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A week before the Election Day, here’s what early voting turnout looks like in NC
After more than a week of early voting, North Carolina outpaces the country in turnout. The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) releases data on voter turnout daily.…
Child care solutions could increase state GDP by up to $7.5 billion, Commerce report finds
Solving the child care crisis would create large economic gains for North Carolina, another report has found. Affordable, accessible child care could add up to 68,000 jobs in the state, increase its annual economic input by up to $13.3 billion, and boost its GDP by up to $7.5 billion, the study found.…
Three N.C. community college leaders named to Aspen Institute’s Presidents Fellowship
Three North Carolina community college presidents were recently selected for the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program’s second cohort of the Aspen Presidents Fellowship: Isothermal Community College’s Dr.…
El Futuro is providing telehealth support to the Latinx community affected by the hurricane
El Futuro offers a list of ways to attend to your mental health after a hurricane In North Carolina, El Futuro is working with the N.C.…
In recovery, our local public schools provide a safe haven
Ryan Mitchell is a teacher in Henderson County Public Schools, south of Asheville. These are some of his reflections as he and his community recover from Hurricane Helene.…
The Editor’s Notes
In 2020 on Oct. 28, 728,627 Black votes had been cast compared to 543,296 on the same day in 2024. Read more about the early voting trends here.
Yesterday, four Duke experts discussed the North Carolina electorate, the issues behind support for either candidate in North Carolina, polling, and changing demographics.
“Polls are not a tool that are sufficient for doing the work that we want them to do in a close election. They just aren’t,” said Sunshine Hillygus, a professor of political science and director of the Duke Initiative on Survey Methodology.
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