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Helene relief, vetoes will be challenges for new North Carolina House speaker
2 days, 16 hours ago

Helene relief, vetoes will be challenges for new North Carolina House speaker

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina House elected a new speaker for the first time in 10 years on Wednesday, choosing a young lieutenant to now-U.S. Rep. Tim Moore to preside over a Republican-controlled chamber focused on Hurricane Helene but likely needing Democratic help to keep advancing a conservative agenda. The attorney, who represents a youth movement in the legislature …

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Latest challenge to North Carolina’s power-shifting law focuses on state elections board control
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Latest challenge to North Carolina’s power-shifting law focuses on state elections board control

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s current governor and his successor tacked on another lawsuit Monday disputing a key provision within a GOP law that erodes the powers of several incoming Democratic state leaders — the latest in a longstanding power struggle between North Carolina’s executive and legislative branches over who controls the state’s elections. The lawsuit challenges one of the …

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North Carolina GOP lawmakers enact a law eroding the incoming Democratic governor’s powers
4 weeks, 2 days ago

North Carolina GOP lawmakers enact a law eroding the incoming Democratic governor’s powers

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday enacted a law over the governor’s veto that would diminish the powers afforded to his successor and other other Democratic statewide winners in the Nov. 5 elections. Many provisions within the 132-page law seek to diminish powers afforded to Gov.-elect Josh Stein, incoming attorney general Jeff Jackson, the next Democratic lieutenant governor …

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North Carolina’s governor has vetoed a GOP bill that would weaken his successor and other Democrats
1 month, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina’s governor has vetoed a GOP bill that would weaken his successor and other Democrats

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Outgoing North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed legislation on Tuesday that would strip powers from several Democrats elected to statewide office this month, including removing the authority of Cooper’s successor to appoint the state elections board. These and other provisions, contained in a wide-ranging measure stuffed through the Republican-dominated General Assembly in less than 24 hours during …

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'Incredible': CNN host stunned at brazen GOP-backed robocall scheme boosting Jill Stein
2 months, 1 week ago

'Incredible': CNN host stunned at brazen GOP-backed robocall scheme boosting Jill Stein

Raw Story  

A CNN anchor was stunned by Republican-backed robocalls urging voters in Michigan and Wisconsin to back Jill Stein for president in a scheme ultimately designed to siphon votes away from Vice President Kamala Harris in a razor-thin race. Polls have Stein at about 1-2% of the vote in Michigan and Wisconsin, anchor Erin Burnett told viewers on her show "OutFront" …

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GOP-connected super PAC spending to boost Jill Stein in Wisconsin
2 months, 2 weeks ago

GOP-connected super PAC spending to boost Jill Stein in Wisconsin

Raw Story  

The Republican-connected Badger Values PAC is spending in Wisconsin to boost Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, according to a report from the Washington Post. The spending is a sign that some think third party presidential candidates in Wisconsin, a key battleground state, could influence the outcome of the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. …

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In effort to refute porn-site message report, Mark Robinson campaign hires a law firm
3 months, 2 weeks ago

In effort to refute porn-site message report, Mark Robinson campaign hires a law firm

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson said Tuesday his campaign has hired a law firm to help investigate a CNN report stating he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website’s message board. The announcement comes as more North Carolina Republicans disturbed by last week’s report said that if Robinson can’t formally refute the …

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GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina has a history of inflammatory words. It could cost Trump
4 months, 1 week ago

GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina has a history of inflammatory words. It could cost Trump

Associated Press  

COLFAX, N.C. — North Carolina conservatives who gathered recently over coffee and pancakes at the Olympic Family Restaurant to support Republican Lt. Gov. “Mark Robinson is the chief spokesperson for the Josh Stein attack campaign,” said Paul Shumaker, a veteran GOP consultant whose clients included a candidate who lost to Robinson in the primary. He said moderate North Carolina Republicans …

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North Carolina GOP gubernatorial nominee mocked women for abortions, then ran ad with wife’s story
5 months, 1 week ago

North Carolina GOP gubernatorial nominee mocked women for abortions, then ran ad with wife’s story

LA Times  

Mark Robinson speaks during the Republican National Convention last month. Previously, Robinson left the impression that he’d support something even more severe, saying in 2020, for example, that “for me, there is no compromise on abortion.” Now Robinson started airing a new commercial Friday that describes his wife’s abortion decades ago and leaves the impression he’s comfortable with the state’s …

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Pelosi: ‘What comes next is very important for our country’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Pelosi: ‘What comes next is very important for our country’

