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A Justice Kavanaugh would all but assure the demise of American abortion rights
by Tara Romano
Monday, August 20, 2018

When Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the highest court in the land this past June, Donald Trump received his second opportunity to appoint a justice to an increasingly conservative Supreme Court. Making good on his campaign promise to gut Roe v. Wade and re-criminalize abortion…

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News

Monday numbers: America’s staggering diversity gap between students of color and teachers of color

8/20/2018

Public school demographics in the United States are shifting, but, based on emerging national data, there’s reason to believe public schools are struggling to keep up with the changes.

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Special report: A celebration of women’s suffrage on its 99th anniversary

Special report: A celebration of women’s suffrage on its 99th anniversary

8/17/2018

ICE on campus? UNC reps mum, faculty concerned re: email warnings

ICE on campus? UNC reps mum, faculty concerned re: email warnings

8/16/2018

Election ballots on pause as constitutional amendment litigation works through courts

Election ballots on pause as constitutional amendment litigation works through courts

By Melissa Boughton

8/16/2018

EPA officials get an earful at GenX hearing in Fayetteville

EPA officials get an earful at GenX hearing in Fayetteville

8/15/2018

Anglin, Edwards can keep their party labels

Anglin, Edwards can keep their party labels

By Melissa Boughton

8/13/2018

Original Commentary

The Power Grab

8/20/2018

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Pat McCrory, at last, makes a stand

Pat McCrory, at last, makes a stand

8/15/2018

Will courts block legislative leaders’ desperate power plays?

Will courts block legislative leaders’ desperate power plays?

8/14/2018

Meaningless or dangerous? Hunting and fishing constitutional amendment raises huge questions

Meaningless or dangerous? Hunting and fishing constitutional amendment raises huge questions

By Rob Schofield

8/14/2018

Ship of State in a bottle…

Ship of State in a bottle…

8/13/2018

New national poll: Consumers overwhelmingly reject Trump’s financial industry deregulation

New national poll: Consumers overwhelmingly reject Trump’s financial industry deregulation

By Charlene Crowell

8/9/2018

How things got to where they are: The November ballot power grab explained

How things got to where they are: The November ballot power grab explained

8/8/2018

Video

Senator Burr on Russian interference, social media

Rep. Darren Jackson on misleading nature of one of the constitutional amendments (HB913)

Rep. Mickey Michaux talks race, civil rights as he retires after 4 decades in the General Assembly

Editorial Cartoons

The Power Grab

8/20/2018

Ship of State in a bottle…

8/13/2018

UNC’s newest monument

8/6/2018

Saddling up with the Freedom Caucus

7/30/2018

Another historic landslide!!

7/23/2018

It’s getting deep…

7/16/2018

Infographics

Legislature takes first step to combat sexual harassment; advocates say it’s far from sufficient

3/22/2018

Despite backing of legislature and UNC leaders, critics worry NC’s lab school experiment is doomed to failure

2/7/2018

Two days remain to comment on how DEQ should spend $92 million to clean up the state’s air

12/14/2017

Pressure mounts on NC’s largest pork producer to clean up its act

12/6/2017

Info-graphics – Judicial Redistricting Maps

11/14/2017

Lawmakers refuse to say how incumbent judges and D.A.’s fare in new maps; so we did it for you

9/27/2017

Events

Crucial Conversation – North Carolina’s constitutional amendments blitz: What should be done?

May 15 | America’s most dangerous policy addiction (and the threat it poses to the common good)

May 4 | A new day in the fight against gun violence?

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