Politics
September 13, 2024 -
This election cycle, disinformation is already being used to target marginalized communities. Advocates are now confronting misleading information by directly engaging voters and providing reliable information that can help this year's election remain free, fair, and secure.
September 25, 2025 -
A year after the deadly storm ravaged Appalachia, the region has made progress, but federal cuts and delays have slowed recovery.
September 23, 2025 -
A new report by the Institute for Southern Studies and 19 other state and national organizations outlines a pro-democracy agenda for North Carolina on issues ranging from voting access to combating corruption, protecting court independence, and defending the right to protest.
August 28, 2025 -
As the Trump administration escalates its efforts to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an Institute analysis finds that half of the complaints filed by consumers asking for the Bureau's help have come from Southern states.
July 25, 2025 -
A North Carolina bill is the latest effort by GOP donors and advocates to hide Big Money political spending from public view. As they try to overturn the governor's veto, they're lobbying Democrats to join the anti-transparency cause.
July 25, 2025 -
Date in July on which President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: 4th
May 9, 2025 -
After moving control of North Carolina elections into the GOP-led N.C. State Auditor's office, Republicans have appointed a long-time conservative activist in Art Pope's network to chair the state election board who has pushed harsh voter restrictions and unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud.