Raw Story  

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi told North Carolina Democrats on Saturday that elections were “not about rewarding you for what you have done,” but “about what you’re going to do next.” As Pelosi blasted former President Donald Trump — addressing him just as “what’s his name” — and Republicans, she lauded the state’s elected Democrats. “They believe in …

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Stein, other North Carolina Democrats have fundraising leads entering summer
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Stein, other North Carolina Democrats have fundraising leads entering summer

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Democrats outpaced their Republican rivals in fundraising over the past several months, according to campaign filings, entering the summer with cash advantages in a handful of top-ballot races this fall. Stein also had a wide margin when it came to cash as of July 1, with $15.9 million in the bank compared to close to …

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What you should know about North Carolina’s race for governor
7 months, 2 weeks ago

What you should know about North Carolina’s race for governor

Associated Press  

North Carolina has been an underappreciated political battleground recently and not gotten the same attention as nearby Georgia or Florida or the traditional campaign hotbeds of the Rust Belt. That is changing in 2024, partly because of a potentially historic governor’s race that pits North Carolina’s centrist tendencies against the rise of populist conservatism in the era of Donald Trump. …

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Who is running for president in 2024? Meet the candidates
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Who is running for president in 2024? Meet the candidates

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Marianne Williamson is best known for her time as spiritual …

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Steady ascent or sudden splash? North Carolina governor’s race features men who took different paths
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Steady ascent or sudden splash? North Carolina governor’s race features men who took different paths

Associated Press  

ROXBORO, N.C. — One candidate is an Ivy League-educated attorney who over 25 years amassed allies as he climbed North Carolina’s Democratic ladder. “And he’s passionate about the things that we’re passionate about.” But GOP primary rivals State Treasurer Dale Folwell and trial attorney Bill Graham question whether Robinson can win a general election following harsh comments he’s made in …

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Rural Texas Republicans' new ballot-counting plan a 'recipe for disaster': experts
1 year ago

Rural Texas Republicans' new ballot-counting plan a 'recipe for disaster': experts

Raw Story  

This coverage is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Bruce Campbell, the Gillespie County Republican Party chair who replaced Saiidi, told Votebeat last week there’s “no effort or willingness” from the party to back out of hand-counting. “We are choosing to not use any electronic devices during the 2024 election year,” …

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Nebraska 'Freedom Fest' speaker tells 'bad joke' about George Floyd
2 years, 4 months ago

Nebraska 'Freedom Fest' speaker tells 'bad joke' about George Floyd

Raw Story  

Nebraska Democratic Party leaders on Tuesday criticized callous comments by a featured speaker for the Nebraska Freedom Coalition, a group of conservatives that helped a new team take over the state GOP. Democrats, in a series of social media posts, condemned conservative comedian and conspiracy theorist Alex Stein for a joke set in which he congratulated murdered Minnesotan George Floyd …

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Ferris Bueller actor revives famous catch-phrase to beg Trump-supporting Devin Nunes to return to Congress
2 years, 4 months ago

Ferris Bueller actor revives famous catch-phrase to beg Trump-supporting Devin Nunes to return to Congress

The Independent  

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North Carolina attorney general fights campaign ad probe
2 years, 4 months ago

North Carolina attorney general fights campaign ad probe

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The campaign committee for North Carolina’s Attorney General Josh Stein asked a federal court on Wednesday to block enforcement of a seldom-used libel law as the committee faces possible criminal prosecution for a political ad from Stein’s last race. Stein’s GOP rival in 2020 — Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill — cited the law in a …

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Supreme Court rules for GOP lawmakers in voter ID case
2 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court rules for GOP lawmakers in voter ID case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave Republican legislative leaders in North Carolina a win Thursday in a fight over the state’s latest photo identification voting law. North Carolina’s House speaker, Tim Moore, and Senate leader, Phil Berger — both Republicans — wanted to intervene in the federal case to defend the law alongside lawyers for the state, saying Stein would …

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Supreme Court rules for GOP lawmakers in voter ID case
2 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court rules for GOP lawmakers in voter ID case

The Independent  

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Appeals court: GOP lawmakers can’t join NC voter ID lawsuit
3 years, 7 months ago

Appeals court: GOP lawmakers can’t join NC voter ID lawsuit

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A judge didn’t step over the line when she refused to let North Carolina’s legislative leaders formally defend the state’s latest photo identification voting law with other state government attorneys, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. Biggs found no evidence that lawyers from Attorney General Josh Stein’s office — representing State Board of Elections members, the named …

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