORE Republican. The governor can veto lots of bills. Why not this one?

Jeremy Markovich

Why do voters at Appalachian State keep getting picked on?

Politics

Oct 6, 2025

Why do voters at Appalachian State keep getting picked on?

A new lawsuit is trying to overturn state laws that made it harder for students in Boone to have a voice in county politics. Who created those laws? A proud and powerful App State grad, that's who.

Jeremy Markovich

This town was founded for one reason only: To shoot dogs

Towns

Aug 28, 2025

This town was founded for one reason only: To shoot dogs

Dellview, North Carolina was formed 100 years ago for a very specific reason. It survived for years as one of the smallest towns in the United States. Why did it hang on for so long?

Jeremy Markovich

Our state constitution sometimes works like a man firing a machine gun into a swamp

Amendments

Nov 14, 2024

Our state constitution sometimes works like a man firing a machine gun into a swamp

Are you a convicted felon interested in running for sheriff? An atheist on city council? Wanna erase Tennessee? Care to sell a swamp? Then brother, I'd like you to meet North Carolina's constitution.

Jeremy Markovich

General Assembly

Why Can't North Carolina's Governor Veto A Redistricting Bill?

Why do voters at Appalachian State keep getting picked on?

This town was founded for one reason only: To shoot dogs

Our state constitution sometimes works like a man firing a machine gun into a swamp

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