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High food prices are hurting North Carolina families. Here’s what Kamala Harris has proposed to lower costs.
The vice president has said that she will call on Congress to pass a federal ban on price gouging and give the Federal Trade Commission more authority to prevent consolidation in the food industry.
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Doug Emhoff calls out Trump’s ‘extremist crusade’ against abortion in NC visit
The current and potentially future second spouse visited Raleigh as part of the Harris campaign’s Fighting for Reproductive Freedom tour, which aims to highlight the stark contrast between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on reproductive rights.
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Republicans seek to purge 225,000 North Carolina voters
Non-citizens cannot vote in North Carolina, or anywhere else in the country, for that matter, but state Republicans have sued the North Carolina Board of Elections, falsely accusing it of turning a blind eye to hundreds of thousands non-residents on the voter rolls. The accusation is “categorically false,” elections officials say, and misunderstands or misrepresents…
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Endangered species in NC: What they are and how to help
Learn about five species you may not know are endangered in North Carolina
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Opinion: NC Republicans’ school voucher expansion will leave disabled kids like mine behind
The North Carolina legislature just agreed to pump more public money into private schools. Here’s why that’s bad for children with disabilities.
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Why this retired Army Lieutenant General and former Republican is voting for Kamala Harris
Ben Hodges spent nearly 40 years in the US Army, and served as the Commanding General of the US Army in Europe. Now, he’s speaking out about the threats of a second Trump presidency.
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GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election
Republicans filed more than 100 lawsuits challenging various aspects of vote-casting after being chastised repeatedly by judges in 2020 for bringing complaints about how the election was run only after votes were tallied.
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Opinion: I’m a veteran and a military spouse. Here’s why we need Josh Stein as our next governor.
The military taught me many lessons, but one of the most important is to be a person of my word. Serving my country was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. The military is where I learned what true leadership looks like and what it means to live the Army values. Loyalty, duty,…
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Opinion: It’s not about mental health. It’s about guns.
After Wednesday’s school shooting in Georgia—the 23rd on an American campus this year—a therapist from Charlotte talks about Republicans’ latest attempt to scapegoat mental health rather than guns. A 14-year-old boy opened fire and killed four people at his Georgia high school Wednesday. Another eight students and one teacher were reportedly injured. It is the…
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Kamala Harris proposes plan to make it easier for North Carolinians to start small businesses
Harris has proposed expanding a tax deduction for costs that are incurred while starting a business, creating a new fund that would allow the country’s smallest banks to cover the interest accrued on loans to new businesses, and more.
