Authorities have reported the death of a Nicaraguan immigrant in ICE custody in a hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, the seventh reported death of an immigrant in ICE custody this month. buff.ly/NntUdNz

NEW: A Texas district in which Black students were allegedly taunted with monkey noises. An Arizona school where students admitted saying “slavery is good.” These are some of the incidents Trump’s Education Department has ignored:

Jim Hunt, NC governor who won four terms and shaped legacy on education, dies ncnewsline.com/2025/12/18/j...

Just for the record: none of our 39 state outlets at @statesnewsroom.com use it. We don't have a published AI policy yet, but I was part of crafting it, and it would go against our policy to use it in any of our writing without full disclosure.

FEMA planned changes for disaster aid. NC local leaders say they’re ‘unhelpful’ and ‘tone deaf’ ncnewsline.com/2025/12/16/f...

Republicans could gain nearly 200 state legislative seats in voting rights case, report finds ncnewsline.com/2025/12/15/r...

When ProPublica’s @gingerthompson.bsky.social began talking to people in Albany, GA, she didn’t expect that they would be so fearful to criticize the town’s sole hospital on the record — or how powerless they were to hold that hospital to account. Read our 5-part "Sick in a Hospital Town" series:

The forever chemical TFA could cause irreversible harm. In Eastern North Carolina, it’s everywhere. ncnewsline.com/2025/12/12/t...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Senate Republicans reject new congressional maps in defiance of Trump’s redistricting push.

Republicans in Congress eye more power for states to remove voters ncnewsline.com/2025/12/11/r...

Trump endorses Phil Berger, as Sam Page continues primary challenge despite president’s request ncnewsline.com/2025/12/11/t...

Democrat Nida Allam brings major progressive backers to challenge incumbent US Rep. Foushee ncnewsline.com/2025/12/11/d...

Via Jennifer Shutt: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson committed Wednesday to hold a vote next week on a package of health care bills, but didn't say which bills would be included or whether they had the GOP votes to pass. https://ow.ly/Uggb50XH84c

Two successful lawsuits restoring full Medicaid payments to health providers and more lawsuits in the legal pipeline led to his decision to reverse rate cuts imposed this fall, Democratic Gov. Josh Stein announced Wednesday. ncnewsline.com/2025/12/10/n... Story by @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol

Gov. Stein endorses House Democrat, wading into Democratic primary before filing ends ncnewsline.com/briefs/gov-s...

CONSERVATIVE JUSTICES LOOK FAVORABLY ON EXPANDING TRUMP POWERS: US Supreme Court seems ready to back Trump in case of fired FTC commissioner -- from our @ashleymurray.bsky.social in the courthouse for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

NC Democrat seeking return to the state House appeals to Republicans for primary votes ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-de...

Trump administration makes Trump's birthday a free-admission day for national parks while canceling free admission for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, according to park service web site. www.usatoday.com/story/travel...

NEW: North Carolina prison officials, this summer, raised the price of items that incarcerated people can buy. The prices are already way marked-up; & incarcerated people make a tiny fraction of minimum wage if they work. An incarcerated reporter explains what's happening, & why it matters:

Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina is using Trump’s Mississippi nominees as leverage in a gambit to compel Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi to help the Lumbee Tribe finally achieve federal recognition—and all the rights and benefits it entails. buff.ly/J0pjl4f

SCOOP: Paul Ingrassia, a lawyer who previously represented the Tate brothers before joining the White House, chided authorities for seizing the brothers’ devices, saying it was not a good use of time or resources. He told DHS officials to give them back.

U.S. Border Patrol coming to Raleigh on Tuesday, mayor says, as NC crackdown continues ncnewsline.com/2025/11/17/u...

NEW: DHS launched a $200mln+ ad campaign, featuring, Kristi Noem, aimed at stemming illegal immigration. We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem. @justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/kris...

North Carolina’s U.S. Rep. Don Davis among them. #ncpol

A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor. via @kansasreflector.com

“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.” We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:

The state pension trustees could be in a position to recommend that the legislature grant state retiree cost-of-living increases in the next budget. It all depends on how pension fund returns perform through December. ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-pe... By @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol

BREAKING: The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. to 7,500 and they will be mostly white South Africans.

Rural NC legal aid offices close after General Assembly freezes public assistance fund over politics ncnewsline.com/2025/10/30/r...

NC attorney general joins states suing Trump administration to continue SNAP food aid ncnewsline.com/2025/10/28/n... by @galenb.bsky.social

Racial health disparities could widen as states grapple with Trump cuts, experts warn ncnewsline.com/2025/10/28/r...

From @lbonner.bsky.social: NC officials warn federal food aid programs will be suspended within days ncnewsline.com/2025/10/27/n...

Arizona figures with white nationalist ties gain Pentagon credentials as 60 journalists from extremist outlets replace traditional reporters story via @jerodmacevoy.com

Big ups to @lbonner.bsky.social and @galenb.bsky.social today for all the work at #ncga this week, including this wrap-up. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2025/10/22/n...

Day 2 of NC redistricting. Final vote in the Senate, progress in the House. Black legislative leaders, including former U.S. Rep. Eva Clayton, gather at the legislature to blast the new map. #ncpol w/ @lbonner.bsky.social ncnewsline.com/2025/10/21/g...

GOP-led NC redistricting plan moving through House as Black leaders blast new lines ncnewsline.com/2025/10/21/g...

You call them news deserts, but they quickly become disinformation zones. localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...

States are racing to apply for a slice of a $50B rural health fund. One quarter of the fund will be disbursed based on how well states score on MAHA objectives. minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/21/s...

The Supreme Court is considering a case that could eliminate a key provision in the Voting Rights Act and reduce minority representation in Congress, reshaping the House in a way that hasn’t been seen in decades.

NC Republicans move on new congressional plan to add another GOP district ncnewsline.com/2025/10/20/n...

Here is the alt text version. Sorry I didn't post it the first time

Lots of great info packed into this very short interview.

The scene at No Kings in Raleigh, where protesters have been met with a near-constant stream of supportive honks for the last two hours.

Swannanoa’s post-Helene wishlist: FEMA buyouts, accessible food and affordable new homes ncnewsline.com/2025/10/16/s...

“How long will the city allow the sounds of gunfire to dominate our streets as if we are in a war zone?” asked one resident.

To understand the Trump administration’s vision for American education, @megomatz.bsky.social and I studied dozens of hours of political appointees’ speeches and podcasts and essays. What emerged is a desire to dismantle the nation’s system of public schools.

Standing in the gap: How nonprofits and volunteers created a community safety net after Helene ncnewsline.com/2025/10/02/s...

Argument erupts on the NC elections board over the new role handed a former GOP operative ncnewsline.com/briefs/argum...

The story btw azmirror.com/2025/09/25/j...