My Favorite Stories of 2020: NC In All Its Complicated Splendor by Michael McElroy December 28, 2020 Politics and pandemics, it was a difficult and confounding year. Here’s a look inside my top stories of 2020 in NC....
NC Santas Can’t Do Normal Santa Things This Season. Here’s How They’re Handling the Change. by Michael McElroy December 23, 2020 Long walks on the beach with Santa? Coronavirus is hard on everyone. But these NC Santas say he’s up for the challenge....
Somebody Voted for Roy Cooper and Donald Trump. Who Are These Voters? by Michael McElroy November 30, 2020 Why the 2020 election shows NC is, strangely enough, getting more conservative and liberal at the same time....
We Don’t Know Who Won the Top Slot at the NC Supreme Court This Election. That’s Normal. by Michael McElroy November 20, 2020 North Carolina is slated to certify election results Tuesday, three weeks after Election Day part of the normal process every election....
Close Races from 2020 Election Will Have Week Wait for Results by Michael McElroy November 4, 2020 The wait for election results is on in the battleground state of North Carolina, where election officials will follow regular procedure to count outstanding bal...
Denied Federal Recognition for a Century, Biden and Trump Promise Change for NC’s Lumbee Tribe by Michael McElroy October 29, 2020 In the furious final days of campaigning, Biden and Trump make their case in a struggling NC county that’s home to thousands of Lumbee....
How Post Office Delays and Lawsuits Impact Absentee Voting in NC by Michael McElroy October 20, 2020 Between postal delays and court cases, there's a lot to follow. But we’ve got everything you need to know about absentee voting in NC here....
Election HQ: Cardinal & Pine’s Live Blog on NC’s 2020 Election by Billy Ball, Sarah Ovaska, Michael McElroy, Max Millington October 16, 2020 With a recount likely in the race for chief justice of the NC Supreme Court, Paul Newby holds a lead over Cheri Beasley....
Know Your Rights: What To Do If You Spot Voter Intimidation in NC by Michael McElroy October 16, 2020 Advice from NC voting rights advocates and election officials on what to do if you witness voter intimidation at the polls....
‘They’re Ready to Vote’: Inside the Push to Turn Out NC’s College Students by Michael McElroy October 16, 2020 Voting among young people surged in NC in the 2018 election. Organizers are hoping for an even bigger windfall in 2020....