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What Roy Cooper’s "early-release" list actually reveals
Sam Page's learning curve is showing
Can you break Raleigh’s budget impasse?
Executive offices matter. Teacher recruitment shows why
When does a protest become a stunt?
Freezing revaluations is the wrong fix
Helene relief became a slush fund for campus nonsense
N.C. government is still astonishingly low-tech
Why legalizing marijuana would make N.C. worse
A conservative approach to climate change?
Mayberry isn't a relic of the past
Where the Cooper-Whatley race really stands
Leandro had to end. A ‘sound basic education’ still matters
Should the state invest in N.C. startups?
Why you should support levy limits
Two things that stood out from Speaker Hall’s new interview
Have N.C. Republicans abandoned local control?
A bitter campaign ends with class
What N.C. candidates can learn from Rom Reddy’s campaign launch
The sweet spot in a N.C. politician’s March Madness bracket
Mark Robinson is completely delusional
Is it better to have a vote or a microphone?
Roy Cooper is no victim of campaign dishonesty
The winners, losers, and weirdness of North Carolina’s primary
Will Sen. Berger's political machine save him or backfire?
More thoughts on the Berger-Page nailbiter
Personnel is policy — and Boliek is testing the system’s limits
Cursive is in the law. So why isn’t it in the classroom?
Special Report: In tiny N.C. towns, taxes do little more than prop up the government itself
Why I published endorsements in 2026 primaries
North Carolina’s perplexing pessimistic mood
An earned media home run for Luke Farley
Two smart takes on a fractured conservative movement
Inside Destin Hall’s record-breaking fundraising haul
The Roy Cooper inmate scandal hasn't broken through
Kate Barr and the problem with party labels
Fleshing out Roy Cooper’s secret list
The myth of the unwinnable GOP primary
The case for running in unwinnable districts
Winning isn't always the point
The double-pocket button-up test
Why are Berger allies picking a fight on immigration?
My take on two fresh N.C. polls
N.C. needs more primary election debates
Why Council of State races might suddenly matter a lot more
Past donations are fair game, but don’t always mean much
How I read N.C. political polls
Why Gov. Josh Stein's endorsement actually matters in this Dem primary