Where We Are and Where We’re Headed
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.
North Carolina
Rights vs. Privileges
Eight North Carolinians come together to discuss free speech at schools, gun rights, mental health and COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Public records requests create challenges for North Carolina’s election system, workers
The influx in paperwork created by 'election integrity' activists' requests is straining administration resources
Florida
This week we take a deep dive into Florida politics with Steve Mort and Krystel Knowles of NewsNight on Central Florida PBS. We talk contentious counties, redistricting woes, restoring voting rights for felons, and Governor Ron DeSantis’ policies and presidential ambitions. But…
Supreme Court rejects ‘independent state legislature’ theory, which would have transformed American elections
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…
NC’s Party Leader: Dems “Left Behind” Rural Vote
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…
North Carolina Supreme Court vacates state’s congressional, legislative maps
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.
State Lines: March 10, 2023
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…