Elections
NC voters want partisan politics out of election administration, poll shows
NC Newsline's Lynn Bonner reports that 80% of registered North Carolina voters want partisan politics out of election administration.
Guest Contributor
What’s up with all these ballot questions in NC in 2026?
by Sarah Michels, Carolina Public Press September 11, 2026 After North Carolina voters choose their candidates, they will see at least three more questions at the bottom of their ballot this fall. These are ballot referendums, or policy questions sent to the voters to decide. State lawmakers are asking voters
Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: Data center organizing putting candidates on notice across N.C.
North Carolina data center proposals are rousing many to take on local battles across ideological and partisan lines in communities across the state.
Editorial
A New School Year Without Wilton Elementary
Guest Column by Paul Latorre As Granville County begins the 2026–2027 school year, something is noticeably different in the southern part of our county. For the first time in generations, the doors of Wilton Elementary School did not open to welcome students back. The Granville County Board of Education
Opinion
Kimberly Jones: Educators lost their ‘Leandro’ rallying cry — now we rally around purpose
By Kimberly Jones Beacon Media For the first time in three decades, North Carolina educators are heading back to school without the court case that had become a rallying cry for public schools known as Leandro. On April 2, the state Supreme Court dismissed Leandro, a lawsuit that asked for
Proposed ban on amplified music outside NC polling places draws criticism
by Lynn Bonner, NC Newsline June 29, 2026 A proposal by the N.C. Board of Elections to ban amplified sound outside polling places is aimed at discouraging voting by Black and young voters, critics said Monday. When the state board debated the proposed rule in April, members did not
NC Lawmakers finally agreed on a budget. Here’s what it means for you.
by Will Michaels, NCLocal June 30, 2026 Updated July 2 North Carolina lawmakers passed a state budget proposal Thursday after filing the spending plan Tuesday, one year to the day after it was due. A state law had kept the government running largely at 2025 spending levels in the budget’
Opinion
OPINION: This July 4th, a look back — and forward — at North Carolina’s collective power
North Carolina’s history is replete with examples of how community organizing made life better for so many of our communities. Does N.C.’s past hold the blueprint for a better collective future?