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South poised to be hit hard by Trump federal job cuts

Since the Trump administration took office in January, the Department of Government Efficiency led by billionaire Elon Musk has unleashed a wide-...

28.08.2025 2

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Chris Kromm

Institute Index: The assult on consumer protection

Year that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was formed to protect consumers from fraud and abuse: 2011 Number of complaints the Bureau has...

28.08.2025 2

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Chris Kromm

Been here, still here

This essay is the fifth in our CAROLINADAZE series, a joint project with Common Cause North Carolina featuring the voices of young North...

27.08.2025 2

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Hadeel Hamoud

Key takeaways from the 2024 elections in the South

The story of the South in the 2024 elections was, in many ways, similar to the rest of the country: Democratic voter turnout was down, and states...

25.07.2025 1

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Chris Kromm

N.C. election officials, GOP leaders revealed to have close ties to key election denial group

Since the 2020 presidential elections, perhaps no individual has done more to promote the Big Lie that former President Donald Trump was wrongfully...

25.07.2025 2

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Lekha Shupeck

Institute Index: Big bill's blow to Southern health care

Date in July on which President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: 4th Amount by which the bill will cut Medicaid funding in Southern...

25.07.2025 1

Facing South

Lekha Shupeck