/tags/voting-rights-act Voting Rights Act en-US Copyright Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:49:32 GMT /politics/2018-11-02/bbc-documentary-examines-dark-sides-of-voting-access-debate BBC Radio reporter and producer Giles Edwards first came to North Carolina to look at the politics of voting access in 2014. It was one year after the… Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:49:32 GMT /politics/2018-11-02/bbc-documentary-examines-dark-sides-of-voting-access-debate Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-11-02/bbc-documentary-examines-dark-sides-of-voting-access-debate BBC Radio reporter and producer Giles Edwards first came to North Carolina to look at the politics of voting access in 2014. It was one year after the… Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:49:32 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-11-02/bbc-documentary-examines-dark-sides-of-voting-access-debate Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /politics/2016-08-11/appeals-court-strikes-down-nc-senate-house-election-maps A three-judge panel of the Fourth U.S. Circuit State Court of Appeals has ruled that North Carolina's redistricting map for state house and senate… Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:51:43 GMT /politics/2016-08-11/appeals-court-strikes-down-nc-senate-house-election-maps Dave DeWitt /politics/2015-09-29/finding-solutions-for-mass-incarceration Although the United States makes up just five percent of the global population, America holds 25 percent of the world's prison population. Five decades… Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:01:35 GMT /politics/2015-09-29/finding-solutions-for-mass-incarceration Andrew Tie /show/the-state-of-things/2015-09-29/finding-solutions-for-mass-incarceration Although the United States makes up just five percent of the global population, America holds 25 percent of the world's prison population. Five decades… Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:01:35 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-09-29/finding-solutions-for-mass-incarceration Frank Stasio /politics/2015-09-22/national-voter-registration-day-sees-push-for-sign-ups-clarification Volunteers hit the streets for National Voter Registration Day Tuesday, asking neighbors if their registration is current.There are 6.3 million voters… Tue, 22 Sep 2015 14:45:40 GMT /politics/2015-09-22/national-voter-registration-day-sees-push-for-sign-ups-clarification Rebecca Martinez, Jeff Tiberii /politics/2015-08-18/give-us-the-ballot-the-story-of-voting-rights-since-1965 The modern voting rights movement starts and ends with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The landmark piece of legislation was meant to give African-American… Tue, 18 Aug 2015 16:05:26 GMT /politics/2015-08-18/give-us-the-ballot-the-story-of-voting-rights-since-1965 Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-08-18/give-us-the-ballot-the-story-of-voting-rights-since-1965 The modern voting rights movement starts and ends with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The landmark piece of legislation was meant to give African-American… Tue, 18 Aug 2015 16:05:26 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-08-18/give-us-the-ballot-the-story-of-voting-rights-since-1965 Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /politics/2015-07-17/four-reasons-why-the-federal-voting-trial-matters The first week of a federal trial challenging North Carolina’s voting regulations is wrapping up in Winston-Salem. The plaintiffs - a group including the… Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:58:56 GMT /politics/2015-07-17/four-reasons-why-the-federal-voting-trial-matters Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Jeff Tiberii /law/2014-09-25/will-voting-law-changes-cause-confusion A federal appeals Court in Charlotte heard arguments Thursday on whether or not changes to North Carolina's voting law can go into effect before the… Thu, 25 Sep 2014 21:57:19 GMT /law/2014-09-25/will-voting-law-changes-cause-confusion Catherine Brand, Michael Tomsic