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NC officials praise Texas in border battle with Biden
North Carolina’s top officials have expressed their support for the 25 states backing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border fight against the Biden administration.
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Judge denies injunction request in state Senate redistricting lawsuit
A federal judge has denied a requested injunction in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map. The decision arrived Friday, almost two months after plaintiffs had initially called for court action. Plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal to the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond.
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RNC looking to declare Trump the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee
With a rematch of former president Donald Trump and President Joe Biden in the November 2024 General Election almost a certainty, the Republican National Committee is reportedly looking to declare him the party’s presumptive presidential nominee.
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Legislators hope to consolidate two of three federal redistricting lawsuits
Top state legislative leaders filed paperwork Thursday in federal court to consolidate two of the three lawsuits challenging North Carolina’s new statewide election maps. Lawmakers’ court filing suggests that plaintiffs in the two cases oppose the plan.
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COVID protester defends federal lawsuit against multiple motions to dismiss
A High Point woman used court filings this week to defend her federal lawsuit challenging her arrest during a 2020 protest of Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-related shutdown orders. Monica Ussery's lawyers filed three separate documents Wednesday in US District Court. Ussery responded to multiple motions to dismiss her case.
Opinion
Voters should blame themselves for unsustainability of Social Security
If you live in North Carolina, you have about 8 weeks. That is the amount of time that voters have to get candidates running for office to take a stand on the future of Social Security. Because once parties have picked their candidates in the primaries, the time will have passed. Campaigns at that point...
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Foreign holdings account for 3.5% of NC agricultural land
Over 700,000 acres of NC agricultural land is foreign owned; on trend with growing numbers on foreign owned US agricultural land.
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Watchdog: Asheville school program excludes white, Asian students
A legal watchdog located in Asheville, NC filed two civil rights complaints this week for discriminating against students based on skin color.
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Lawmakers oppose injunction in 30-day voter residency case
Top state legislative leaders urge a federal judge to reject an injunction in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s 30-day residency requirement for voters. A retirees’ group working with high-profile Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm is fighting the residency rule.
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Citizens slam potential mask mandates at Tuesday hearing
More than 100 people attended the North Carolina Department of Labor’s two public hearings on Tuesday to consider re-implementing masking and social distancing requirements for businesses.
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Legislative leaders question plaintiffs’ expert report in Senate redistricting suit
The latest court filing from plaintiffs challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map “raises more questions than it answers,” according to a response state legislative leaders filed Monday. US District Judge James Dever set Monday as the deadline for lawmakers to respond to the plaintiffs' filing. Plaintiffs have asked Dever to issue an injunction blocking at least two Senate districts from being used in the 2024 elections.
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Supreme Court rejects case of NCSU professor who complained about DEI
The US Supreme Court has declined to take the case of Stephen Porter, a North Carolina State University professor who claimed he faced retaliation for critical statements involving social justice and diversity, equity, and inclusion. The high court rejected Porter’s case Monday without comment. A split 2-1 panel of the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled against Porter in July 2023.
