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What’s up with all these ballot questions in NC in 2026?

Sarah Michels — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:00:48 +0000

Shaniquah Ford of Nash County looks over a sample ballot with her sons, Ka’Son Whitaker, 11 and Kalil Whitaker, 9, at the Braswell Library in Rocky Mount before going in to vote on Nov. 7, 2018. Calvin Adkins / Carolina Public Press

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From proposed constitutional amendments about taxes and voter ID to a range of local referendums, 2026 NC voters will face ballot questions.

What’s up with all these ballot questions in NC in 2026? is a story from Carolina Public Press, an award-winning independent newsroom. Our breakthrough journalism shines a light on the critical overlooked and under-reported issues facing North Carolina’s more than 11 million residents. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.

Fayetteville State seeing record enrollment, retention

Kate Denning — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:31:35 +0000

Fayetteville State University nursing students collaborate while working on an assignment in the laboratory. Provided / Fayetteville State University

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Successes at Fayetteville State University come as many other schools struggle. FSU officials say these wins are no accident.

Fayetteville State seeing record enrollment, retention is a story from Carolina Public Press, an award-winning independent newsroom. Our breakthrough journalism shines a light on the critical overlooked and under-reported issues facing North Carolina’s more than 11 million residents. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.

Moore Co. DSS settles federal lawsuit with family of children with disabilities

Mackenzie Thomas — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:26:13 +0000

Moore County Department of Social Services offices in Carthage. Frank Taylor / Carolina Public Press

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Federal legal case stemmed from problematic Moore DSS placements of children while their mother was sick. County denies any wrongdoing.

Moore Co. DSS settles federal lawsuit with family of children with disabilities is a story from Carolina Public Press, an award-winning independent newsroom. Our breakthrough journalism shines a light on the critical overlooked and under-reported issues facing North Carolina’s more than 11 million residents. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.

What’s up with mail-in voting in NC in 2026?

Sarah Michels — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:09:57 +0000

Durham County Board of Elections staff process absentee ballots in October 2020 at the agency’s warehouse. Each blue bin holds ballots from a different precinct. The workers are removing ballots from absentee-by-mail envelopes and flattening them, to be scanned in batches later on. File / Jordan Wilkie / Carolina Public Press

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Answers to frequently asked questions about mail-in voting in North Carolina, which gets underway Sept. 4, the earliest in the nation.

What’s up with mail-in voting in NC in 2026? is a story from Carolina Public Press, an award-winning independent newsroom. Our breakthrough journalism shines a light on the critical overlooked and under-reported issues facing North Carolina’s more than 11 million residents. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.

NC to withhold struggling town’s sales tax distribution

Mackenzie Thomas — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:02:58 +0000

The town hall of Littleton, in western Halifax County, seen here in March 2026. Frank Taylor / Carolina Public Press

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Littleton working to fix financial woes, but with audits in arrears, NC Local Government Commission to withhold town's sales tax distribution.

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