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Immigrants are a benefit to the state 18 Apr 2013 | 02:21 am
On the same day in which a bipartisan immigration bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate, we released data indicating that a majority of North Carolina residents believe that immigrants are a benefit ...
In N.C., support for the death penalty 18 Apr 2013 | 01:49 am
The State Senate has approved a bill that would effectively restart executions, ending a de facto moratorium since 2006. The News & Observer, in its coverage of the Senate’s repeal of the Racial Justi...
N.C. Make access to abortion more difficult 17 Apr 2013 | 11:54 pm
A couple of bills winding their way through the General Assembly would have the effect of restricting access to abortions, if passed. One would make it illegal for doctors to perform abortions because...
Support to lift the Boy Scouts’ gay ban 17 Apr 2013 | 11:50 pm
While North Carolinians are divided on same-sex marriage as law, they are a bit more decisive on the issue of the Boy Scouts’ ban of homosexuals as Scouts. In the April Elon University Poll, 49 percen...
North Carolina is divided on same-sex marriage 17 Apr 2013 | 11:46 pm
Same-sex marriage divides North Carolina the way it divides the rest of the nation. And there’s no clear consensus among North Carolinians. When asked if they support or oppose same-sex marriage, 45 p...
N.C. has mixed feelings about the federal tax burden 17 Apr 2013 | 11:21 pm
In honor of yesterday being Tax Day, we happily announce that 46 percent of North Carolinians in our poll said they pay about the right amount of federal taxes. That’s the good news. Unfortunately, 49...
N.C. to Raleigh: Don’t change the divorce laws 17 Apr 2013 | 11:14 pm
Some groups say that the likelihood of a marriage ending in divorce is between 40 percent and 50 percent. Some North Carolina legislators are debating a bill called the Healthy Marriages Act, that wo...
More restrictions on handguns? Yes 17 Apr 2013 | 11:06 pm
Despite the ongoing debate about gun control in Washington, it’s unlikely gun laws will change in North Carolina this year. Republicans control the Legislature and the governor’s mansion, and they are...
N.C says don’t mess with early voting 17 Apr 2013 | 10:20 pm
A House committee is expected to approve a bill requiring voters to produce photo IDs to cast a ballot. In February, the Elon University Poll found that 72 percent of North Carolinians support the ide...
N.C.: Keep those helmets on, cyclists 17 Apr 2013 | 10:00 pm
Motorcyclists feel strongly about whether they should wear a helmet. Right now, a bill is moving through the legislature that would allow motorcyclists 21 and older to ride without a helmet if they ha...
