2024 Elections
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NC judges block Republicans’ ‘stark and blatant’ power grab in election law
The law, passed last year by the Republican-controlled legislature, would have stripped Gov. Roy Cooper of appointment power to the state’s elections boards. it also would have likely created election gridlock.
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Biden attacks GOP abortion bans, vows to restore Roe during State of the Union
“Many of you in this chamber and my predecessor are promising to pass a national ban on reproductive freedom,” Biden said to Republicans. “My God, what freedoms will you take away next?”
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VIDEO: President Biden: ‘I Want to Move America Into The Future’
During his State of the Union speech on Thursday, President Joe Biden delivered a fiery speech in defense of freedom and democracy and laid out his vision for America’s future. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cardinal & Pine (@cardinalandpine)
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Josh Stein proposes a ‘Working Families’ Tax Cut’
According to Stein’s campaign, the average working family in the state could receive upwards of $520 back under his plan to reinstate the State Earned Income Tax Credit, while families with three children or more could see up to $1,486 back in their pockets. North Carolina’s Democratic nominee for Governor Josh Stein unveiled a…
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NC’s primary election results show the far-right’s power in the Republican Party
From the president to the state’s top education official, there is nothing but distance between the two major parties on several issues, including reproductive rights, public school funding, and LGBTQ protections.
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Biden caps credit card late fees at $8
More than 45 million Americans who are charged late fees on credit cards each year will save an average of $220 annually under the new rule.
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Josh Stein shares his vision for North Carolina ahead of primary
Josh Stein says he’ll work to raise teacher pay, increase funding for public schools, create more opportunities in rural North Carolina, and protect the state against further abortion restrictions. Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, where they’ll cast their ballots in the North Carolina primary elections, determining which candidates advance to November’s general…
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We asked North Carolinians if child tax credit payments helped them. Here’s what they said.
Most of the North Carolinians we talked to said the Biden tax credit payments made a big difference at the end of each month. Right now, there’s a push in DC to restore them.
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VIDEO: What The Trump?!?
We don’t know either. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cardinal & Pine (@cardinalandpine)
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Op-ed: How about working people on the ballot?
It’s not hard to spot Jayne Williams on the roads around Kannapolis, North Carolina. Her Dodge Neon — which she’s always surprised didn’t break down on the way to wherever she was going– is bright yellow and sports a large pink magnet that reads: VOTE FOR JAYNE WILLIAMS. Jayne isn’t running this year. The magnet…
