Republicans in the legislature took another swing at Governor Cooper Wednesday, creating two subcommittees to investigate his handling of the Hurricane Matthew relief effort and a $57.8 million discretionary fund for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. While some Democrats questioned the need for the probes, Republicans were adamant that both issues required further examination, doing little […]
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N.C. Supreme Court Halts Ballot Printing While Considering NAACP Lawsuit On Constitutional Amendments
The N.C. Supreme Court issued an order this morning preventing the State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement from printing ballots for the November election while it reviews a state NAACP lawsuit alleging vague, misleading language on four constitutional amendments that, among other changes, would require voters to show photo ID at the polls. Yesterday, […]
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This Summer, Bird Scooters Suddenly Appeared in Raleigh. This Fall, the City Could Regulate Them Into Extinction.
As quickly as downtown Raleigh’s love affair with Bird began, so could it end if the city council fixates on how to corral the scooters in the name of public safety instead of embracing their possibilities for residents. The scooters arrived in Raleigh this summer without warning, appearing on sidewalks, ready to rideas they have […]
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A Federal Court Wants the NCGA to Redraw Congressional Districts Before the Midterms. How Is That Supposed to Work?
In a decision with potentially national implications, a panel of three federal judges in the Middle District of North Carolina ruled Monday that the state’s congressional maps were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to entrench Republican control, which, depending on an appeal to the Supreme Court, could force a redraw ahead of the election and give Democrats a […]
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Arrests, Violence at UNC After Counter-Protesters Shut Down Supporters of Silent Sam
Seven people were arrested at the University of Chapel Hill Saturday after Confederate flag-wielding supporters of Silent Sam clashed with counter-protesters near the stump of the fallen monument to white supremacy, prompting police in riot gear to swarm the area. Counter-protesters were slammed into buildings and onto the ground as police attempted to gain control […]
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Republican ‘Power-Grabbing’ Constitutional Amendments Head to Senate
In what Democratic leaders are calling a blatant power grab, two constitutional amendments aiming to strip the governor’s ability to make judicial appointments and appoint members of an ethics and elections board coasted through the North Carolina state House Friday during a last minute special session. Superior Court judges blocked the amendments from the ballot […]
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Citing Compulsion to Hoard Money, Wake County Register of Deeds Laura Riddick Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Nearly $1 Million in Taxpayer Dollars
Former Wake County Register of Deeds Laura Riddick will serve no less than five years in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling nearly $1 million in taxpayer money. Riddick pleaded guilty to six counts of felony embezzlement on Friday, with her lawyer telling the court a mental condition that causes her to hoard money led […]
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The Three Confederate Monuments on the Capitol Grounds Aren’t Going Anywhere (Unless Someone Tears Them Down)
Rather than relocate three Confederate monuments from the state Capitol grounds to a Civil War battlefield museum some forty-five miles away in Bentonville, as Governor Cooper wants, the North Carolina Historical Commission opted this morning to put a Band-Aid on the problem—or rather, signage to contextualize these participation trophies for a failed treasonous rebellion and […]