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NC GOP Leader Promises No Action on Anti-Gay Marriage Bill

Posted by Associated Press | Apr 13, 2017 | State

One of North Carolina’s leading Republican politicians says there will never be a hearing for proposed legislation aimed at countering the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage. House Speaker Tim Moore of...

North Carolina, You’re (Still) The Worst

Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 31, 2017 | Aaron Keck

Dear North Carolina, I love you, but you’re bringing me down.

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.)

NC’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.”

Gerrymandering: 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.

Task 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.

UNC Hires House Speaker Chief of Staff as Vice Chancellor of Public Affairs

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 10, 2017 | UNC

Clayton Somers started his new job as the vice chancellor of public affairs and secretary of the university at UNC on Monday. Somers has been serving as the chief of staff for North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore. The UNC...

Why 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?

Will 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.

NCGA 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?

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