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  • Foushee Pivots on AIPAC Money
  • Raleighwood Fest Celebrates NC Music
  • The Impact of Mutual Aid After Chantal
  • Assembly Network Wins Journalism Awards
  • Where to Stargaze in the Triangle
Credit: Photo by Chase Pellegrini de Paur

Good morning, readers.

Here’s an NC politics scoop for your Friday morning—congresswoman Valerie Foushee says she will not accept any money from American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) for her 2026 reelection campaign.

Bucking her single largest political benefactor is a major move for the Chapel Hill native. AIPAC, along with its members and superPAC, poured over $2 million into her 2022 election and helped make the race the most expensive Democratic congressional primary in state history.

We first caught wind of this at a Carrboro town hall this week, thanks to an audience member who asked Foushee if she regretted taking the money and meeting with PM Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel last year.

“Check to see how much I’ve taken since that time, and check my voting record to see how I have voted and what I have voted for as it relates to the people of Gaza,” Foushee said in response.

We followed up with her campaign, who told us that “AIPAC has not contributed to her campaign since February 2024. AIPAC has not offered financial support in the last 18 months but if offered the Congresswoman would decline. She will not accept AIPAC contributions during the 2026 campaign.”

Read more about Foushee’s town hall, how she’s shifting her tone on Israel’s war in Gaza, and what this all might mean for her 2026 reelection bid—only in INDY.

And have a good weekend.

—Chase

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Raleighwood Dreams

With Raleighwood Fest 2025, the founders of the Carolina-first music festival are dreaming bigger while doubling down on their roots, Ryan Cocca writes for INDY and Super Empty.

Credit: Illustration by Nicole Pajor Moore

Mutual Connections

After Tropical Storm Chantal, Triangle Mutual Aid moved quickly to distribute $70,000 in donations and lend a hand to those affected by flooding, INDY’s Chase Pellegrini de Paur reports.

A Word on Awards

The Assembly network, including INDY staff, won a total of 35 North Carolina Press Association awards this year. Check out the winning work.

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WAKE COUNTY: A Wendy’s in Cary has a removed a noose that was hanging as part of a promotion for the Netflix series Wednesday, WRAL reports.

STATE: The DMV is using interns and volunteers who will check that people in line have proper paperwork to help reduce the agency’s notorious wait times, WUNC reports.

STATE: A new law requires expensive regulations to be approved by the General Assembly. Environmental advocates say it will hinder the regulation of chemicals like PFAS in drinking water, Carolina Public Press reports.

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