Articles by Editor In Chief

By Anne Blythe and Rose Hoban It almost seemed anti-climatic Thursday afternoon and early Friday morning when lawmakers voted on the nearly $30 billion state…

By Rachel Crumpler When a child goes to visit an incarcerated parent, they have to navigate a complex maze. They’re shepherded past barbed wire fences…

By Jaymie Baxley and Rose Hoban Statehouse leaders have finally announced a budget deal, which will fund the state and also allow for Medicaid expansion…

By Jaymie Baxley The expiration of a pandemic-era federal provision that prevented states from kicking Medicaid participants off the rolls has left North Carolina with…

By Isabel Lewis Arthur Durham is keenly aware of the impact that gunfire and other street violence can have on a community. As a boy…

By Taylor Sisk CARROLLTON, Ala. — Annie Jackson can’t know whether her sister Grena Prude might have survived had an ambulance been more readily available…

By Liz Carey When it comes to end-of-life wishes, a new study has found that while most people have end-of-life wishes, only a little over…

By Anne Blythe We’ve lived with COVID-19 for three and a half years now, and just when it seems like we’re close to declaring checkmate,…

By Rachel Crumpler Drew Doll spent 15 consecutive months in solitary confinement.  During the first week, Doll said he “bounced off the walls.” In his…

By Rose Hoban Senate leader Phil Berger was blunt when asked Tuesday whether Medicaid expansion would move forward without a state budget.  “No.” That’s all…