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Moore v. Harper: What is it, what’s happening now and why is it important?
Moore v. Harper, currently being argued in the country’s highest court, challenges the N.C. Supreme Court’s power to override congressional maps drawn by the state legislature.
Consejos para periodistas sobre cómo cubrir ARPA
El proyecto periodístico de Carolina Public Press informando a lectores sobre ARPA está por terminar. Aquí hay algunos consejos para otros periodistas que buscan reportar noticias locales sobre el uso de fondos federales…
The uncertain future of old-growth forests in North Carolina, part one
The recent decision to harvest 26 acres that encompass an old-growth patch of forest on a 3,500-foot mountaintop – the Southside Project – underscores what some say is the widening incongruity between the…
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SPECIAL REPORTS
Climate change is causing erratic weather events and altering ecosystems in the forests of Western North Carolina’s mountains.
What these changes mean and the challenges they pose for managing the forests.
Social services in NC may be in the hands of people who don’t meet minimum qualifications.
Why and how it happens, and how other states avoid the problem.
How climate change affects North Carolina’s fisheries
and the people who rely on them for a living.
The importance of sexual assault nurse examiners
and the difficulty of locating them in North Carolina
Justice elusive for NC sexual assault survivors
How and why North Carolina counties decide to build
or expand jails, the costs of those decisions
and possible alternatives.
Inconsistency and inequity in child welfare policies across NC
Struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic in state’s prison system
Is one of North Carolina’s main systems
for housing those with mental illness failing?
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A conversation on AI-powered gunshot detection with a police technology expert
Both of the city councils in Fayetteville and Durham in recent months have debated whether to go forward with a one-year contract with ShotSpotter, a company that deploys a gunshot detection system in cities across the state and country.
Where is the state’s $5.4 billion in ARPA funding going?
To conclude its ARPA reporting project, CPP looks into how other ARPA funds, the $5.4 billion distributed directly to the state, is being spent.
Cumberland County is one step closer to prohibiting homeless encampments on county property
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners passed, with 5-2 vote, the first reading of an ordinance Monday night that would prohibit people from camping and living on county property. Commissioners Toni Stewart and Charles Evans voted against. Since the vote was not unanimous, the ordinance will not immediately go into effect. The county will not…
Study finds Latino workers die of occupational injuries at higher rates than other groups
For decades, workers of color have been segregated into more dangerous jobs and been pressured to accept more risky assignments than their white counterparts.
Look Ahead Cumberland: County Board of Commissioners will consider removing homeless encampments from county property
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday and will decide whether or not to forcibly remove encampments where homeless people live from county property.
New to voting in NC? Have questions about how to vote in NC? Here’s a guide to help.
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Crime & Justice
North Carolina allows ‘anonymous’ sexual assault kits. What does that mean, and how do you get one?
If you’ve been sexually assaulted in NC, you can get a rape kit immediately and later decide whether to report to law enforcement. The DNA in your kit will be preserved. There is no statute of limitations on sexual assault in the state.
Economy
What Charlotte could learn from Philadelphia’s fight to preserve affordable homes
A group in Philadelphia is training residents to invest in fixing homes, in the name of affordable housing. In doing so, it has helped preserve nearly 500 affordable units as a result.
Education
Plumbing, truck driving, construction skills get boost from Haywood ARPA funds
Haywood County is currently the only mountain county using federal pandemic relief dollars to support local community colleges.
Environment
Se acerca el huracán Ian a Carolina del Norte. ¿Conoce su zona de evacuación?
Estos 20 condados costeros están participando en un programa que le puede explicar qué hacer en una emergencia de huracán, dependiendo en dónde vive usted.
Health
Tell us your thoughts about telehealth
We’d like to learn how effective is it without a reliable internet connection, how it’s used in various regions of N.C., what’s good about it and what doesn’t work so well.
Politics & Government
North Carolina voter turnout in 2022 was lower than 2018, despite many predicting the opposite.
Roughly 53% of eligible voters went to the polls during the 2018 General Election. This year, that percentage was about 51% of North Carolina voters.