Lucy Marques is the 2024-25 city & state editor. She previously served as an assistant editor and senior writer for city & state.
The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday ruled that majority of the ballots contested by Republican Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin should be counted.
The motion alleges that Carrboro is exceeding its authority as a municipality.
"Valentine’s Day is a holiday about love. But it’s also a holiday about pink and red candy."
The complaint was filed by 18 state attorneys general in Massachusetts federal court, and calls for the court to declare Trump's order unconstitutional and stop it from going into effect.
“We just weren't able to raise sufficient funding to keep just sort of our bare bones operations going,” Orange County Living Wage Founder and Board Chair Susan Romaine said.
Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee said the climate crisis and Duke Energy’s knowledge of the injustice caused by fossil fuels has burdened the Carrboro community for decades.
His platform included increasing school safety and mental health services, as well as increasing teacher pay and support resources. In contrast to Morrow, he believes schools should be able to keep student sexuality and gender information confidential.
Josh Stein will be North Carolina’s next governor, according to unofficial results from the N.C. State Board of Elections. As of 8:20 p.m., Stein had won 58.4 percent of the vote, while his Republican opponent Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson had won 37.47 percent with seven percent of precincts reporting.
Gov. Roy Cooper, Attorney General Josh Stein and other political officials joined Harris at the Coastal Credit Union Music Park to rally North Carolinians 6 days before Election Day.
"I hope our quiz site and special print edition are helpful in your voting endeavors, and I hope you share them with your friends and family. I hope that if you remember anything from this column, you remember that down-ballot and state races impact your daily lives just as much, if not more than, the presidential contest."
In episode 2 of Before You Vote, Ethan Horton, Lucy Marques and Walker Livingston from the City & State desk continue to break down what you need to know before voting in the 2023 local elections. This week, the main dividing lines in the Chapel Hill mayoral race, the most contentious race of the cycle, and more CHCCS School Board candidates. Audio editing by Sierra Pfeifer and music by Adrian Tillman.
Welcome to a new season of Before You Vote, The Daily Tar Heel’s election podcast. This season, we will be breaking down what you need to know about voting before the 2023 local elections. In this episode, Ethan Horton, Lucy Marques and Walker Livingston from the city and state desk go over some of the school board candidates, Barbara Foushee's campaign for Carrboro Mayor and campaign finance. From October 19 to November 4, you can register to vote and vote early. October 31 is the deadline to request an absentee ballot. November 7 is Election Day.
In this episode, City & State Assistant Editors Samuel Long and Ethan Horton talk to reporters Maggie McIntyre and Lucy Marques about accessibility barriers to voting as well as campaign spending. Election Day is less than a week away and early voting ends on Nov. 5. Go vote! This episode was produced by Audio Editor Will Christensen.
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