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Four years ago, a whistleblower and I broke NC’s ag-gag law. The environment...
The sludge from DAK Americas that was shipped to McGill Environmental. This sample is from the same batch that contained 20,400 parts per billion of 1,4-Dioxane. The colored specks in the sludge are...
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Literacy tests are still in the North Carolina constitution. Lawmakers want...
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 06: Shenita Binns (3rd L) and her daughter Ysrael Binns (4th L) of Atlanta, Georgia, participate in a “Freedom Friday March” protest at Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial August...
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Newly released body cam footage shows Asheville Police arresting journalists
Asheville's Aston Park, where Asheville Blade reporters Matilda Bliss and Veronica Coit were arrested for covering police sweeping a homeless encampment on Christmas night 2021. Screenshot from...
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Experts debate affirmative action in admissions at UNC as Supreme Court...
Last week, UNC-Chapel Hill’s Program for Public Discourse began its 2023 series of public discussions with a panel on affirmative action in university admissions. This week, that discussion is...
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How the judge who could ban the abortion pill won confirmation in the U.S....
U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Joseph Kacsmaryk was nominated by former President Donald Trump WASHINGTON — The U.S. District Court judge who could end more than two decades of legal access to...
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Stein to keynote summit on fentanyl as legislature considers related bills
The Biden administration announced new plans on Friday to target illicit fentanyl trafficking. Photo: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.Photo: USDEA Attorney General Josh Stein will be the keynote...
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Wyoming legislature passes bills to ban medication abortion and exempt...
The abortion drug mifepristone is one of several pills used for abortion that will be illegal under a bill passed by the Wyoming legislature this week. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) New law seeks...
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Crime Commission publishes new figures on domestic violence in North Carolina
A breakdown of domestic violence, by offense, over a three-year period. Simple assault was by far the most commonly reported crime. Source: Criminal Justice Analysis CenterA new report from the state’s...
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Lawmakers file bill to eliminate cash bail for NC’s lowest-level crimes
House Bill 271 would reform North Carolina’s cash bail system. (File photo). Democratic legislators from some of the state’s biggest counties — and busiest courthouses — have filed a bill that would...
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North Carolina to be represented on national life-without-parole webinar
A bill introduced in the North Carolina General Assembly would aid formerly incarcerated people reenter society. Image: Adobe Stcok.The Sentencing Project will host a webinar next Tuesday titled “Life...
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Organizers plan rally at the Capitol before Supreme Court hears voter ID,...
A flyer for the rally provided by Common Cause North CarolinaOrganizers from across North Carolina will meet in downtown Raleigh Tuesday ahead of the state Supreme Court re-hearing two voting rights...
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NC Supreme Court to rehear elections cases this week
The North Carolina Supreme Court building in Raleigh The state Supreme Court this week is going to take the rare step to re-hear two recently decided elections cases – one on redistricting and the...
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Notable prison system appropriations in the governor’s budget
Governor Roy CooperImage: Adobe Stock Gov. Roy Cooper released his budget last week, offering raises to teachers, increasing appropriations for the Department of Environmental Quality and funding the...
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Bill would fund two jail inspectors to examine county jails across North...
Photo: Getty Images A bill before the legislature would pay for two full-time jail inspectors to examine county detention facilities across the state. House Bill 380 would send $211,502 in recurring...
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Upcoming symposium to focus on the continual harm inflicted by Confederate...
The Confederate Monument outside the historic Iredell County Courthouse.The North Carolina Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Criminal Justice System will host a symposium next month...
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New public defender offices planned in the House budget, but no intent to...
(Stock image by Chris Ryan/stock/Getty ImagesThe House budget unveiled by Republican leaders Wednesday night would provide funding to establish new public defender offices serving eight counties across...
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Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury, according to reports
A New York criminal grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump, shown here participating in a presidential debate on Oct. 22, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty...
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UNC-Chapel Hill students plan protest over banning of law student from campus
Jamie Marsicano, second year law student at UNC-Chapel Hill. (Photo courtesy Meghan Rankins)Students at UNC-Chapel Hill are planning a walk-out Thursday in protest of the university’s banning a law...
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NC CRED: The harms inflicted by Confederate monuments — and why they should...
The North Carolina Confederate Monument was dismantled at the State Capitol in June 2020. (Photo: Clayton Henkel) Every October, Ronda Taylor-Bullock’s hometown would come alive on Goldston’s Old...
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“No right way to tear down oppressive systems”: the risks of toppling...
The Monument to North Carolina Women of the Confederacy was also removed. A strong message left by protesters remains. (Photo by Clayton Henkel)[Note: This report has been updated to include a...
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