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OPINION: I’ve voted in 15 elections in NC, but Jefferson Griffin wants to throw my vote out
In an op-ed, one of the 60,000-plus North Carolinians whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to throw out to overturn his loss calls on him to concede. “It’s time to honor their decision, concede, and reaffirm the integrity of our elections,” Rebecca Schisler writes.
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Jefferson Griffin’s effort to overturn his election loss threatens judicial integrity, more than 200 NC judges and attorneys say
The North Carolina Court of Appeals will hold oral arguments on Friday in Jefferson Griffin’s attempt to throw out more than 65,000 votes so that he can win state supreme court election he lost to Allison Riggs. This week the state’s legal community warned Griffin that his lawsuit is damaging the state court system. You…
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Beyond birth: The missing postpartum care putting North Carolina mothers at risk
While North Carolina has expanded Medicaid for postpartum care, gaps in maternal support persist. Entrepreneurs and lawmakers are stepping in to provide critical resources for new mothers who lack essential postpartum support.
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OPINION: Memo for ‘The White Lotus,’ there is no such thing as a Durham accent
People are all up in arms about the North Carolina accents from the latest season of “The White Lotus.” So where exactly did they come from?
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‘Some people work their butts off and other people get rich’: Gwen Frisbie-Fulton’s view from rural America
My dad raised us to work hard and do good for our families, but he was also going to make damn sure we didn’t step on anyone else along the way.
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Rev. C.J. Brinson: Remembering activist Fannie Lou Hamer can show us the way forward
Fannie Lou Hamer and Nelson Johnson were among those who experienced some of the darkest days in American History. Nevertheless, through the darkness, Black Americans are still here. We’ve come this far by faith and action.
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9 North Carolina flower festivals in 2025
From BloomFest to Garden Jubilee, these nine flower festivals in North Carolina are sure to brighten up your 2025. Check them out here.
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North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein’s ‘State of the State’: Faster Helene relief, better teacher pay
by Galen Bacharier, Lynn Bonner and Brandon Kingdollar, NC Newsline March 12, 2025 North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein called on lawmakers to swiftly pass another round of Hurricane Helene aid and approve pay raises for teachers and law enforcement Wednesday, as he delivered his first State of the State address to the Republican-led General Assembly.…
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NC Medicaid recipients say Republicans’ proposed cuts will ‘doom’ them to ‘early deaths’
House Republicans’ budget proposal could cut over $800 billion from Medicaid, which would have devastating consequences for hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians, who could lose access to essential healthcare and medications.
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‘You have cancer’: New Bern native hopes a local lawmaker’s plan will help more men survive ‘the Big C’
Rep. Rodney D. Pierce, a Democrat representing Halifax, Northampton, and Warren counties, has an idea for a statewide screening program to help men detect prostate cancer before it’s too late.
