Lucille Sherman

3 weeks ago | theassemblync.com | Jeffrey C. Billman |Lucille Sherman |Bryan Anderson

Poll Shows Berger Down 18 in GOP PrimarySenate leader Phil Berger, long considered North Carolina’s most powerful politician, faces daunting headwinds going into next year’s Republican primary—at least according to a recent poll obtained by The Assembly and Axios Raleigh. The survey of 440 likely Republican voters, conducted on April 29 and 30, found Berger trailing his opponent, Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, by 18 percentage points.

Dec 4, 2024 | theassemblync.com | Lucille Sherman

This story is co-published with Axios. North Carolina Democrats ousted a political giant from Senate leadership ranks Monday night, electing a rising star in the party, Sydney Batch, to replace Dan Blue as the minority leader.  The move represents a new chapter for the party. Blue, 75, has served in the legislature for more than 40 years.

Feb 26, 2024 | theassemblync.com | Lucille Sherman |Jeffrey C. Billman

The black-and-white ad that launched Mike Morgan’s campaign for governor last fall generated lots of buzz. Produced over two weeks for $60,000, the ad begins with footage of an actor portraying Morgan as a child, in his Sunday best and a bowtie, entering a schoolhouse in New Bern, where he grew up. Young Mike takes a deep breath and starts a long walk down the hallway, his eyes darting back and forth as clean-cut white students point and gawk. The R&B classic “My Need” plays in the background.

Dec 3, 2023 | theassemblync.com | Lucille Sherman

Shortly after Medicaid expansion was finally enacted in North Carolina, Kody Kinsley stood in front of business and community leaders in Boone to explain why health insurance is personal for him. “I think about the 600,000 people in our state who will have the peace of mind of knowing that if they get into a bicycle accident, if they hurt themselves, that they’re not going to be stuck with medical debt or worse.