“…instead of trying to figure out what was causing these problems, looking at myself, I blamed other people and politics. That's easy to do. And I fit right into the MAGA circle.” nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-0…

Like many of you, I am concerned that freezing federal funding will hurt North Carolinians, especially those recovering in WNC. My office is currently reviewing and seeking clarity about what OMB’s order to freeze federal grants means for our state. We are also working with

Army Captain Rebecca Lobach, one of three who perished in the Blackhawk helicopter crash Wednesday, is on the list protested in the 2024 NC Supreme Court race on the grounds she did not provide an ID with her military absentee ballot. #ncpol assets.nationbuilder.com/ncgop/mailings…

How the NIH cuts would decimate pediatrics research at UNC and likely undermine the hospital system: 1/2

.UNC System President Peter Hans says it is "my honor and pleasure" to recommend Linda McMahon to be the Secretary of Education #ncpol

Firing young professionals and falsely accusing them of "failing to demonstrate fitness or qualifications for continued employment” is incredibly cruel. Whatever your political leanings, who cheers this kind of thing? tallahassee.com/story/news/loc… via @tdonline

One week ago, Senator Thom Tillis called Putin a "cancer" and the "greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime." No comment from NC's senior senator yet on today's events in the White House. #ncpol thehill.com/homenews/senat…

10/10 on this story in the Ocracoke Observer No notes. Pulitzer should be in the mail for this photo caption alone: "This pizza didn’t fare well during transfer from bobbing boat to the ferry." #Ocracoke ocracokeobserver.com/2025/03/07/fer…

BREAKING: Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-Henderson) had to be escorted from an event in Canton by police earlier today after refusing to answer questions about cuts to federal services. smokymountainnews.com/news/item/3924…

Resignations, Disagreements With Dean Roil Chapel Hill Civics School The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professors who supported the initiative when others derided it are resigning and denouncing its leader. It’s an ironic turn for a civil discourse school. bit.ly/4bCStkb

The real story of flood recovery in WNC is that almost nobody's getting paid, six months later. smokymountainnews.com/news/item/3933…

More Than 180 Academic Leaders Condemn Trump ‘Overreach’... including presidents at Duke, Warren Wilson, Davidson, Carolina Christian College... and not a single UNC system chancellor. #ncpol nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/…

Censored from a transgender valedictorian's graduation speech in Fayetteville: The line "transgender people are facing new levels of violence each day, and the voices of transgender children are being overlooked." wunc.org/term/news/2025… #ncpol

"In the worst-case scenario, you would be looking at about 30 to 31% of our entire budget": PBS North Carolina could be facing both federal funding cuts and one from the #ncga budget: wunc.org/politics/2025-… #ncpol

2026 U.S. Senate race in NC will be wild. With Tillis out, and uncertainty remaining on whether Roy Cooper will run, it's a wide open race right now: wunc.org/politics/2025-… #ncpol

I’m a big Big Bird fan. Mr. Snuffleupagus*, too. But my biggest concern w/ the public media cuts is not about either, but rather what the cuts may mean for statehouse reporting— &, by extension, our knowledge of state government. (1/8 🧵)

You might see some news stories today about the FWS announcing there's 16 red wolf puppies in eastern North Carolina. This is a reminder that, if you listen to public radio in NC or read their websites, you knew that two weeks ago. wunc.org/environment/20…

Rally to protest newly gerrymandered Congressional maps is about to start outside the Capitol Building. Santa Claus is here #ncpol #ncga