On the first of May, 2026, tens of thousands of North Carolina teachers walked off the job and onto Halifax Mall in the largest education protest the state has seen in nearly a decade. Meanwhile the state legislature, as of this writing, remains the only one in the country that has not passed a state… The post The May 2026…Read More

Last fall, Attorney General Jeff Jackson reached a $7 million settlement with Greystar, North Carolina’s single largest apartment landlord, forcing the company to stop using RealPage’s algorithmic pricing software to set rents. This followed an earlier settlement last April. Both are very meaningful wins for North Carolina renters for which Attorney General Jackson deserves real… The post Algorithmic Pricing and…Read More

Today, Carolina Forward is proud to announce our official 2026 slate of endorsements for the North Carolina General Assembly. Under the North Carolina state constitution, our state legislature is the single most powerful branch of government by far. With the help of aggressive partisan gerrymandering, this arm of government has also been captured and distorted… The post The 2026 Carolina…Read More

Public libraries are a critical county service, providing education and entertainment to all without prejudice. Recently, small but highly vocal groups of ideological partisans have attempted to impose their views on the public by censoring titles held by local libraries. American Booksellers for Free Expression, a group founded in 1990 to combat literary censorship, has… The post From Book Challenges…Read More