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Former President Donald Trump said Thursday night that if he loses the election in November to Vice President Kamala Harris, Jewish voters “would really have a lot to do with that."
Donald Trump said Thursday that if he loses the election in November, Jewish voters “would really have a lot to do with that.”
North Carolinians must awaken to the threat that vouchers and their supporters pose to our state
a bill to expand school vouchers would divert essential funds away from public schools and funnel them into private institutions
Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein on Friday called the North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee “unfit” and “unqualified” to lead the state.
Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein called Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson "unfit" and "unqualified" to lead the state
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Friday that would dramatically expand funding for the state’s controversial private school voucher program. The Republican-dominated state legislature approved the measure last week.
Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Friday that would dramatically expand funding for North Carolina's controversial private school voucher program
Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will depart from the presidential swing-state map with visits to Ohio and Colorado in the coming weeks to continue to promote debunked viral stories smearing immigrant communities in those states.
Donald Trump says he'll visit Ohio and Colorado to continue to promote debunked viral stories smearing immigrant communities in those states
Good news for UNC students!
State law does not prevent UNC-Chapel Hill students from using their university-issued mobile identification cards as voter ID, a Wake County judge ruled Thursday.
NC Superior Court judge rejects Republican challenge of UNC-Chapel Hill's digital IDs as unsuitable for voting.
The NAACP North Carolina State Conference is urging Lt. Governor Mark Robinson, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, to step down from his campaign for governor following a CNN investigation. Robinson, who would be the state’s first Black governor if elected, has said the report amounts to “salacious tabloid lies.”
The North Carolina NAACP is urging Lt. Governor Mark Robinson, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, to end his campaign for governor
The North Carolina State AFL-CIO will see one of its own on the ballot this November, as the union aims to help deliver wins to a slate of Democratic candidates.
The North Carolina State AFL-CIO will see one of its own on the ballot this November: Labor Commissioner candidate Braxton Winston II
On the same day that his opponent, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, faced calls from within the Republican Party to withdraw from the race following a CNN investigation, Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein received the endorsement of a group of prominent Republicans Thursday in the race to be North Carolina’s next governor.
Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein received the endorsement of a group of prominent Republicans in the race for Governor
NEW: Multiple news outlets are reporting today that Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the North Carolina Republican Party nominee for governor in the November election, is under pressure from his party and individuals within the Trump campaign to withdraw from the race. The reports presaged a CNN story released today that highlighted newly discovered online comments Robinson made prior to his time in public office.
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is under pressure from Republicans to drop out of the North Carolina governor's race, but says he is staying in
The City of Raleigh is launching new effort to aid those in need, but high rents and lack of places to go pose huge challenges for the unhoused
City of Raleigh, North Carolina is evicting residents with few, if any, housing alternatives from a wooded homeless encampment
Congress has 12 days left to approve a short-term government funding bill before the shutdown deadline, though leaders in the Republican House and Democratic Senate haven’t felt the need to start negotiations just yet.
Congress has 12 days left to approve a short-term government funding bill before the shutdown deadline, but negotiations haven't started
ICYMI: Vance targets inflation, immigration at Raleigh event https://ncnewsline.com/2024/09/18/vance-targets-inflation-immigration-at-raleigh-event/ via
JD Vance called for reducing inflation, lowering grocery costs, and making housing more affordable at a rally in downtown Raleigh
Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday that the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services will release $67.5 million in stopgap funding this week to help stabilize North Carolina’s early childhood education and child care centers.
low wage jobs; child care cliff; federal funding; American Rescue Plan; childcare providers; students teachers; Gov. Roy Cooper
A coalition of about 200 public education and immigrant rights organizations delivered a letter today to Gov. Roy Cooper urging him to veto House Bill 10, a multi-part bill recently passed by the Republican-led legislature that funds North Carolina’s private school voucher program for the next decade and requires state sheriffs to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
public education and immigrant rights groups call on Gov. Roy Cooper to veto bill expanding school vouchers and aiding immigrant deportation
The NC Republican Party and the Republican National Committee are suing to prevent UNC-Chapel Hill campus digital IDs from being accepted as valid voter photo identification. A hearing in the case is scheduled for Thursday. Republicans are asking the court to declare that digital IDs can’t be used at polling places.
Not allowing UNC-Chapel Hill students to use their mobile IDs as voter identification would throw another wrinkle into student voting there.
