Raleigh, North Carolina

Protests, arrests pile up as North Carolina legislature pushes conservative agenda

Global Politics

Like Ohio and Texas, places where Republican majorities are trying to pass anti-abortion legislation, residents of North Carolina are showing up in groups to protest the legislature’s actions. The protests, called “Moral Mondays,” have been going on for more than ten weeks and have resulted in hundreds of arrests.

Obama Takes Jobs Act to Ohio and North Carolina

Floyd’s Toxic Wake

The World

Divided North Carolina school board seeks middle ground over busing

Conflict & Justice
The World

Takeouts: Raleigh’s mine culture, listener responses

Environment
The World

North Carolina’s Senate race radically changed

Global Politics

North Carolina was another battleground state the Obama campaign targeted aggressively. The Takeaway checks in with Rob Christensen of the Raleigh News and Observer about North Carolina’s votes for president and senate.

The World

Reports from polling places in Cleveland and North Carolina

Global Politics

Rob Christensen, reporter for Raleigh News and Observer, checks in from Cary, North Carolina, and Dan Moulthrop, host of WCPN’s ‘Sound Ideas,’ report about the fierce competition for the voters in swing state Ohio.