Politics

Disorder in the Court

As it tackles high-profile cases, the North Carolina Supreme Court is struggling to be seen as nonpartisan. Among its critics is its own chief justice, a steadfast Republican who recently scolded Democratic justices for having what he says is a partisan agenda.

BY Anne BlytheFebruary 17, 2022

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The Gerrymandering Showdown

Five words in the state constitution are at the core of a disagreement among judges about gerrymandering in North Carolina. Now the state Supreme Court, in a case with national implications, will decide if districts that might distort the will of the people can be considered free.

BY David DaleyJanuary 30, 2022

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Local News in Chatham County

A conversation with Chatham News + Record's Bill Horner III on the outlet's push to keep local journalism alive.

BY Kyle VillemainJanuary 27, 2022

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Dale Folwell Battles the Health Care 'Cartel'

Amid robust profits at urban hospitals across the state, the Republican state treasurer is fighting for lower prices and more transparency in his distinctively aggressive, stubborn style. Hospitals don’t like him – and the feeling is mutual.

BY Steve RileyFebruary 03, 2022

Business

How the Fall of NC Mutual Hurt Black America

The last remaining Black insurance firm in the U.S., which is based in downtown Durham, will disappear this year. Its demise reflects the decline of an era of Black capitalism that supported African-American upward mobility.

BY Henry McKoyJanuary 20, 2022

Higher Education

A Higher Ed Subsidy from the Right

The state’s signature college affordability program, once controversial, is now credited with saving one institution, growing two others, and was just expanded to cover a fourth: Is it a model or a fluke?

BY Sarah BrownJanuary 13, 2022

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Football, Soccer, Fútbol

Big investments in professional soccer could reshape North Carolina’s sports landscape and its biggest cities. In Charlotte, success depends on combining Hispanic and white fan bases—and their two very different soccer cultures // Photos by Kate Medley

BY Matt HartmanDecember 16, 2021