With seven weeks until Election Day, the campaign machines for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump appealed to coveted voters in the battleground states with events and rallies targeting the Black and Gen Z populations, rural voters and conservative Christians.
the campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump appealed to coveted voters in the battleground states
If Republican presidential candidates have traditionally been seen as more closely aligned with the U.S. national security establishment — the military, the intelligence community, foreign policy experts — it’s a run that’s come to an abrupt halt in 2024.
more than 100 Republican former national security and foreign policy officials are endorsing Vice President Harris for President
Reentry 2030 aims to provide access to psychiatric care, access to housing and health coverage for thousands released from prison each year
FIT Wellness provides psychiatric and physical health care for individuals with mental illness released from North Carolina prisons
Six days after Kamala Harris drew large, enthusiastic crowds in Charlotte and Greensboro, Governor Tim Walz brought the campaign to Asheville in hopes of keeping the momentum high in the final 49 days of the 2024 presidential campaign.
On National Voter Registration Day, Gov. Tim Walz rallied supporters at an event in Asheville, North Carolina
Environmental advocates in North Carolina are worried that the Biden administration’s draft National Old-Growth Amendment fails to sufficiently protect the country’s remaining old-growth forests.
Environmental advocates in North Carolina say that the Biden administration’s draft National Old-Growth Amendment is inadequate
State leaders in North Carolina and elsewhere are nervous about Trump’s vow to undo the federal climate law.
State leaders in North Carolina and elsewhere are nervous about Donald Trump’s vow to undo federal climate laws; Inflation Reduction Act
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee who trails by significant margins in recent public opinion polls, is now pushing for a debate in a new video directed at his Democratic opponent, Attorney General Josh Stein.
Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said on social media he had agreed to a televised debate with Democratic AG Josh Stein.
Lawsuit attacking UNC student voting is just the latest in a long line of voter suppression efforts
North Carolina Republicans continue to seek to make voting more of a chore – especially for younger, non-white, non-wealthy voters
Secret Service says former NC man did not have a line of vision on Trump. Ryan Wesley Routh charged with federal gun crimes
Ryan Routh apprehended in what the FBI is investigating as a possible assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.
South Carolina continues to outpace North Carolina in public education https://ncnewsline.com/2024/09/17/south-carolina-continues-to-outpace-north-carolina-in-public-education/ (audio commentary)
On the same day that our legislature voted to dramatically expand the state’s failed private school voucher program, the South Carolina Supreme Court struck down that state’s program as unconstitutional.
The presidential campaigns are rushing ahead this week without missing a beat, despite numerous law enforcement agencies investigating a possible assassination attempt Sunday on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Trump is expected to continue his regular schedule, including a trip to NC.
The presidential campaigns fail to miss a beat, despite law enforcement agencies investigating a possible Trump assassination attempt
Three of the four candidates at the top of the Republican and Democratic national tickets are making campaign stops in the Tar Heel State this week.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Ohio U.S. Senator JD Vance and former president Donald Trump will all visit North Carolina this week
"Families who already can afford to send their kids to a well-equipped day school or “classical academy” now will have a little extra cash to spend on more of the finer things of life, courtesy of those ever-so-thoughtful legislators. Maybe it’s not attempted vote-buying, but it’s hard to tell the difference."
Gov. Roy Cooper should veto legislation that would expand funding for school vouchers and force sheriffs to aid in immigrant deportation
In a time where citizenship status is highly politicized and social media is surveilled, a look at how young people represent themselves online
your digital footprint can lead to an arrest, deportation or denial of citizenship if you are an immigrant in the United States
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NC Department of Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson rings a memorial bell in recognition of the 179 North Carolina workers who lost their lives on the job. The @NCStateAFLCIO is calling for policies to strengthen workplace safety. #SafeJobsNow
The Senate Health Committee takes up #SB49 the Parents' Bill of Rights at 10am. The North Carolina Association of Educators says this bill does nothing to address real issues facing NC's education system and only serves to make LGBTQ+ students feel unwelcome.
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Join us for a very special and timely Crucial Conversation luncheon: A new day in the fight against gun violence?
Melissa Boughton discusses the board of elections and the evictions of Siler City residents.
Crucial Conversation: Professor Christopher Faricy discusses his book, "Welfare for the Wealthy."
Joe Killian talks bail bonds, with a whole stack of visual aids.
