Politics
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Good News Friday: A critical portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway reopens
Paid parental leave expands, Hispanic Heritage Month takes off, and the Blue Ridge Parkway gets a big boost.
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Senate candidate Michael Whatley accepted $27,000 from data center developer
Whatley has said he opposes subsidies for data centers but has accepted tens of thousands from a private equity group that has built a data center in Durham and plans to build one in Lee County.
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Survivor of childhood sexual abuse speaks out against Sarah Stevens in NC Supreme Court race
Beginning at 15, Katie Trout suffered abuse at the hands of a church official in Charlotte. In the years since, she has advocated for legislation to protect victims and hold abusers and institutions accountable. She is also speaking out against the Republican nominee for the NC Supreme Court.
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5 takeaways from western NC’s Helene recovery committee
Most importantly, proposed Helene relief programs in western NC require much more funding than is currently available.
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The federal government tapped $20M for ads glorifying Donald Trump
Two top Democratic senators said that the money for the Trump ads was supposed to go to Customs and Border Protection.
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Jamie Ager, Jennifer Balkcom offer competing NC ‘mountain values’ in unique ads
“These are two ads that only would have been run in NC-11.”
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Opinion: Former NC GOP leader on why he’s voting against a constitutional amendment to limit the income tax
A former Republican leader in the NC General Assembly calls a constitutional amendment limiting income tax “a risky bet.”
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These NC election officials promoted conspiracy theories about 2020 outcome, Jan. 6 riot
Election board members in NC who shared fringe theories and disinformation now make decisions on elections administration.
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Trump is underwater in NC, despite visit. Here’s what the numbers say about him and Michael Whatley
Following September visits from President Trump and the First Lady Melanie Thump, here’s what approval polls show on Trump in North Carolina.
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NC spends more than $10M on anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy centers’
The centers are part of an anti-abortion movement to reduce the number of abortions in North Carolina and nationwide.
