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How Might Politics Impact NC's County COVID Vaccination Percentages?
Counties that voted for Trump have lower vaccination percentages, but that is only one of several variables that matter. Read More
Fifty years ago, NC played a historic role in securing voting rights for young Americans. Let’s continue that legacy today.
Ours was the final state needed to lower the voting age to 18 and we are stronger for it. There is more we can do to make voting more accessible. Read More
Supreme court has seen change, but 4-3 splits are rare
In 84 percent of the 2021 decisions the high court issued unanimous decisions 84 percent of the time. Only in 7 percent has their been a single dissenter. Read More
State blows it on history
North Carolina has the worst civics and history standards in the Southeast. Read More
UNC supporters won one. But the fight's not over.
Alexander H. Jones writes in Politics NC that Nikole Hannah-Jones supporters won the battle for her tenure but the higher education wars continue. Read More
Innumeracy and general assembly salary
How much do members of the North Carolina General Assembly get paid? Does learning the correct amount change opinions about their members? Read More
Republicans cost NC State a shot at a championship
Right now we have two Americas. In the world of sports those living in vaccinated America are the teams that are winning. Read More
Performance of Southeast States shines another light on North Carolina’s troubled civics and history standards
North Carolina needs to do more than feel embarrassed by our rankings on history and civics. Read More
Conservative politicians complaining about the NC State's baseball team's dismissal is sadly emblematic
In today's partisan, divisive political environment blasting the NCAA is like attacking “drug kingpins” or “terrorism”: political catnip. Read More
