Taber is facing a five-term incumbent with deep ties to farmers around the state.
Ren Larson
Ren Larson is an investigative reporter for The Assembly. She previously worked at The Texas Tribune and ProPublica. Her work has won the national Murrow, Philip Meyer, and MIT McElheny awards.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Bringing Home the Bacon
In the last four years, lawmakers gave $2.3 billion to hundreds of organizations without a competitive process. Will the next auditor do anything about it?
Posted inPolitics & Government
North Carolina’s $55 Million Olympic Dream
Top legislators quietly allocated large state grants to attract Olympic organizations to the Charlotte area, with little to show for it.
Posted inPlace
A Town’s Entire Staff Resigned. What Happens Now?
The resignation of Summerfield’s town staff puts the future of the antigrowth suburb into question.
Posted inCulture
Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies Rises From the Ashes
The center has named a new director and restarted some programs.
Posted inBusiness & Economy
Bobby Huckabee’s New Poker Face
The Wilmington gaming operator’s campaign contributions were once poisonous. Now he and his money are looking to legalize video gambling machines.
Posted inElections
Mike Causey Under Fire
The insurance commissioner has feuded with fellow Republicans and now faces a primary challenge amid unflattering revelations about how he runs the office.
Posted inElections
The Democrats’ Shrinking Tent
Four state House Democrats who voted with Republicans on key bills face primary challenges.
Posted inPolitics & Government
How State Vacancies Are Hurting Businesses
Lagging salaries in state government have made it difficult to fill vacant jobs, and the budget deal falls short of the boost many say is needed.
Posted inPolitics & Government
A $1.4 Billion Bet on North Carolina’s Universities
A little-known nonprofit to fund innovation could get $1.4 billion of state money—without having to reveal who receives its grants.
