Politics
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Jefferson Griffin’s attempt to throw out 65,000 votes finally gets a court hearing on the merits
There have been several previous rulings in separate courts, both state and federal, but those dealt with procedural issues. On Friday, a state judge will hear the first arguments about the fundamental questions at hand.
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Duke Energy asks the EPA to let it release more emissions
Duke Energy recently announced plans to replace several coal-fired power plants with natural gas-fired stations at two North Carolina sites by 2029. Now, it’s joined nine other power companies in asking newly-confirmed EPA administrator Lee Zeldin to weaken environmental regulations regarding natural gas and coal ash.
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VIDEO: New NC lawmaker on his plans for ‘neglected’ northeastern North Carolina
We talked to Halifax County state representative Rodney D. Pierce about advocating for northeast North Carolina, a rural part of the state that’s often overlooked.
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Army helicopter pilot killed in DC plane crash was one of the NC voters Jefferson Griffin is trying to disenfranchise
Rebecca Lobach voted by absentee ballot in the 2024 election. She is among the more than 5,500 North Carolina active duty military voters out of state whose votes Jefferson Griffin is seeking to discard so that he can win the state supreme court election he lost.
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‘We’re not going anywhere’: This group of veterans warned about a second Trump term. Now they vow to hold him accountable
Veterans for Responsible Leadership spent the 2024 election warning that Trump was a threat to the ideals service members have fought and died for. With Trump back in the White House, what does resistance look like now?
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NC lawmakers express frustration at slow rollout of Helene recovery funds
Rep. Eric Ager, a Democratic state legislator whose district was heavily impacted by Helene, said it could be summertime at the earliest before $15 billion in federal relief funds reaches the local level.
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Facing first tragedy of his presidency, Trump blames DEI, Obama for plane crash
Sixty-seven people are presumed to be dead after a passenger plane collided Wednesday night with a US Army helicopter midair while approaching Reagan National Airport. Rather than provide measured leadership, Trump blamed DEI and Democrats for the deadly accident.
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Way more Americans are getting sterilized since Roe was struck down, research finds
A new study has found that from May to August 2022, vasectomies surged by 95% and tubal sterilizations increased by 70% among adults ages 19 to 26. Health care professionals across the country have seen this in real time.
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NC lawmakers return to Raleigh vowing to work together, but with an uncertain road ahead
The North Carolina General Assembly opened its new year with suggestions of bipartisan cooperation, even as they return to the site of several contentious debates. Republicans have lost their supermajority in the NC House, so will that sense of working together last or just fade into the din? Here’s what you need to know.
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People are leaving states with abortion bans, according to study
A new analysis from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that since 2022, states with near-total abortion bans appear to have lost 36,000 people per quarter, with single people, who tend to skew younger, being more likely to leave. Tens of thousands of people, in particular single people, have left states with abortion bans…
