tr?id=&ev=PageView&noscript=

North Carolina News You Can Use

2024 ELECTIONS

Jeff Jackson on what he’d do as NC attorney general

Cardinal & Pine recently sat down with Jackson for an interview to get a better sense of why he’s running, what he would focus on as AG, and why the stakes of this particular election are so high. The interview covered a range of topics, including reproductive rights, the fentanyl crisis, corporate accountability, and his opponent’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. 

2024 ELECTIONS - Cardinal & Pine

Opinion: The future of North Carolina will be decided in November. Our choices could not be more different

Unfortunately, the only blame for this lies squarely on the Republican Party stoking those fears and fanning the metaphorical flames of discontent across North Carolina. Conversations that could have once found common ground are more commonly filled with accusations and screaming matches, and somehow, this is supposed to be acceptable to the folks who live here.

2024 ELECTIONS - Cardinal & Pine
Rural

Kamala Harris unveils plan to support rural America

| | |
Harris has vowed to provide significant federal funding to support rural communities across the United States, expand small business financing for entrepreneurs in rural America, and invest in rural technical and higher education programs.
Lt. Shaun Gorski with the Cobb County Sheriff's Department, speaks during an election security training session at Cobb County Emergency Management headquarters, Aug. 23, 2024, in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Election officials prepare for threats with panic buttons, bulletproof glass

| |
Across the country, local election directors are beefing up their security in advance of Election Day on Nov. 5 to keep their workers and polling places safe while also ensuring that ballots and voting procedures won't be tampered with.
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks to reporters before he departs Pitt-Greenville Airport following a campaign event in Greenville, N.C., Saturday Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

JD Vance admits to spreading racist lie about immigrants

| | |
Donald Trump and JD Vance have both spread lies that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating pets, leading to bomb and death threats in the town, classes being canceled, and even the Ku Klux Klan attempting to recruit. On Sunday, Vance admitted he spread the unfounded claims to get media attention. 
Trump

North Carolina man is charged in suspected Trump assassination attempt

|
Ryan Wesley Routh, who has multiple felony convictions in North Carolina, camped outside a golf course in Florida with a rifle for nearly 12 hours, lying in wait for the former president before a Secret Service agent thwarted the potential attack and opened fire. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The man suspected in an […]
Mark Robinson

A month after seeking a softer tone on abortion, Mark Robinson says ‘there’s no reason why an abortion should happen ever.’

| | |
Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor, said in multiple events recently that he eventually wants to see full abortion ban in North Carolina, despite his campaign ad last month in which he said he "stands behind" the state's "common sense" 12-week abortion ban.