How North Carolina Got a Trump-Backed Voting Chief

State Auditor Dave Boliek walks past a protestor near the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh, N.C. on February 5 2025. (Cornell Watson for The Assembly)

Republicans have wanted to regain control of the state election apparatus for years. With state Auditor Dave Boliek, they’ve found their man.

Racial Justice’s Second Act

A recent photo of Hasson Jamaal Bacote.

The ruling in the first Racial Justice Act evidentiary hearing in more than a decade will have implications for the death penalty in N.C.