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2024 ELECTIONS

Opinion: Why North Carolina doctors are afraid of another Trump term

As a health care provider, I vividly remember what it was like when Donald Trump was president. He worked to dismantle the progress we had made in eliminating discrimination based on preexisting conditions, tried to take away preventive care coverage like lifesaving mammograms and colonoscopies, and railed against health care coverage for millions of Americans. 

2024 ELECTIONS - Cardinal & Pine

Mark Robinson blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds

Over the past decade, Robinson's household has relied on income from Balanced Nutrition Inc., a nonprofit founded by his wife, Yolanda Hill, that administered a free lunch program for North Carolina children. The organization, funded entirely by taxpayers, has collected roughly $7 million in government funding since 2017, while paying out at least $830,000 in salaries to Hill, Robinson and other members of their family, tax filings and state documents show.

Mark Robinson stands on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, in February 2024. (ZACH ROBERTS/NURPHOTO/AP)

Opinion: Why Mo Green is the education leader I’m choosing for my kids and my state

In 2022, as a candidate endorsed by extremist group Moms for Liberty, she ran for a seat on the Wake County School Board and lost. In her current race, she’s again endorsed by Moms for Liberty, and proposes eliminating the State Board of Education and forcing children with special needs into separate classrooms where they’ll “just focus on learning life skills.” 

2024 ELECTIONS - Cardinal & Pine
2024 ELECTIONS - Cardinal & Pine

Opinion: NC Republicans’ school voucher expansion will leave disabled kids like mine behind

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The North Carolina legislature just agreed to pump more public money into private schools. Here's why that's bad for children with disabilities. 
General

Why this retired Army Lieutenant General and former Republican is voting for Kamala Harris

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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.
State Election Board member Rick Jeffares asks the crowd to settle down during a hastily planned State Election Board meeting at the Capitol in Atlanta, July 12, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election

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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.
veteran

Opinion: I’m a veteran and a military spouse. Here’s why we need Josh Stein as our next governor.

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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, […]
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she steps on stage to address a crowd, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, during a campaign stop, in North Hampton, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Kamala Harris proposes plan to make it easier for North Carolinians to start small businesses

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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.