January means many things – the start of a new year, the sight of discarded Christmas trees and lists of resolutions about what’s ahead. But…
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When Mamie Green moved into her one-story duplex apartment, it signaled a fresh start. Her apartment – one half of the white house with red…
Months before there were candidates and fundraisers and the omnipresent yard signs, the North Carolina General Assembly decided the outcome of the 2nd Congressional District…
By Michaela Towfighi and Kalley Huang When one of Gunther Peck’s students told him that she had cast a provisional ballot in the 2016 election,…
Elections remind me of ABC’s “The Bachelor.” Each season is billed as the “most dramatic ever.” And sure enough, a fiercely contested election in…
Story by Michaela Towfighi; illustrations by Sofia Zymnis Uncertainty has been a common thread in our lives since March. But if there is one thing…
Damon Circosta may be able to sleep better now. The chair of the North Carolina State Board of Elections said a month ago that his…
About 10 blocks from the U.S. Capitol is a townhouse office with the kind of generic name you expect to find in Washington: Capitol Compliance…
Even as a Republican running for a GOP held seat, Alan Swain has to level with himself. Things don’t look good for his campaign in…
While working as a technology specialist in Durham Public Schools, Laura Fogle learned about a student whose phone screen was so cracked, glass shards cut…