North Carolina’s market-driven model for delivering Internet has left many residents with poor access or no access to what’s become an essential service in the era of virtual classroom instruction.
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Tracking your vote: New NC elections tool lets voters check on status of mailed ballots
Online tool will give by-mail voters in North Carolina knowledge about whether their ballots have arrived and been accepted.
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Coronavirus in North Carolina: Status updates
Carolina Public Press provides regular updates and expanded reporting in response to unprecedented health emergency of coronavirus in North Carolina.
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Restoring the vote: Thousands in NC affected by court ruling, election officials trying to identify them
Some 5,000 people convicted of felonies who have completed sentences can’t be prevented from voting just because they owe fines, courts said. NC State Board of Elections now working to figure out which potential voters should be restored.
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Seeds of change? Ban on genetically engineered crops on NC national wildlife refuges to be lifted
Farmers on national wildlife refuges in NC say they’ve struggled with a ban on genetically modified crops since 2013, which they think actually hurts the environment.