On Air Today: Rebecca Tippett of Carolina Demography

Elections are meant to resolve arguments. This one inflamed them. Weeks after the votes have been counted and the winners declared, many Americans remain angry, defiant and despairing. Millions now harbor new grievances borne of President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud. Many Democrats are saddened by results that revealed the opposition to be […]

A soft-spoken former state Supreme Court justice who’s challenging a four-term incumbent represents one of several U.S. House races in which Democrats are hoping to reshape North Carolina’s congressional delegation through redrawn district boundaries, strong candidates and a high-turnout presidential race. A 2019 redrawing of the state’s U.S. House map by the legislature following court […]

Sen. Kamala Harris’ motorcade raced past Colombian neighborhoods and made a quick stop for takeout in Doral — or “Doral-zuela” as it’s known locally because of its large Venezuelan population — before speeding through the Cuban stronghold of Hialeah. But during her first trip to Florida as Joe Biden’s running mate last week, Harris did […]

North Carolina districts drawn by Republicans that helped retain majorities in Raleigh and Washington are a topic in federal court this week.

Written by NICHOLAS RICCARDI and BRIAN SLODYSKO The picture of the presidential race has hardly been cloudy for some time, even if it is one that most voters say they don’t want to see. On not-so-Super Tuesday, there were few surprises. It became ever clearer President Joe Biden was on a glidepath to the Democratic nomination […]

Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson formally entered next year’s gubernatorial race at a rally Saturday, with the sharp-spoken social conservative saying North Carolina needs a leader like him who can relate to the challenges and desires of working people. Elected the state’s first Black lieutenant governor in 2020 in his […]

Young artists in Orange, Durham, Alamance, Person and Granville counties have a chance for their artwork to be displayed in quite the high-profile spot: U.S. Congress. Rep. Valerie Foushee, who represents those counties in North Carolina District 4, shared details Thursday about the 2023 Congressional Art Competition — an annual competition for high school students […]

Written by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Gov. Roy Cooper’s secretary of health and human services should not be immune from a lawsuit over the administration’s restrictions on large gatherings in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. The Department of Health and Human Services temporarily shut down Ace Speedway, […]

Written by AMANDA SEITZ and WILL WEISSERT Before last year’s presidential election, Facebook ads targeting Latino voters described Joe Biden as a communist. During his inauguration, another conspiracy theory spread online and on Spanish-language radio warning that a brooch worn by Lady Gaga signaled Biden was working with shadowy, leftist figures abroad. And in the […]

There are now more than 1 million people in North Carolina who identify as Hispanic, making it one of the faster growing populations in the state. Carolina Demography’s Rebecca Tippett joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell to share data from a new report.