Advocates rally at the governor’s mansion, Alamance County goes back to court, and Anita Earls tries again.
Alamance County
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.
King of The Road
Last year, the Burlington City Council unanimously supported transforming a bleak avenue leading from the interstate to downtown. Then power broker Sam Hunt derailed the plan—and helped exile the three-term mayor.
A New Democratic Playbook
Ricky Hurtado bucked party strategists to run a different kind of campaign. Is he the vanguard of Latinx electoral power and millennial campaigning in North Carolina?
Behind the Piece: “Today’s Outlaws”
An interview with writer Belle Boggs and a look at the reporting behind “Today’s Outlaws.”
Today’s Outlaws
Extraordinary actions by law enforcement in Graham, North Carolina, briefly captured national headlines last Halloween. But the long-rooted violence it exposed, and the protest movement that endured, are here to stay.