Despite Republicans’ effort to make the state’s congressional districts more conservative, House Democrats added the 3rd and 11th districts to its “in play” list.
Emily Stephenson
Emily Stephenson is managing editor of The Assembly. She was previously economic policy editor at The Wall Street Journal, news editor at POLITICO, and a politics and financial regulation reporter at Reuters.
Posted inHealth
A Hospital Was Slated to Open in 2025. Mired in Bureaucracy, It’s Still a Dirt Field.
Regulations meant to prevent unfettered health care expansion are blocking needed hospital beds in a rural part of North Carolina.
Posted inK-12 Education
‘Where Are My Friends?’ Teachers Say Operation Charlotte’s Web Rattled Students
Some parents and teachers say they expected better communication and more understanding from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Posted inImmigration
Where Are the People Border Patrol Detained in North Carolina?
Federal officials claim more than 370 arrests but provide little information on who they detained, where they are held, or what crimes were charged.
Posted inImmigration
Immigration Arrests Empty Shops, Stall Construction in Charlotte
The recent immigration actions could weigh on the local economy.
Posted inImmigration
‘They’re Just Kind Of Grabbing People’: Fear Grips Durham as Federal Agents Arrive
Agents detained at least three people, and volunteers mobilized to track the agents through Durham.
Posted inAll Access
The Caucus: Federal Agents To Be Deployed To Raleigh
Border Patrol to be deployed to Raleigh, the latest on Border Patrol in Charlotte, a 12-year long lawsuit about pirate ship footage, and more.
Posted inImmigration
What We Know About the Border Patrol Operation in Charlotte
Federal immigration agents made dozens of arrests in what they are calling “Operation Charlotte’s Web.”
Posted inImmigration
Federal Agents Are Coming to Charlotte. Here’s What to Know.
The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department said U.S. Border Patrol agents will be deployed to Charlotte as early as November 15.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Tillis Blocks Judicial Nominees in Push for Lumbee Recognition
“It’s just a matter of using the leverage people use every day here,” the U.S. senator said.
