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A youthful push for NC vape regulations
May 8, 202621 min
The ad (and issue) that helped oust Sen. Phil Berger
Apr 24, 202631 min
Your power bill could be going up in NC
Apr 10, 202632 min
Why NC's prisons can't pay bills or keep staff
Mar 27, 202628 min
Small-town accountant defeats a veteran swing-vote legislator
Mar 13, 202616 min
What we learned from NC's primary -- and what's next
Mar 5, 202626 min
Four races to watch in Tuesday's NC primary
Feb 27, 202617 min
Main Street NC: East Durham's contaminated parks
Feb 20, 202634 min
Main Street NC: Buxton's disappearing beach
Feb 13, 202638 min
Main Street NC: Coharie Tribe's river revitalization in Sampson County
Feb 6, 202628 min
Main Street NC: Hot Springs rebuilds from Helene
Jan 30, 202635 min
Main Street NC: Williamston's 'crisis of healthcare'
Jan 23, 202626 min
Main Street NC: Laurinburg hunts for jobs after losing its university
Jan 16, 202629 min
NC Chamber leader talks economic policy from tolls to taxes
Jan 2, 202628 min
Gov. Josh Stein talks Helene, budget, Medicaid and more
Dec 19, 202512 min
Key races to watch as 2026 election filings get started
Dec 5, 202528 min
What's the future of NC's news media amid cutbacks?
Nov 21, 202541 min
The legacy of former Gov. Jim Hunt
Nov 7, 202530 min
A closer look at NC's new Congressional districts
Oct 24, 202526 min
NC House Freedom Caucus wins on shrimp, guns
Oct 10, 202530 min
Why Medicaid is facing big funding cuts in NC
Sep 22, 202522 min
New Progressive Caucus seeks a stronger voice on the left
Sep 12, 202524 min
Can the NC DMV fix its long lines?
Aug 22, 202526 min
What to expect from NC's expensive 2026 US Senate race
Aug 1, 202537 min
A new NC political party seeks to find the middle
Jul 25, 202528 min
NC's new healthcare laws you probably missed
Jul 11, 202527 min
NC House's top Democrat says the legislature is 'getting nothing done'
Jun 27, 202523 min
State auditor talks elections, DMV and more
Jun 13, 202528 min
'A diplomat': NC's longest-serving legislator on his new role
Jun 6, 202529 min
How a Democrat gets bills passed in a GOP legislature
May 23, 202524 min
NC legislator makes the case for cryptocurrency in state investments
May 9, 202528 min
Meet the only Democrat (so far) running for U.S. Senate in 2026
Apr 25, 202525 min
A closer look at NC's broken-down DMV
Apr 11, 202520 min
A closer look at NC's projected 'fiscal cliff'
Mar 27, 202525 min
Should NC's teacher pay start at $50,000?
Mar 21, 202526 min
Should NC take the racist literacy test out of its constitution?
Mar 14, 202525 min
NC's high healthcare cost and Senate efforts to tackle it
Mar 7, 202526 min
New Senate minority leader talks Democrats' strategy for 2025
Feb 28, 202529 min
Stein's top Helene recovery official makes the case for more funding
Feb 21, 202529 min
Influential GOP consultant looks back at 50 years in NC politics
Feb 14, 202529 min
Main Street NC: Midway tries to stay rural while becoming a town
Feb 7, 202525 min
Main Street NC: Aurora builds infrastructure to lure jobs
Jan 24, 202522 min
Main Street NC: Southeast Raleigh's gentrification challenge
Jan 10, 202531 min
Main Street NC: Mitchell County's Helene recovery needs
Dec 20, 202436 min
Main Street NC: Fountain's musical rebirth
Dec 13, 202429 min
Why women are underrepresented in NC politics
Nov 22, 202425 min
Making sense of NC's election results
Nov 6, 202449 min
Down The Ballot: NC Legislature
Nov 1, 202434 min
Down The Ballot: 1st Congressional District
Oct 25, 202422 min
Josh Stein on his campaign for governor
Oct 18, 202420 min