North Carolina, You’re (Still) The Worst
Dear North Carolina, I love you, but you’re bringing me down.
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PPP: Americans Opposed On Healthcare And HB2, Split On Impeachment
Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 24, 2017 | National
When it comes to healthcare, Americans are surprisingly united against the GOP. (On Neil Gorsuch, we’re unsurprisingly apathetic.)
Read MoreNC’s School Grading System Measures Poverty, Not Performance
Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 10, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education
Progressive and conservative education leaders both say our school grading system should focus not on “performance,” but “growth.”
Read MoreGerrymandering: New Book Explores How GOP Took Over – And Why It Might Not Last
Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 7, 2017 | National
David Daley’s new book “Ratf**ked” explores how gerrymandering has become an increasingly sophisticated – and insidious – political strategy.
Read MoreTask Force Urges NCGA To Help Reduce Child Deaths
Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 7, 2017 | Health
The NC Child Fatality Task Force has helped reduce child mortality by 46 percent since 1991.
Read MoreCarrboro Considers Body Cameras for Police
Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jan 17, 2017 | Local Government
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen will meet next month to discuss the suitability and cost of body-worn cameras for the Carrboro Police Department. According to Lydia Lavelle, the mayor of Carrboro, board members are eager to...
Read MoreWhy Did HB2 Repeal Fall Apart?
Posted by Aaron Keck | Dec 23, 2016 | State Government
On Monday, state leaders reached a deal to repeal HB2. Two days later it fell apart. What happened?
Read MoreWill The NCGA Repeal HB2?
Posted by Aaron Keck | Dec 20, 2016 | State Government
The General Assembly will vote Wednesday on a bill to repeal HB2 in full.
Read MoreNCGA Passes Two Big Bills. What Will Result?
Posted by Aaron Keck | Dec 19, 2016 | State Government
The NCGA has passed SB4 and HB17. All the talk aside, what will they actually do?
Read MoreNCGA “Power Grab”: Is It Unprecedented? And What Will Result?
Posted by Aaron Keck | Dec 16, 2016 | State Government
A local expert says there are historical precedents for what the NCGA is doing – but never on such a sweeping scope.
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