One of the best reporters in North Carolina, @lucillesherman.bsky.social, shared that she had a miscarriage while covering the 12-week abortion ban the General Assembly passed two years ago. Our personal stories matter, no matter what the journalism gods say. www.axios.com/local/raleig...

New from me this week: North Carolina's booming hemp industry is completely unregulated: no age limits, safety standards or oversight. State lawmakers have a big challenge ahead of them this year in trying to wrap their arms around it. www.axios.com/local/raleig...

How y'all doin' on this little corner of the internet? I'm struggling to keep up with all the social media sites these days, but this one seems to be increasingly hoppin'.

Some thoughts on last night's tragedy over the Potomac. www.axios.com/2025/01/30/p...

Breaking: Wake County has dismissed 180 court cases and counting, citing the reliability of a North Carolina state trooper as a witness. Most of those cases are DWIs. www.axios.com/local/raleig...

North Carolina Democrats ousted a political giant from Senate leadership ranks Monday night, electing a rising star in the party, Sydney Batch, to replace Dan Blue as the minority leader. www.theassemblync.com/politics/syd...

NEW (#Driscoll) via @axios.com's @sophiacai.bsky.social, @demarest-colin.bsky.social & @lucillesherman.bsky.social: "#Trump will nominate #JDVance's friend and Yale Law School classmate #DanDriscoll for Army secretary." www.axios.com/2024/12/04/d...

The NC Senate just voted to override Gov. Cooper’s veto of a bill that funds 54,000 students on a waitlist for the state's vouchers. The NC House did so yesterday. Sen. Natasha Marcus pointed to our reporting in her speech arguing against the override.

My friend and old colleague Lisa Sorg has done incredible work for years on this organization and its director. The wheel turns. Slowly, sometimes, but it turns. #NCPol insideclimatenews.org/news/2011202...

In the NC General Assembly’s new Hurricane Helene relief bill, Republican lawmakers would move the State Board of Elections to the State Auditor’s office, which will be led by a Republican for the first time in more than a decade. Governor loses appointment powers over the board too.