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The Washington Post published an article this week looking at North Carolina's moves on taxes in recent years for clues to how the GOP tax plan making its…
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The issue of how much partisan gerrymandering is too much is before the U.S. Supreme Court. The court heard oral arguments Tuesday on a case out of…
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Lawmakers are returning to Raleigh this week to vote on new legislative district maps for next year's North Carolina General Assembly elections. The U.S.…
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With lawmakers home from Raleigh, Western Carolina University political scientist Dr. Chris Cooper stopped by for one of our regular chats taking the…
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Few regions in the United States have seen their politics changed more by redistricting and gerrymandering than Western North Carolina – and Asheville and…
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Western Carolina University political scientist Dr. Chris Cooper is a frequent guest of Blue Ridge Public Radio. In his most recent visit, Cooper spoke…
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The NCAA men's basketball Final Four takes Saturday in Arizona. There will be a Carolina feel in the desert air, as both North and South Carolina will be…
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Chris Cooper has been heard many times on our air, and was a panelist for NPR's "Going There" in Asheville with Weekend All Things Considered Host Michel…
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A bill that would make elections for superior and district court judges in North Carolina partisan again has cleared the state house of representatives.…
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Lawmakers gaveled in a new session in Raleigh Wednesday. Unlike the brief special sessions held at the end of last year, not much was expected on the…