Do new NC election district maps treat Black voters fairly? (And, what is “Gingles”?)
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice told legislators to keep all their documents in preparation for a lawsuit. Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC conservatives should embrace, trust state’s improved election laws
If conservatives can encourage roughly 10-15% of their voters to move from Election Day voting to voting by mail or early in-person voting, they can approve overall ballot performance by 2 to 4%. Read More
Opting in or opting out
Senate Bill 49 states that parents must opt in for their children to have reproductive health education. Read More
Lawmakers should get serious about fraud
The political attention paid to the fiscal impact of aid to Ukraine is far out of proportion to its contribution to federal deficits. Read More
Reports of violent threats against Jordan opponents raise concerns in DC
None of the seven Republican House members have opposed Jim Jordan. Read More
Lemons to lemonade - The UNC School of Civic Life
The new school is a good–faith effort to embrace what began as a declaration of war with the faculty. Read More
Manufacturing in North Carolina
Between 1995 and 2022 North Carolina's population increased by 42 percent, but manufacturing jobs fell from 830,000 to 475,000. Read More
NC legislators about to put an exclamation mark on one of the worst sessions in state history
The filing period for the March primary elections begins the week after Thanksgiving. Read More
Which dominates: Bad or good economic news?
The latest year-over-year inflation rate is now 3.7%. Read More
New maps for Congress and state legislature released
It comes as no surprise that Republican legislative leaders drew maps that would heavily favor their party and candidates. Read More
