Pam Kelley

GOP congressmen want the National Guard in Charlotte. Here's where violent crime is a bigger problem. Sure, the data can't always tell the entire story. But one representative who's asking for a deployment isn't suggesting the same solution for a more violent place in his own district.

Rep. Mark Harris wants the National Guard to help fight crime in Charlotte. Data shows that the more rural parts of his district have a higher rate of violent crime. www.ncrabbithole.com/p/republican...

“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...

The journalist received this message from the N.C. Republican Party: “I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration and I’m sure they would be interested in this matter. I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
A must-read: www.propublica.org/article/paul...

Proud of how well this reporting with veteran higher ed reporter @pamkelley.bsky.social holds up.

Former Marine and DeKalb County officer David Rose was shot and killed in August when he confronted a vaccine denier attacking the Atlanta office of the Centers for Disease Control. He left a wife and three children. If anyone deserves half-mast flags and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, it's him.

‘Compromised’ Video Got Him Life in Prison. He Wants a New Trial. A prosecutor used low-quality video to convict a former pro-basketball player in a double murder. Now he's getting another shot in court.

The DA used a low-quality video to convict James Richardson of a double drive-by murder in Greenville, NC. Now, two experts say the state's theory of the crime is impossible. My latest for @theassemblync.bsky.social www.theassemblync.com/politics/cri...

The College That Refused to Die What happens when survival becomes a college’s No. 1 priority? St. Andrews University offers a cautionary tale.

Once lauded for its lively intellectual atmosphere, the college had been struggling for years. My story from 2023: www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...

Longtime N.C. Voters May Have Their Ballots Wrongfully Tossed in Supreme Court Race Some longtime NC residents may be surprised to find their ballots tossed in the Supreme Court race between Jefferson Griffin and Allison Riggs.

The latest on legit votes that Jefferson Griffin and the N.C. Supreme Court are trying to throw out: www.theassemblync.com/politics/nc-...

The Disappearance of Julio Zambrano Julio Zambrano, a Venezuelan asylum seeker, was living in North Carolina legally. So why did the Trump administration send him to El Salvador?

The Disappearance of Julio Zambrano www.theassemblync.com/politics/tru...

Chilling.

This is the kind of impact reporting we need. Look past the political screeching to who's being harmed and who's making money off the Trump administration upheaval. Kudos @statnews.com #journalism #USPolitics

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A North Carolina Supreme Court Candidate’s Bid to Overturn His Loss Is Based on Theory Election Deniers Deemed Extreme Republican Jefferson Griffin narrowly lost his race for a seat on the state Supreme Court. Now he’s asking that 60,000 ballots be thrown out based on a theory that an election denier said amounted to ...

1/ A Republican judge who narrowly lost a race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court is trying to get around 60,000 ballots thrown out based on a theory that some election deniers worried was too extreme: www.propublica.org/article/jeff...

UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees Pressed Senior Staff for Admissions Information At least six trustees prodded university employees for information on specific applicants or the admissions process, text messages showed.

At least six UNC-Chapel Hill trustees asked senior staff members at the university for information on specific applicants or the admissions process, according to more than 100 pages of texts obtained by @theassemblync.bsky.social.

www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...

Trump v. Clinton: The media double standard on the influence of foreign cash On Monday, Popular Information reported that Justin Sun, a Chinese national currently being prosecuted for fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission, sent President-elect Donald Trump $18 millio...

Between 1/1/15 and 11/8/16, the New York Times published 79 PIECES that were about or referenced foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation

That is nearly one story a week for 22 months

Number of NYT mentions of an $18 million payment to President-elect Trump by a Chinese national? ZERO

A great gift for anyone who wants to know what’s going on in North Carolina.

Coming in February, just ahead of March Madness!

Simple assignment for #USPol #journalists covering #Trump cabinet and key administration nominees: What are the duties and powers of the job, what are the nominated party's qualifications, how do they compare to other people who have held the post, current and past. Coud be done in a grid.

About That Project Kitty Hawk Article New reporting shows spending irregularities, and I explain my comment on the updated forecast

Phil Hill, the ed-tech expert quoted in my story questioning PKH's projections, wrote a column about my article that makes some important points. He calls for more transparency from the UNC System, for one thing. onedtech.philhillaa.com/p/about-that...

Just about anyone working at any UNC campus will read this and need more blood pressure meds. Kudos to @pamkelley.bsky.social for enduring months of UNC system stonewalling and for sorting through an administrative mess. Note @melaniesill.bsky.social says deficit projected for 2027 not next year.

UNC’s Project Kitty Hawk Cleans Up After a CEO’s Departure An audit found the UNC System failed to monitor its $97 million online ed program, which has returned $102,000 in unallowable expenses.

A new audit finds the University of North Carolina system failed to monitor Project Kitty Hawk, the nonprofit it created with $97 million in taxpayer money. The result? Lots of unallowable expenses, including the ex-CEO's stay at a Ritz-Carlton. www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...

Quite the kicker on this story.

NC GOP lawmakers aim to curb new statewide Democrats' power • NC Newsline GOP bill places new limits on North Carolina's governor and attorney general and makes raft of other changes to state and local government

North Carolina's General Assembly has added to its own power each session since Republicans took control in 2010, and maybe most people tune it out, but this is a doozy. In the end it's the people of NC who are losing power. We have an imperial legislature. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2024/11/19/n...