Rusty Jacobs, WUNC
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Attorneys representing the GOP argued the state constitution provides no standard for measuring partisan gerrymandering, while opposing attorneys the state constitution requires equal voting power for voters.
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A study of military veterans led by Duke Health and the Durham V.A. shows a link between certain genes and suicidal tendencies. The breakthrough could to lead to new medications that help with suicide prevention.
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North Carolina voters are enthusiastic about the 2022 midterms but pessimistic about the state of politics, according to a recent Meredith College poll.
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This year's midterm elections in North Carolina feature a high-profile race for U.S. senate. But that's not the only statewide contest on the ballot. Voters also will determine the outcome of six judicial races with major implications for everything from future elections to reproductive rights in the state.
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News outlets have identified the alleged shooter who killed five people and wounded two others in Raleigh last week. His name is Austin Thompson, and he is a 15-year-old whose victims included his older brother. Despite Thompson's status as a juvenile, Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman plans to move the teen's case to superior court.
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The North Carolina Supreme Court heard an appeal Monday of a lower court ruling that struck down a mostly Republican-backed statute requiring voters to present photo ID at the polls.
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Absentee-by-mail ballots in North Carolina are already being returned for the 2022 midterm elections. But with just seven weeks to go before Election Day on November 8th, state and local elections administrators must contend with an onslaught of records requests from a race that was certified almost two years ago.
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With the 2022 midterms weeks away, elections officials, attorneys and cyber-security experts are striving to bolster public confidence in North Carolina's voting system.