Investigations and Reports

2020 CENSUS WATCH: Tracking the critical Census count

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September 18, 2017 - 2020 Census census u.s. census bureau census count

SOUTH RISING: Region's political clout growing under Trump

By Chris Kromm

April 21, 2017 - After helping fuel the nation's rightward shift in last year's elections, Southern conservatives find themselves in key positions of influence in both the executive and legislative branches in Washington.

A GROWING VOICE: Asian American Voters in North Carolina

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Allie Yee

November 18, 2016 - Asian Americans have become the fastest growing racial demographic in this politically divided state and could play a key role in 2016 and future elections. asian americans north carolina southeast asians hmong montagnard k'ho elections voting election 2016 presidential race u.s. senate race gubernatorial race political parties hb 589 voting rights wake county Democracy NC southeast asian coalition nc asian americans together institute for southern studies allie yee get-out-the-vote

Women missing from North Carolina's county commissions

By Allie Yee

September 22, 2016 - At the same time Hillary Clinton is making political history with her presidential run, women — and especially women of color — remain dramatically underrepresented among North Carolina's county commissioners. In fact, 42 of the state's 100 counties have no women commissioners at all, a Facing South analysis finds.