The N.C. Attorney General has long been the presumptive Democratic frontrunner for governor in 2024. Now he has to convince voters.
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Posted inBusiness & Economy
Behind the State’s Big Insurance Change
What people are saying about the plan to move the State Health Plan from Blue Cross Blue Shield to Aetna in 2025.
Posted inPolitics & Government
A Big Gap In This Year’s Legislature
Alamance County Democrat Ricky Hurtado was the first Latino elected to the North Carolina General Assembly in 2020, but the glimpse of representation was short-lived.
Posted inPolitics & Government
The Paradox of Power
As the U.S. House struggled to elect a speaker, some former N.C. legislators recalled a dramatic coalition that overthrew an entrenched leader and created a memorable moment of bipartisanship.
Posted inHigher Education
How to Sell a University
Nido Qubein remade High Point University from a struggling college to a booming campus known for “wow” amenities. He’s not done yet.
Posted inPolitics & Government
High Point’s Controversial New Law Dean Speaks (Sort Of)
Critics have called for Mark Martin, a former North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice, to account for his part in efforts to fight the 2020 election outcome.
Posted inFaith & Religion
Parable of the Sower
Like most startups, the majority of new churches fail. Can a young pastor get his to take root in an unexpected place?
Posted inCulture
Our 12 Favorite Stories of 2022
Picking our favorites is hard, but we tried our best.
Posted inHealth
A Rural Doctor and the Fight Against Covid
North Carolina has led the way in developing a creative solution to vaccinating people in rural areas.
Posted inCourts & Justice
North Carolina’s Not-Quite-Dead Death Penalty
New data The Assembly obtained shows that having capital punishment on the books—even if it’s not used—is giving prosecutors more conviction-prone juries.