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North Carolina News You Can Use

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Voter fraud is rare. Intentional voter fraud that changes elections is non-existent.

Several large studies show only a handful of voter fraud cases amid millions of votes cast, and some of those cases are innocent errors rather than dubious plots. But since we are still almost guaranteed to see claims from losing candidates in the coming days that the vote was rigged, here's what to know about voter fraud in North Carolina and why the elections are in reality very secure.

Voter Fraud

Kamala Harris makes her final pitch to North Carolina voters, highlighting a choice between ‘promise’ and ‘grievance’

Speaking before an exuberant crowd of 8,000 people at Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, Harris highlighted the contrasts she’s been drawing since the start of her campaign, comparing her promises of working across the aisle with Trump’s threat to imprison his political enemies.

Kamala Harris
Lead Story - Cardinal & Pine

How NC Republicans turned a bill with unanimous support into anti-LGBTQ legislation

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Republicans in the NC House last week passed HB850 over Gov. Josh Stein’s veto by just one vote, despite it passing 113-0 in the spring. Why the change? Because Republicans added attacks on trans people into a bill intended to end “revenge porn.” North Carolina Republicans last week, with the help of one Democrat, overrode […]
Allison Bustillo Chinchilla has spent the past five months in ICE detention.

NC nursing student’s life upended after being detained by ICE

Allison Bustillo Chinchilla came to America as a child from Honduras and grew up to be a certified nursing assistant. Under President Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy, she’s spent the past five months in ICE detention.
North Carolina budget

North Carolina lawmakers approve temporary spending measure as budget impasse lingers

North Carolina is one of a few states that have not yet enacted a budget this fiscal year.
Lead Story - Cardinal & Pine

NC lawmakers override Josh Stein’s vetoes on climate change, gun laws

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With some Democratic support, legislators defied Gov. Josh Stein, weakened state climate change laws and made it legal for private school teachers to take guns to school.
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Republicans seek to override Josh Stein’s vetoes on gun bill and other contentious legislation

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Since Democrats broke the supermajority in the NC House, these overrides are no sure thing. But some of the bills got bipartisan support.