A major investigation into NC General Assembly staffing practices is dropping this Friday, May 16. Subscribe now to be the first to read it: zachkahn.substack.com

The most powerful legislator in North Carolina, Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger, employs his wife in his legislative office. So do 25 of his colleagues. Total cost to NC taxpayers? $998,549 per year. Zero public job postings. Zero competitive process. Zero merit? Full investigation coming.

It was quite a day in Charlotte today!

I'm graduating from high school in 28 days. Here are the 5 biggest lessons I have learned over the past four years as a high schooler: open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

Atrium Health is leasing tax-exempt land to a fried chicken restaurant—and won’t explain how that benefits the public. They redacted the lease. Ignored questions. Claimed it’s “competitive healthcare information.” My latest #investigation: open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

Hey Bluesky! My name is Zach. I just published an investigation into a hospital land tax loophole in NC involving a fried chicken restaurant and $110K+ in avoided taxes. I would really appreciate a repost so this reaches Atrium Health and state lawmakers! Thanks! open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

In North Carolina, land owned by Atrium Health hosted a chicken restaurant and avoided over $110K in taxes in one year. That’s a loophole costing public schools and services over $110K. Sign to tell NC state lawmakers to close this loophole 👇 c.org/pVCQkcFgSp

A fried chicken restaurant in North Carolina operates on hospital-owned land, raising serious tax questions. This is a story (with a petition in it) about a costly tax loophole Atrium Health is too "chicken" to explain: open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

This man’s face says it all

A personal story about the life and passing of an amazing man named Howard who changed my life: open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

A personal story about the life and passing of an amazing man named Howard who changed my life: open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

Hello Bluesky! My name is Zach Kahn. I'm a senior in high school from North Carolina. I'll be attending Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism this fall. I write about politics, sports, and big questions shaping the country. Feel free to check out my work on Substack! zachkahn.substack.com

Hello Bluesky! My name is Zach Kahn. I'm a senior in high school from North Carolina. I'll be attending Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism this fall. I write about politics, sports, and big questions shaping the country. Feel free to check out my work on Substack! zachkahn.substack.com

I tried to understand the national debt by talking to someone who strongly disagrees with me. We didn’t agree. That’s the point. Check out my article: zachkahn.substack.com/p/inside-the...

*coughs* Atrium Health

I tried to break down the national debt, and the disagreement around it, with Will Burger of Americans for Prosperity. We disagreed on some things. That’s OK: zachkahn.substack.com/p/inside-the...

I tried to break down the national debt, and the disagreement around it, with Will Burger of Americans for Prosperity. We disagreed on some things. That’s OK: zachkahn.substack.com/p/inside-the...

This is pretty funny

@thelever.bsky.social’s “Master Plan” podcast is incredible. It was so good that I binge-listened to 9 episodes today (which took up a lot of my day)! Bravo to @davidsirota.com and everyone else that worked hard on the podcast! open.spotify.com/show/53PK9UJ...

I saw Pippin yesterday at a local high school- what a show with a great story and meaning.

My official March Madness bracket

Just read this today, it’s quite interesting: www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/o...

Another win for the Wildcats! Go Northwestern!

83 POINTS! Heat star Bam Adebayo has passed Kobe Bryant for the second-most points in a game in NBA history.

I highly recommend that you take a look at this wonderful Op-Ed written by Rev. Jarrell and Rev. Garner-Mullins this morning in the Observer. Atrium, a not-for-profit public entity, has failed to act in the public interest.

The hospital giant and its partners have been happy to borrow imagery from the legacy of the neighborhood. | Opinion

I'm in the Charlotte Observer today with a dear friend writing about an important housing and restorative justice issue.

Queens is going dancing!!!! We used to grab $5 courtside seats when they first joined D1. So so so happy to see the Royals make the NCAA tournament for the first time ever!

Rocky Myers, a Black man accused of murdering a white woman in Alabama, was represented at trial by a Klan lawyer named John Mays. He had no idea. 30 years later, he's still behind bars. Please take a moment to read and share. www.treadbylee.com/p/klonsel

The Hornets used to be so bad that this offer existed. This season, the Hornets have scored 95+ points 61 times.

I just signed a @uscedp.bsky.social petition: Gov. Ivey: Please Grant Clemency to Charles "Sonny" Burton Who Faces Execution Despite Not Having Killed Anyone. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/go...

Here's the full 3 minute pelican delay so you can have closure (h/t @sickoscommittee.org)

Over in North Carolina, Phil Berger, the leader of the North Carolina Senate, is losing to challenger Sam Page with just under half of all precincts reported.

February is technically the shortest month of the year. But this year, it certainly felt like the longest: open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

His letter answerer must have been a victim of DOGE

This is what happens when a high school journalist asks the President for an interview I guess

I received another one today and I didn’t even reach out to him this time outside of an interview request two days ago

I’m researching food insecurity in the U.S. and U.K. for a research paper and I’m looking to interview researchers, policy experts, nonprofit leaders, or people with experience in the field. If you’re open to a brief interview or can connect me with someone who is, feel free to reply or DM me!

What a moment.

That was amazing

Sonny Burton can no longer walk. His loved ones worry that, should the time come, prison staffers will have to roll the 75-year-old into the execution chamber on a gurney. One final indignity, they say, for a man who never killed a soul. Full story: www.treadbylee.com/p/charles-so...