Ahead of the 2026 primaries, North Carolina Republicans are running their usual playbook: disenfranchising and suppressing Black voters. However, this time around, are not only facing gerrymandered maps, but new changes involving voting sites and days.
At “Cars and Coffee” events in Charlotte and Greensboro, the conversation has shifted from performance specs to the “tariff tax.”
The top-tier ranking comes on the heels of a record-breaking year for the state’s economy. In 2025, North Carolina saw more than $24 billion in new capital investments and the announcement of over 35,000 new jobs—the strongest year for job growth in state history.
Dos hermanos ciudadanos estadounidenses denunciaron que agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) los perfilaron racialmente y los agredieron en Salisbury, Carolina del Norte, en medio de un aumento de arrestos migratorios en todo el país.
Voters rejected Morrow’s extreme views that fueled her 2024 campaign, and now she’s showing that nothing has changed for her Senate campaign. This type of extremism does not belong in North Carolina, and certainly not in a campaign for a position that is meant to represent the diverse people of this state.
“North Carolina’s failing grades reflect years of deliberate neglect. Lawmakers have refused to fully fund our public schools, denied educators meaningful raises, and the Supreme Court has allowed Leandro to languish. Our children cannot afford this continued failure of leadership,” said Tamika Walker Kelly, President of the NC Association of Educators.
State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has approved an average rate increase of nearly 30% for ACA plans sold through Healthcare.gov. Causey said the increases reflect rising health care costs as well as provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law in July.
“We look forward to continuing the collaborative effort needed to make sure everyone has access to affordable, high-quality, patient-centered health care while reducing the burden on rural health providers,” said NCDHHS Secretary Dev Sangvai.
Tras el inicio de un operativo de la Patrulla Fronteriza en Charlotte, muchos trabajadores de la construcción dejaron de asistir a sus empleos por temor a ser detenidos y deportados. Un plomero que ha vivido en Estados Unidos durante 25 años decidió no salir de su casa por semanas. “Tenemos que escondernos como criminales, aunque no lo somos”, dijo.
It’s official, North Carolina is the last state in the nation without a state budget, and Governor Josh Stein says he’s still at the table waiting for lawmakers to pass one. “I am here at the table. Whenever the legislature is ready to join me at the table and get to work. I’m ready to welcome them,” Stein said in an interview with the Raleigh News & Observer.