Drama, redistricting and lawsuits: 2021 in North Carolina politics
In 2021, WUNC's reporters covered stories like the release of a COVID-19 vaccine, the emergence of two variants, and the end of the nation's
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The maps haven't been adopted yet. But a redistricting lawsuit has already been filed in NC — and no one's surprised
During two days of public comment, the clearest and loudest message to emerge about North Carolina's latest round of redistricting was that the Legislature's Republican majority seems to be picking up where it left off last decade.
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NC lawmakers are drawing new political maps. The outcome could lead to same old results
We look at what North Carolina lawmakers are up to in the rooms where new political maps are being drawn.
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Coronavirus Live Updates: Week of June 1
Live updates on the latest news about COVID-19, impacts the pandemic has had on North Carolina, and vaccines.
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On The Anniversary of George Floyd's Death, NC Lawmakers Consider Anti-Riot Legislation
WUNC In this May 2020 file photo, police officers in riot gear face a line of kneeling protesters in downtown Raleigh. Two bills — one in the state House, the other in the Senate — would stiffen penalties for damaging property or injuring others during a riot. The bills come as North Carolinians continue to protest police violence toward Black individuals. Taari Coleman felt a palpable sense of unity when she joined a large group of people in Raleigh last May to protest the police killing of George Floyd. "Like really empowered,” she said. “Connected to all the people around me, i...
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