Racist Photo Prompts Candidates to Address Issue

The Associated Press Feb 2, 2019 Virginia's attorney general is calling for Gov. Ralph Northam to resign. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Democrats Won’t Seat GOP Candidate in Contested Race, House Leader Says

EMERY P. DALESIO and JONATHAN DREW / The Associated Press Dec 28, 2018 The dissolution of North Carolina's elections board injects further uncertainty into the situation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Florence Death Toll Climbs to 37; Trump Visits Stricken Area

CHUCK BURTON and MARTHA WAGGONER / The Associated Press Sep 19, 2018 As the president helps volunteers at a church in the hard-hit town of New Bern, N.C., that state's governor warns evacuees not to return home because the flooding will get worse in places. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Labor Department Officials Told Her to Start Paying Workers. She Ignored Them.

By Amy Julia Harris and Shoshana Walter / Reveal Sep 12, 2018 Jennifer Warren forced rehab clients in North Carolina to work more than 80 hours a week without pay. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Protesters Topple Confederate Statue at N. Carolina Campus

Jonathan Drew / The Associated Press Aug 21, 2018 Civil rights activists have decried the memorial known as "Silent Sam" at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, as a symbol of the state's racist heritage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

2nd GOP Governor Seeks Exclusion From Offshore Drilling Plan

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Jan 11, 2018 Democrats from coastal states cry hypocrisy and partisanship as North Carolina's Henry McMaster moves to protect his state from the risks associated with drilling. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Will Political Chaos in North Carolina Lead to a ‘Third Reconstruction’?

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 22, 2016 The Rev William Barber has hope: "[Republicans] are afraid They know that if we have policy movement along with this kind of moral movement, it will not only energize North Carolina, but it could energize the rest of the South". Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Samantha Bee: Democrats, Stop Focusing on the National Election and Start Working on Local Elections

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Dec 20, 2016 While many Democrats were preoccupied with attempts to get Donald Trump unelected, Republicans in North Carolina were passing laws to curtail the powers of their democratically elected incoming governor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Bathroom Bills’ Are Attacks on the Humanity of Transgender People

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Apr 2, 2016 Right-wing extremists—losing the battle over same-sex marriage—have found a new target They have hit upon a formula designed to lure gullible Americans into believing that transgender people are sexual predators lurking in restrooms, eager to prey on the opposite sex Right-wing extremists—losing the battle over same-sex marriage—have found a new target. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Will Mortgage Settlement Avoid Repeating Obama’s Foreclosure Failures?

By Paul Kiel, ProPublica Feb 11, 2012 On Feb 9, administration officials stood alongside state attorneys general to announce a $25 billion mortgage settlement reminiscent of deal made three Februarys ago Three years later, that program is widely considered a failure 9, administration officials announced a $25 billion mortgage settlement reminiscent of another deal made three Februarys ago. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )