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Underwire @underwirenc.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Why we spending our time and energy on stuff like this when we still don’t have a state budget and our schools are severely underfunded? 🫠 Read more at: www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

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Republicans settle with DNC in lawsuit that sought to purge 225,000 NC voters

The RNC had asked that the NC voters be removed from the rolls just months before the 2024 election.

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Underwire @underwirenc.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

What if our state fully funded education and our federal special ed money was guaranteed… could knights of Columbus that hurt use this elsewhere? #ncpol Local Knights of Columbus Council Raises Funds to Support Special Education Students in Dare County www.outerbanksvoice.com/2026/01/29/l...

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Local Knights of Columbus Council Raises Funds to Support Special Education Students in Dare County

The Knights of Columbus’ Least Among My Brethren (LAMB) program generously donated $9,400 to support special education students in Dare County Schools.

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Underwire @underwirenc.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

NC vouchers hurt our local schools!

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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Wake County schools get ready for more remote learning ahead of new snowstorm. Teachers are preparing 2 to 3 days of assignments to give to students today if schools are closed again next week. www.newsobserver.com/news/weather... #nced #wcpss

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Wake schools get ready for more remote learning ahead of new snowstorm

The district told teachers to prepare two to three days of remote instruction assignments in case schools close next week.

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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Protesters urge NC lawmakers to ‘keep public dollars in public schools.’ Public Schools First NC & NC PTA hold rally asking for more public school funding, moratorium on Opportunity Scholarship funding & restoring charter school cap. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced #ncga

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Protesters urge NC lawmakers to ‘keep public dollars in public schools’

Public Schools First NC and NC PTA say too much taxpayer money is going to charter schools and private school vouchers.

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Underwire @underwirenc.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

“We need to show that parents support our educators throughout NC and our students,” Marie Dexter, president of the Wake County PTA. “We need the legislature to pass a budget so that we can pay our teachers properly, so our students are fully funded, so our buildings are maintained properly.”

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Protesters urge NC lawmakers to ‘keep public dollars in public schools’

Public Schools First NC and NC PTA say too much taxpayer money is going to charter schools and private school vouchers.

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Underwire @underwirenc.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

SEE YALL WEDNESDAY 11-1 NCGA! "The NC PTA is supportive of the protests by Teachers Take Action. The PTA and the advocacy group Public Schools First NC plan to hold demonstrations at the Legislative Building on one Wednesday a month through April." www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...

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A jarring new NC teacher protest could be a turning point for public schools | Opinion

Educators hope monthly roadside actions, backed by the North Carolina PTA, will push lawmakers to reverse cuts, address staffing shortages and restore fair funding.

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Megaphone NC @ncmegaphone.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

It took NC Republicans less than a month to pass Trump's gerrymandered maps, but it's taken them nearly 30 years to fully fund our schools. We’re sick and tired of our leaders putting politics over people. #ncpol #nced #ncga #fundpublicschools

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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Hundreds of North Carolina teachers are calling out and protesting. Here’s what they want. NC Teachers in Action say between 650 and 750 teachers called out of work today to protest for more school funding and higher teacher pay. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced

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Hundreds of NC teachers are calling out and protesting. Here’s what they want.

The teachers are pointing out that North Carolina is ranked low in areas such as teacher pay and state funding for public schools.

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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Dozens of educators demonstrate at the intersection of Green Level Church and Carpenter Fire Station roads in Cary on Wednesday, calling on state lawmakers to provide more funding for public education. Protests were held across North Carolina. (Photo via @vizjourno.bsky.social) #ncpol #nced

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Underwire @underwirenc.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

“Advocacy can do something for kids that deserve a shot, and advocacy can maybe do something to save the teaching profession in North Carolina,” said Matt Townsend, a Durham Public Schools www.wral.com/news/educati...

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'Teachers need more than apples:' Wake County educators call out of work to push for higher pay

Holding handmade signs with pleas for more funding and support, groups of educators and their supporters gathered at intersections in Wake County on Wednesday.

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Chris Cooper @chriscooperwcu.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Milestone day in voter registration in #ncpol yesterday. What does it mean? See this open.substack.com/pub/chriscoo... Which leans heavily on this theassemblync.com/politics/dem... With a sprinkle of this uncpress.org/978146968171... x-posted on this www.oldnorthstatepolitics.com/2026/01/ther...

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Underwire @underwirenc.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Our maps are so gerrymandered that it takes things like this for citizens’ voices to be heard! And look at the impact @cantwinvictoryfund.bsky.social has on even running ‘cant’idates in unwinnable districts! People learn about how rigged our maps are and want better!

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Christofascism on the move

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Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc @kimberlyratliff.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

A way to temper Newby's influence on the NC Supreme Court is to re-elect one of the only two Democratic justices. Justice Anita Earls @anitaearls.bsky.social is up for re-election this year and could use your support as a volunteer or donor. earls4justice.com #ncpol

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Re-Elect Justice Anita Earls

Justice Anita Earls is an Associate Justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court and a proven fighter for the rights of ALL North Carolinians. Join the campaign to re-elect Justice Earls to the NC Supr...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 02/01/2026

“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.” We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:

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“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America

Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...

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Underwire @underwirenc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Scrambling though because cable is going the way of the dinosaur. More folks under 50ish get their news from online sources

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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Wake County school board extends contract of Superintendent Robert Taylor. Here’s how long. He’s now under contract to June 2029. Board didn’t give a raise in recognition of no new school employee raises this year due to lack of state budget. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #wcpss #nced

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Wake school board extends contract of Superintendent Robert Taylor. Here’s how long

The school board didn’t give the superintendent a raise because other school employees aren’t getting new state raises this year.

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Underwire @underwirenc.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

like I think they actually sent very junior prosecutors with very little if any experience… saw it in some NC media outlet.

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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Story updated with Durham Public Schools saying 21% of students were absent Tuesday amid the Border Patrol surge. Wake County Supt. Robert Taylor said he's highly concerned about the academic impact of parents keeping their kids home. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #nced #ncpol #wcpss

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Attendance drops in Wake, Durham, Chapel Hill schools during Border Patrol surge

Nearly 1 in 9 Wake County students were absent on Tuesday, far higher than the normal total.

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Underwire @underwirenc.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Could it because they are very junior prosecutors with no experience on a federal case like this?

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Underwire @underwirenc.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Federal judges appear skeptical of challenge to NC’s new congressional map www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

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Underwire @underwirenc.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

“It came quick and fast and a lot of people didn’t know,” -, a Kinston voter, said. “Now that it has happened ... a lot of people are learning the truth, and they’re turning against Trump. So you never know what might happen.” #ncpol www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

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A map gave these Eastern NC voters a new political home. What they say about it.

Some in Kinston have concerns about the latest round of redistricting — if they know about it at all.

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Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Ruby Bridges' courageous act was not so long ago… No matter how desperately some might try to erase our history, segregation remains a crime within living memory. Hiding that truth is a service to hatred and the hateful.

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cologirl.bsky.social @cologirl.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Not anticipate- public teachers get state employee insurance which has gone up for most (premiums) while also covering less. so no raise yet to cover those increases that begin in January

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Underwire @underwirenc.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Many NC schools expect low staff attendance tomorrow because of walk outs in protest to our state still not passing a budget💰. Which means they haven’t seen their raises yet. And they anticipate health insurance premiums to 🚀 next year. #ncpol www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...

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Some NC teachers walked out on Friday in protest. It could happen again soon.

Some teachers are talking about calling out of work again on Nov. 10 and Nov. 17 to protest lack of new state pay raises.

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Josh Bergeron @josh.news · 02/11/2025

By the end of early voting on Saturday, 63,427 people cast ballots. That appears to be an early voting record for a municipal or odd-year election, according to Meck County data. #ncpol www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...

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Election Day is Tuesday. What Mecklenburg voters should know before polls close

Tuesday is the last chance to vote on a transit tax referendum. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education and city and town council elections are also on the ballot.

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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Federal judge rules in North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson’s favor in case demanding SNAP funding. Separate Rhode Island ruling compels USDA to use emergency money, averting lapse in benefits. (Via @kyleingram.bsky.social) www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... #ncpol

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Federal judge rules in AG Jeff Jackson’s favor in case demanding SNAP funding

Friday’s rulings could avoid a chaotic lapse in funding for food stamps, which were set to run out next month.

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You Can Vote @youcanvotenc.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Early voting sites close TODAY at 3 pm! Not registered to vote? This is your final chance to take advantage of same-day registration (ONLY offered during Early Voting!). Find your county’s Early Voting locations at youcanvote.org/earlyvoting. #NCVotes #NCPol #VoteLocal

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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

NOTE: Asheville, Raleigh, High Point and Winston-Salem do not have elections in 2025. #ncpol /2

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Democracy North Carolina @democracync.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Remember: Just one vote decided who won contests in more than 30 North Carolina cities in 2021. Your vote could make the difference in determining who represents your community.⁠ #ncpol

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Underwire @underwirenc.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

. Officers often must rely on the gun owner’s word when they affirm they’re surrendering all their firearms after the initial order is served.

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Underwire @underwirenc.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

In NC, there’s no requirement for law enforcement to search someone’s home for firearms when they’re the subject of a protective order — it’s a matter of the honor system until the court is otherwise informed of a violation…

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Underwire @underwirenc.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

The first red flag law in the U.S. was implemented in Connecticut in 1998. The bulk of states with such laws passed them after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida Read more at: www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...

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Domestic violence homicides are on the rise in NC. Could a red flag law stop it?

As the state battles an increase in homicides tied to domestic violence, advocates and experts say red flag laws could help.

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Underwire @underwirenc.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Swanson, a psychiatry & behavioral science professor at Duke [] School of Medicine, describes such orders as a “very flexible, targeted tool” that allows law enforcement officers to remove firearms from homes of people who pose a risk to themselves or others. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...

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Domestic violence homicides are on the rise in NC. Could a red flag law stop it?

As the state battles an increase in homicides tied to domestic violence, advocates and experts say red flag laws could help.

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Underwire @underwirenc.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Pay teachers what they deserve!! Why isn’t our #ncga coming back for session this year and ignoring the needs of educators?!?!?!?

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