Our weekly “Good News Friday” roundup has some big wins for animal-lovers, and there’s a doozy of a meteor shower tonight.
Most of the challenges are of voters whose driver’s license or partial social security number information aren’t included in a state registration database. But there are many reasons that those details could be missing from the database, and the vast majority of voters disenfranchised by such a culling would be lawfully registered voters.
It has now been two years since the court-ordered funding for public schools has been held up with no explanation or justification by Chief Justice Paul Newby or the Republican court majority.
Candidates who feed into this hatred of FEMA, spread or fail to correct the rumor that only $750 will be offered to victims, or, even worse, claim that Helene was an artificial storm, manufactured by liberal political operatives to disable rural Republicans and take their land — the damage from those lies transcends political party and rural/urban identity
The NC Senate passed the override earlier this month and so now the bill will become law. But it is likely to face legal challenges next year.
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that 30% of these anti-abortion ‘fake clinics’ promote "abortion pill reversal," a treatment that’s not backed by science and does not meet clinical standards.
Get out in the open air with these horse-drawn carriage rides offered throughout North Carolina.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections will hold a hearing on Wednesday to consider challenges to more than 60,000 votes the losing candidate Jefferson Griffin says should not have been counted. Most of those challenges are of voters who are missing some registration information, but there are many valid reasons those details could be missing, and the vast majority of voters disenfranchised by such a culling would be lawfully registered voters.
There are several tax credits and rebates available to qualifying North Carolinians who are looking to lower their energy costs.
Old-fashioned soda fountains are a thing of the past, but some North Carolina establishments are still operating well into the new millennium.
