Charlotte Observer columnist @paigemasten.bsky.social on identifying topics to focus on, editing and checking facts, and headline writing. editdesk.wordpress.com/2026/02/19/q...

Through no fault of their own, more than 70,000 North Carolinians could hit an extra obstacle when trying to cast a ballot in this year’s primaries. www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...

The 1st ballots of 2026 went out today in NC, but we won’t know the final word on early voting sites until tomorrow. #ncpol #electionadministration Details @ 🔗 ⬇️ chriscooperwcu.substack.com/p/the-2026-e...

The GOP-led North Carolina legislature spent nearly 10 years trying to control the elections board. But it’s also taken aim at other commissions in the state by shifting who has power to appoint members that historically belonged to the governor. By @dougbockclark.bsky.social

"North Carolina has historically been an early indicator for future national voting battles," writes @dgraham.bsky.social. "A world in which losing candidates can indefinitely delay the certification of elections with ex post facto challenges is one that could paralyze democratic government." #ncpol

Forgot to post this but Tillis on US cutting off intel to Ukraine "I just haven't got an answer, but it's absolutely essential, otherwise you're you're having them go dark on Russia movement

Looking for my colleagues at The News & Observer? I started a starter pack. #ncpol go.bsky.app/4x89jaX

“Republicans wrote the bill in secret. They released it to the public one hour before beginning debate in the House. And they put it forward in a form that could not be amended.”

#ncga House Republicans introducing this bill on the floor are only mentioning the non-controversial stuff in it, not the major shifts in government powers. Some of what's in the bill, up for a vote now after a 5:30 p.m. public release: www.wunc.org/politics/202... #ncpol

Up to 100-plus NC journalists and news outlets on this "starter pack" -- I think the migration to this site might really be happening this time Go fill up your feeds with local news! bsky.app/starter-pack...

This is important to say: In the race for NC Supreme Court, it’s not like a foot race and Allison Riggs surged and took the lead from Jefferson Griffin. These aren’t new votes. The votes were already in (via provisional ballots) and North Carolina counties are counting them. They’ll finish Monday.

In North Carolina, 20 desegregation academies, with student populations more than 85% white, brought in more than $20 million through school vouchers in the past three years alone, @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social and @mrsimon22.bsky.social report. www.propublica.org/article/segr... #ncpol

Um, is this thing on?