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Roy Cooper will veto GOP-backed state budget. Will lawmakers override him?
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday announced that he’ll veto the budget approved by Republicans in the legislature. It’s the first time Republicans don’t have enough members to override his budget veto on their own. → Read More
Roy Cooper will veto GOP-backed state budget. Will lawmakers override him?
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday announced that he’ll veto the budget approved by Republicans in the legislature. It’s the first time Republicans don’t have enough members to override his budget veto on their own. → Read More
Dan Forest: No nation ‘has survived the diversity and multiculturalism that America faces today’
Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, Republican candidate running against Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper in 2020, warned a Salisbury church that “diversity and multiculturalism” could be harmful to the US. → Read More
Dan Forest: No nation ‘has survived the diversity and multiculturalism that America faces today’
Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, Republican candidate running against Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper in 2020, warned a Salisbury church that “diversity and multiculturalism” could be harmful to the US. → Read More
Is Supreme Court’s gerrymandering ruling ‘destructive’ or ‘fair’? Here’s the reaction.
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on North Carolina’s election maps leaves conservatives relieved and redistricting reform advocates disappointed. Here is reaction from social media from Democrats and Republicans. → Read More
Is Supreme Court’s gerrymandering ruling ‘destructive’ or ‘fair’? Here’s the reaction.
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on North Carolina’s election maps leaves conservatives relieved and redistricting reform advocates disappointed. Here is reaction from social media from Democrats and Republicans. → Read More
Dan Forest gets money to study drones and ‘vertical takeoff’ aircraft in GOP budget
Republican leaders at the legislature unveiled their proposed state budget. They want to give Lt. Gov. Dan Forest money to study the feasibility of Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing aircraft. → Read More
Dan Forest gets money to study drones and ‘vertical takeoff’ aircraft in GOP budget
Republican leaders at the legislature unveiled their proposed state budget. They want to give Lt. Gov. Dan Forest money to study the feasibility of Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing aircraft. → Read More
Fact check: NC Republican wrong that judge’s ruling allows abortions up until delivery
NC House Speaker Tim Moore told Pat McCrory’s radio audience now that a judge struck down North Carolina’s ban on abortions after 20 weeks, a woman “can get an abortion up until right before the baby is delivered.” → Read More
Why didn’t Trump appoint McCrory? Leaked documents show ‘red flags’
After Donald Trump won the 2016 election, his transition team vetted potential nominees. Documents obtained by Axios reveal how the Trump administration viewed former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory. → Read More
Why didn’t Trump appoint McCrory? Leaked documents show ‘red flags’
After Donald Trump won the 2016 election, his transition team vetted potential nominees. Documents obtained by Axios reveal how the Trump administration viewed former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory. → Read More
NC lawmaker argues with Sen. Thom Tillis’ wife, compares Lincoln to Hitler
North Carolina House member Larry Pittman compared Abraham Lincoln to Adolf Hitler during an argument on Facebook that also featured a back-and-forth with Susan Tillis, the wife of U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis. → Read More
A bill would force compliance with ICE. Black sheriffs say lawmakers have targeted them.
Three black North Carolina sheriffs representing Buncombe, Mecklenburg and Wake counties traveled to the legislature on Wednesday to oppose a bill that would force them to detain immigrants and cooperate with ICE. → Read More
A bill would force compliance with ICE. Black sheriffs say lawmakers have targeted them.
Three black North Carolina sheriffs representing Buncombe, Mecklenburg and Wake counties traveled to the legislature on Wednesday to oppose a bill that would force them to detain immigrants and cooperate with ICE. → Read More
NC sheriffs now support mandate to help ICE. Violators could be removed from office.
The NC Sheriffs Association announced its support for a bill that would require law enforcement agencies to comply with ICE detainers. The ACLU, NAACP and other organizations said the bill is “anti-immigrant.” → Read More
Will Gov. Cooper’s ‘born alive’ veto help or hurt him in 2020?
Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest is already airing a radio ad attacking Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper for vetoing the “Born Alive Abortion Survivors Act.” How will it affect voters in 2020 elections? → Read More
Will NC pass the ‘born alive’ abortion bill? Here’s what could happen today
North Carolina may pass the “Born Alive Abortion Survivors Act,” with penalties for doctors who commit what bill supporters call infanticide. The bill passes only if the NC House votes to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto. → Read More
Will NC pass the ‘born alive’ abortion bill? Here’s what could happen today
North Carolina may pass the “Born Alive Abortion Survivors Act,” with penalties for doctors who commit what bill supporters call infanticide. The bill passes only if the NC House votes to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto. → Read More
‘Born alive’ scenario is focus of NC’s abortion debate. How often does that happen?
North Carolina’s “Born Alive Abortion Survivors Act” would require medical professionals to provide life-saving care to infants who survive an abortion. How often does that happen, and how often are they left to die? → Read More
‘Born alive’ scenario is focus of NC’s abortion debate. How often does that happen?
North Carolina’s “Born Alive Abortion Survivors Act” would require medical professionals to provide life-saving care to infants who survive an abortion. How often does that happen, and how often are they left to die? → Read More