- When asked why she wasn't going to defer her pay during the shutdown, Congresswoman Renee Ellmers(R) says "The thing is, I need my paycheck. That's the bottom line." http://projects.newsobserver.com/node/28476 3912 comments politics
- Colin Powell blasts North Carolina voting law "I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote. It immediately turns off a voting block the Republican Party needs. These kinds of actions do not build on the base. It just turns people away." http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/speaking_in_raleigh_colin_powell_blasts_north_carolina_voting_law 258 comments politics
- Moral Monday protesters more popular than NC legislature http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/moral_monday_protesters_more_popular_than_legislature 3 comments politics
- Without notice, NC House rushes forward new abortion bill http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/without_notice_house_rushes_forward_new_abortion_bill 4 comments politics
- Pat McCrory, NC governor, wants to cut "subsidized" liberal arts education; put more funds into vocational training http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/mccrory_wants_to_revamp_higher_ed_funding_takes_aim_at_uncchapel_hill 12 comments politics
- Using publicly-available data, Americans for Limited Government, funded by Koch Bros., and another group, affiliation unknown, is sending people in NC letters showing a list of their neighbors and whether or not they voted in 2008 and 2010. http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/letters_try_to_shame_people_into_voting_intimidating_to_some 6 comments politics
- N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue suggested suspending Congressional elections for two years so that Congress can focus on economic recovery and not the next election. http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/perdue_suggests_suspending_congressional_elections_for_two_years_was_she_serious 3 comments politics