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Birthdays
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Nov 19, 2025
An update on the state of the Hole, but first, the most ridiculous North Carolina political food story ever told.
National Guard
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Nov 13, 2025
Sure, the data can't always tell the entire story. But one representative who's asking for a deployment isn't suggesting the same solution for a more violent place in his own district.
Politics
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Oct 14, 2025
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?
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Oct 6, 2025
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.
Jan 31, 2025
In 1820, a congressman from the western part of the state did something that caused his colleagues to clown him. People are still talking about it today, even if they don't realize it.
Nov 7, 2024
After the election, I keep thinking back to Frank Porter Graham's progressive run for U.S. Senate in 1950, one that came down to race and emotion. He ended up on top. Then, weeks later, he lost.
Raleigh
Nov 1, 2024
In this podcast episode, we talk about the things that drive the political scene in our state, how they influence candidates, voters, and issues, and why past Roy Cooper haunts present-day Roy Cooper.
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Feb 16, 2024
A student shares the artistic backstory behind North Carolina's greatest piece of democratic humblebrag swag.
Sep 21, 2023
The U.S. Senate got rid of its unofficial dress code, and people are sort of upset about it! But did North Carolina's once-senior senator break the code to conduct official business? We investigate.
Sep 14, 2023
Generations ago, leaders thought local elections should be protected from state and national issues. We're still dealing with the effects of that thinking today.
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Apr 21, 2022
A bridge over the Dan River in Eden looks like any old bridge. But its existence led to a farmer uprising, a fight over the legitimacy of government, and a case that's still taught in law school.
