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Early voting is underway in North Carolina for the March 3rd primary. Voters in Western North Carolina will have plenty of candidates from the major…
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What is Southern Appalachia’s place in U.S. history and identity - and in particular - the country’s politics? Voting patterns in the region have stayed…
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North Carolina has been without a new state budget for more than a month now, and recent actions show a resolution between Republican leaders in the…
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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders rally last Friday at Salvage Station will likely be the first of many candidate visits to Asheville in the 2020…
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2019 is only two months old, but the year has packed a lot in so far in North Carolina politics. This week Governor Roy Cooper gave his 'State of the…
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Early voting numbers are up in North Carolina with Election Day less than 2 weeks away. What do the early numbers tell us? Who's up and who's down? What…
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Ballots are finalized (we think) for the high-stakes November mid-term elections. Voters will be deciding a state Supreme Court race, the fate of 6…
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Western Carolina University political scientist Chris Cooper spoke with BPR's Jeremy Loeb about the latest in North Carolina politics. This week saw a…
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The North Carolina legislature is adjourned until May. Or are they? BPR's Jeremy Loeb and Western Carolina University political scientist Chris Cooper…
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Tuesday’s ruling by federal judges that North Carolina’s Congressional district maps are illegal could have wide ranging implications for politics at the…