Kate Shep

I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry. After unmasking extremist groups, reporter Jordan Green got a first-hand look at how the ‘militant accelerationism’ movement operates.

Thanks to @theassemblync.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to tell the full story about how neo-Nazi terror came to our doorstep, and how their harassment campaign exposes the long tentacles of the militant accelerationist community. www.theassemblync.com/media/neo-na...

Congrats to @byjordangreen.bsky.social and much deserved.

Tourism-Dependent Hot Springs Tries to Rebuild by Spring Damage from Hurricane Helene has put the upcoming hiking season in question for the first town on the Appalachian Trail.

My latest: a tiny #appalachiantrail town is preparing for spring AT #hikers after Hurricane Helene left it in ruins. Thanks to @theassemblync.bsky.social's @katesheppard.bsky.social. #westernnc #extremeweather #backpacking

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The Nice List Here are our staff's favorite stories published throughout 2024, which we are putting outside our paywall as a special gift to you.

As a holiday treat, we put some of our favorite stories of 2024 outside the paywall. Please check them out! www.theassemblync.com/internal/ass...

Haywood commissioner Ramey rebuked Editor’s note: this story contains strong language.  Since his election in 2022, Haywood County Commissioner Terry Ramey has been known for lying — about his delinquent taxes, about his votes, ab...

Amazing reporting from the Smoky Mountain News smokymountainnews.com/news/item/38...

ReBuild NC’s Embattled Director Is No Longer a State Employee, a Memo Confirms - Inside Climate News The head of the Department of Public Safety announced the departure of Laura Hogshead on Wednesday afternoon. At an oversight hearing on Monday, she defended her agency despite a $221 million budget d...

My friend and old colleague Lisa Sorg has done incredible work for years on this organization and its director.

The wheel turns. Slowly, sometimes, but it turns. #NCPol

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A New Campaign Asks: Does Duke Respect Durham? A group wants Duke University to pay Durham $50 million annually. The Duke Respect Durham campaign builds on long-simmering tensions.

Duke Respect Durham launched in fall to demand that Duke voluntarily pay $50 million a year.

@theassemblync.bsky.social & @indyweek.bsky.social dug into history, data & long-simmering tensions to answer the question driving the campaign: What does a university owe its hometown? shorturl.at/RXMZ7

Former Hunt Institute Employees Describe a ‘Culture of Fear’ Ex-staffers say its leader has created a toxic environment that imperils the education nonprofit’s future—and former Gov. Jim Hunt’s legacy.

Look, I think you should read all our stories til the end. But this one from @jeffreybillman.bsky.social really has quite the kicker. www.theassemblync.com/education/hu...

Republican Jefferson Griffin is challenging over 60,000 ballots statewide as the NC Supreme Court race heads to a recount.

Many of his protests rely on legal theories posited by GOP lawyers that have been rejected by state and federal courts #ncpol
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What Is Going on With the State Supreme Court Race? The state Supreme Court race between Democrat Allison Riggs and Republican Jefferson Griffin drags into its third week.

Democrat Allison Riggs is now up 623 votes in the North Carolina Supreme Court race against Republican Jefferson Griffin—or about 0.02 percent of the total ballots cast.

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Narrator: He could not.

WATCH: Making Sense of the 2024 Election in North Carolina What happened in North Carolina this year? The Assembly untangles the complex web of election results in a deeply purple state.

As always - a face made for radio, a voice made for print.

Watch anyway!

#NCPol

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The Assembly's Starter Pack Join the conversation

If you, like me, have grudgingly accepted you should take part in a new platform, here is The Assembly's "starter pack": go.bsky.app/D31XM91

Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-sty...

NEW: Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now benefiting from tens of millions in taxpayer dollars flowing from rapidly expanding voucher-style programs, a @propublica analysis found.

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