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Super Tuesday, the biggest primary election day of the 2024 cycle, has arrived and voters in 16 states and one U.S. territory are casting their ballots. Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennet host PBS NewsHour's special coverage with our panel of…
Preserving Democracy reached out to PBS reporters in several Super Tuesday states to hear key takeaways from the experts who regularly cover these communities. Here are their findings.
Eight North Carolinians come together to discuss how to talk about politics with friends and family, generational teachings and what should be taught by parents versus teachers.
Eight North Carolinians come together to discuss free speech at schools, gun rights, mental health and COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
The influx in paperwork created by 'election integrity' activists' requests is straining administration resources
The 2023 U.S. Supreme Court case brought a fringe legal theory, the 'independent state legislature theory,' before the nation's highest court.
For months, legislators, legal scholars and people simply interested in democracy and elections were fixated on a case before the Supreme Court, Moore v. Harper. Those following the case, which asked the justices to rule on the “independent state legislature…
Anderson Clayton, 25, is the youngest elected leader in the history of the North Carolina Democratic Party. She is a strong and vocal advocate for rural communities like the one she grew up in, which she believes have often been…
In a 5-2 decision on April 28, 2023, the North Carolina Supreme Court overturned a 2022 decision that the state’s enacted congressional and legislative maps were unconstitutional due to partisan gerrymandering.
In this roundtable discussion brought to you by PBS North Carolina, experienced political analysts, journalists and elected officials examine the state’s top legislative stories and current events. Guests discuss Gov. Cooper’s State of the State address, a bill on riots…