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Ron Pringle of the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle (left) and Ashley McCumber of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC (File photos)

Despite some encouraging progress, the number of people struggling to stay afloat and avoid hunger in our community remains frustratingly large – a situation made worse by the demise of several pandemic relief programs. Recently, to get a gauge on where things stand and what policymakers and average citizens can do to help, Newsline caught up with two nonprofit leaders whose organizations are on the anti-poverty frontlines:  Ron Pringle of the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle and Ashley McCumber of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.

Professors Deondra Rose (left) and Kerry Haynie (right): Photo: Duke University stream

Whether it’s the GOP taking control of local and state election board appointments or mandating a photo ID for all voters, there’s no doubt that the 2024 election cycle will look different for North Carolinians.

Recently, NC Newsline listened in as a pair of Duke University experts — Deondra Rose, a professor of public policy and political science, studies voter behavior and Professor Kerry Haynie, a Duke political scientist who specializes in southern politics — shared their observations on how the actions of the General Assembly in 2023 could impact elections in 2024.

Zachary Roth is the National Democracy Reporter for States Newsroom Photo: States Newsroom

Even though Donald Trump has been out of office now for well over two and a half years, some of his conservative allies – particularly at the state legislative level – continue to advance new laws that threaten democracy by making voting more difficult and exclusive and handing the oversight of elections to partisan politicians. Last month, in a report published by NC Newsline, States Newsroom national democracy reporter Zachary Roth documented this trend and recently Newsline caught up with him from his office in Washington to discuss some of his findings.

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