A last-minute change to legislation prompted a swift rebuke from the state’s shrimpers and their allies. Will it make a comeback?
Kate Sheppard
Kate Sheppard is the executive editor of The Assembly Network. She was previously a senior enterprise editor at HuffPost, a reporter at Mother Jones, and taught journalism and innovation at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Posted inLegislation
The Rapid Rise and Fall of N.C.’s Proposed Shrimp Trawl Ban
A last-minute change to legislation prompted a swift rebuke from the state’s shrimpers and their allies. Will it make a comeback?
Posted inNewsletters
A Mass Movement in Charlotte
A dustup over Latin Mass in the Diocese of Charlotte challenges the new pope. Plus, what Lee Roberts knew about the UNC tenure delay.
Posted inFaith & Religion
In Charlotte, Catholics May Have to Give Up the Old Ways
A dustup over the traditional Latin Mass in Charlotte challenges the new pope to set a course for churches across the world.
Posted inUncategorized
Surf’s Up, But So Is Parking
Wrightsville Beach says charging for parking pays for important services. Surfers and some locals say it’s intensifying the class divide.
Posted inNewsletters
Warming Up N.C.’s Cold Cases
A forensic anthropologist and a volunteer sleuth try identify 280 bodies in police storage across the state. Plus, the Senate race is on.
Posted inCourts & Justice
Naming the Bones
A forensic anthropologist and a volunteer sleuth are working to identify bodies from nearly 300 cold cases across the state.
Posted inElections
Michael Whatley Announces Senate Bid as Republicans Line Up Behind Him
Senators are being asked to endorse and give to the Republican National Committee chair immediately.
Posted inNewsletters
A Challenge to Berger’s Long Reign?
Phil Berger has long been North Carolina’s most powerful politician. But now he no longer looks invincible.
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He’s Running. So Is She.
Roy Cooper jumps in the U.S. Senate race. Plus, Mayor Vi Lyles goes for a fifth term in Charlotte.
