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12/24/2024

NEW: Cooper, Stein sue GOP leaders to block law stripping governor’s power over NC elections board https://ncnewsline.com/2024/12/23/cooper-stein-sue-gop-leaders-to-block-law-stripping-governors-power-over-nc-elections-board/

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and Governor-elect Josh Stein sued Republican legislative leaders Monday, seeking to block part of a new law that strips the governor’s office of the power to appoint members of the state elections board. The suit is their second against Senate Bill 382, a wide-rangi...

12/23/2024

President-elect Donald Trump’s first choice for attorney general in his second presidency, former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, paid for s*x, including with a minor, used illegal drugs and sought to obstruct investigators, according to a U.S. House Committee on Ethics report released Monday.

President-elect Donald Trump’s first choice for attorney general in his second presidency, former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, paid for s*x, including with a minor, used illegal drugs and sought to obstruct investigators, according to a U.S. House Committee on Ethics report released Monday.

12/23/2024

As Governor Roy Cooper prepares to depart the Executive Mansion, criminal justice advocates are urging him to make use of his broadest set of powers: the ability to grant clemency for state crimes.

criminal justice advocates are urging Gov. Roy Cooper to make use of his powers to grant clemency for state crimes.

12/22/2024

The U.S. Senate approved a broadly bipartisan bill early Saturday that would increase Social Security benefits for millions of Americans with pensions by ending two of the program’s policies in place for decades — the windfall elimination provision and government pension offset.

The U.S. Senate approved a broadly bipartisan bill that would increase Social Security benefits for millions of Americans with pensions

12/20/2024

NEW: The state Board of Elections on Friday dismissed the county-level protests four Republican candidates filed contesting November’s election results.

The NC Board of Elections rejected Republican candidates' ballot protests along a 3-2 party-line vote, with Democrats in the majority.

12/20/2024

With homelessness rising, driven by the lack of affordable housing, low wages, and limited access to social services among other factors, advocates say the court decision stands to worsen an issue that has become more politicized in recent years.

impacts of U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June that cities don’t violate the 8th Amendment’s restriction on cruel and unusual punishment

12/20/2024

The 174-235 House vote came less than three hours after GOP leaders released a second stopgap spending bill this week. The first version, released just two days ago, was widely rejected by President-elect Donald Trump as well as his allies on and off Capitol Hill.

U.S. House failed to pass a Republican stopgap spending package Thursday, sharply increasing the odds a partial government shutdown

12/19/2024

Trump pressed Wednesday for lawmakers to add the debt limit to negotiations, with just about two days left before the shutdown deadline. Working out a bipartisan agreement to raise or suspend the nation’s borrowing authority typically takes months of talks.

details of how much federal disaster aid each state would lose if Republicans drop it from a stopgap spending bill

12/19/2024

North Carolina stands to lose more than $9 billion in disaster relief if Congress fails to pass a spending bill before the end of the week, the second-largest amount of any state.

North Carolina stands to lose more than $9 billion in disaster relief if Congress fails to pass a spending bill before the end of the week

12/19/2024

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper delivered his farewell address Wednesday, touting Medicaid expansion, clean energy investments and public education as landmarks of what he called a statewide “comeback story” under his tenure.

"We're not done. I'm not done," North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said as he prepares to leave office after an eight-year tenure.

12/19/2024

Complicating the situation, Vice President-elect J.D. Vance posted on social media that he and President-elect Donald Trump believe Republicans should leverage the two days left before a shutdown to get Democrats to raise or suspend the debt limit.

Efforts to prevent a partial government shutdown from starting this weekend fell apart Wednesday because of Trump opposition

12/19/2024

GOP power grab bill allots funds to help developers kill environmental protection rules https://ncnewsline.com/2024/12/19/gop-power-grab-bill-allots-funds-to-help-developers-kill-environmental-protection-rules/
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Details of the destructive 131-page power grab bill enacted last week by state legislators over a gubernatorial veto continue to emerge. As reporter Peter Castagno of the Port City Daily reported, one of the changes buried in the bill is a provision designed to help eviscerate environmental protecti...

12/19/2024

NEW: Republican Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin asked the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to do what the state Board of Elections would not — throw out tens of thousands of votes on the belief that canceling them will elevate him to a seat on the same tribunal.

Republican Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin asked the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to throw out tens of thousands of votes

12/18/2024

A total of 2,382 North Carolina voters saw their ballots rejected this November because they arrived in the three days after Election Day

A total of 2,382 voters saw their ballots rejected this November because they arrived in the three days after Election Day.

12/18/2024

A Louisiana resident has contracted the country’s first severe case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a human, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. https://ncnewsline.com/2024/12/18/dc/first-severe-case-of-bird-flu-in-a-human-in-the-u-s-reported-in-louisiana/

12/18/2024

NC doctors host “Outlawed,” a new podcast about abortion

Two Duke doctors who fought NCs new abortion restrictions launched a podcast called Outlawed on the consequences of limits and bans.

12/18/2024

The casino features 1,500 slot machines, multiple gaming tables and a full sports book. NC gamblers say they wish lawmakers would expand gambling opportunities in their state.

The new Caesars Virginia casino resort opened Dec. 17 some claim it will be an economic boon for Danville Virginia

12/18/2024

In the crucial last month before President Joe Biden leaves office, immigrants and allies on Tuesday urged the president to offer protections for immigrant communities before Donald Trump is inaugurated.

immigrants and allies on Tuesday urged President Biden to offer protections for immigrant communities before Donald Trump is inaugurated