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As a Black, queer, Southern woman, Pauli Murray endured a sinister combination of sexism and racism. She called this specific kind of discrimination Jane Crow, and no matter where Pauli went, Jane Crow followed. But Pauli refused to let that dictate her life.

Medicaid expansion is not the only major healthcare fight going on in state government these days. There is also a squabble over what to do about the…

The candidate filing period has concluded in North Carolina and there are hundreds of competitors for congressional, legislative and judicial…

There was plenty of North Carolina political news in Raleigh, and points beyond this week.Lauren Horsch of the NC Insider discusses legislative efforts to…

WUNC Data Reporter Jason de Bruyn joins this edition of the WUNCPolitics podcast.Among the topics discussed are an on-going investigation into alleged…

Lawmakers are expected to send forth multiple proposed constitutional amendments in the coming days.Jonathan Kappler, Executive Director of the NC Free…

North Carolinians are likely to feel the impacts of Hurricane Florence for years to come.On this episode of the WUNCPolitics Podcast, WUNC Capitol Bureau…

There were plenty of political happenings in Raleigh and Washington this week.Meredith College Political Science Professor David McLennan joins the…

Former North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Bob Orr is the guest on this week's episode of the WUNCPolitics Podcast.Orr talks about judicial…

Across the nation, we've seen a spike in book challenges and bans in both school and public libraries in the last six months, mostly targeting books that center race and LGBT identity. At the end of 2021, Wake County had its own high-profile censorship controversy.