Good morning.1. DHHS drama has boiled over. After the AP broke Ken Rudo’s deposition testifying that the McCrory administration misled the public about the safety of drinking water near coal-fired power plants, the DHHS issued an “open letter to the editor” on August 9th attempting to discredit Rudo. A sampling: Recent media stories and editorials […]
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After Wake Elections Shenanigans, a Judge Uses the Old Maps for November 8
On July 1, the federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Wake County commission and school board maps—redrawn by the legislature to be made more favorable to Republicans in the wake of humiliating electoral defeats—were unconstitutional. The three-judge panel wrote: “We see no reason why the November 2016 elections should proceed under the […]
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N.C. State Researchers Say That, in a Drought-Stricken Future, the World Might Look to Cary
As climate change accelerates all over the globe, scientists and governments are racing to figure out how to best protect the water supply from its consequences. One possibility, raised in a National Science Foundation-funded project from researchers at N.C. State, is to recycle waterin other words, treating wastewater and enabling it to be used for […]
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The State Board of Elections Is Up to No Good. Let’s Explore.
On July 1, the federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Wake County commission and school board maps—redrawn by the legislature to be made more favorable to Republicans in the wake of humiliating electoral defeats—were unconstitutional. In the opinion, the three-judge panel wrote: “We see no reason why the November 2016 elections should […]
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The Morning Roundup: The Wake BoE Has An Opening, Let’s Just Give It To Dallas Woodhouse’s Cousin
Good morning, hope you had a good weekend. 1. Something’s fishy here. The state Board of Elections called an emergency telephone meeting last night, with only 90 minutes of public notice, to fill a vacant seat on the Wake County Board of Elections. There’s even more of a time crunch than usual because of a […]
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Common Cause, N.C. Democrats Sue Republicans In Federal Court Over Gerrymandering
Just a week after a federal court struck down North Carolina’s voter ID law, a good-elections group and North Carolina Democrats are suing General Assembly Republicans for another measure taken by the General Assembly to cement Republican control over North Carolina’s elections: gerrymandering. Common Cause, the North Carolina Democratic Party, Democratic House Leader Larry Hall […]
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The Morning Roundup: Mike Pence Is In Raleigh
Good morning. 1. Duke Energy Center For the Performing Arts is hosting Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence. Indiana Governor Mike Pence, the VP nominee to whatever the hell is happening at the top of the Republican ticket, will be speaking at a town hall in Raleigh this morning at the same venue where Donald […]
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NCGOP Makes Big Mistake in Calling Out Tim Kaine
Ben Amey is a reporter in Albany, New York. NCGOP is the official Twitter account of the North Carolina Republican Party. Outstanding. UPDATE: (h/t Ben Amey / Colin Campbell)
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North Carolina Democrats Bring Out the Heavy Hitters For Kaine
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine is set to give the biggest speech of his life tonight at the Democratic National Convention, and North Carolina Democrats rolled out a series of endorsements for Kaine from some of the party’s best-known names in the state. Former governor Jim Hunt said Kaine “is the best candidate Hillary […]
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The N.C. Justice Center Has Long Been a Union Advocate. Now It’s Practicing What It Preaches
North Carolina has long been known as an anti-union state. We have the second-lowest unionization rate in the country, just behind South Carolina. Recently, however, labor has had some cause for optimism: Duke adjunct faculty members voted to form a union, and in December, the Farm Labor Organizing Committee helped seven former workers of state […]
