October 2023

How Tim Moore Got a Sanctioned Lawyer on a Commission That Disciplines Lawyers

House Speaker Tim Moore at an event. (Kate Medley for The Assembly)

The speaker named a friend to a commission that oversees lawyer misconduct despite a recent sanction.

Sonker? Ground steak? Seems like everything has a trail these days. We followed the scent in Surry County.

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson meets with supporters at Ace Speedway in April. (Cornell Watson for The Assembly)

Suburbs have historically been a key part of the Republican coalition in N.C., but they have begun to realign.

The North Carolina state House reviews proposed maps during a committee hearing on Oct. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

Here’s what was both surprising and unsurprising in the new proposed district maps Republicans released last week.

Sally Greene in the sanctuary of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. (Julia Wall for The Assembly)

Thomas Ruffin was long celebrated as one of America’s greatest jurists. One attorney has spent the last 23 years trying to change that.

Photo by Kate Medley for The Assembly

The party wanted to put a long-simmering dispute over allegations of racism and antisemitism behind them. Then a war broke out.

Melora Driver and Jana Wright enjoy coffee and conversation at the Summit Coffee's Basecamp location in Davidson. (Jon C. Lakey for The Assembly)

A growing local coffee chain draws on familiar notes of communion and spirituality in a quest for corporate dominance.

Elizabeth Grace Burton, 19, was a business student at the University of North Carolina. (Photo illustration by Taylor Le for The Assembly)

A Carolina freshman died in March after being found unconscious in a Duke dorm room. Neither university said anything publicly.

Temporary farmworkers often face harsh and illegal conditions. The union that represents them is in turmoil.

Ben Salas was a standout athlete and student at North Carolina State University. (Photo courtesy of the Salas family)

Ben Salas was one of seven N.C. State students who ended their lives last academic year. His devastated family has no idea why.