Supreme Court backs state court power in federal election cases - Roll Call The Supreme Court backed the power of state courts Tuesday in a dispute over North Carolina's congressional map. Roll Call · Jun 27, 2023
Editorial: In a speech away from NC, Mark Robinson is his old combative self Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has been a little less pugilistic since officially launching his 2024 bid for governor in April. But in a speech away from North Carolina on Friday, Robinson showed a lot of his old fire. Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2023
Pilot killed when small plane hits North Carolina home, 3 inside unharmed, officials say Officials say a pilot was killed Sunday when a single-engine plane crashed into a home a few blocks from a North Carolina airport The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023
The Supreme Court won't let a North Carolina charter school force girls to wear skirts to school The Supreme Court has left in place an appellate ruling barring a North Carolina public charter school from requiring girls to wear skirts to school The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023
A timeline of voting restrictions passed by US states since 2013 In the decade since Voting Rights Act was gutted, states subject to pre-clearance have passed 20 laws that make casting a ballot difficult The Guardian - US · Jun 25, 2023
Plane crashes onto school field after taking off from airport less than a mile away The plane crash landed on a practice field at a middle school in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, after taking off from the airport less than a mile away on a flight to North Carolina Daily Mirror · Jun 23, 2023
Supreme Court rules the US is not required to ensure access to water for the Navajo Nation The Navajo Nation, the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., covers 27,000 square miles (70,000 square kilometers) in the Southwest – an area larger than 10 states. Today it is home to more than 250,000 people – roughly comparable to the population of St. Petersburg, Florida, or Winston-Salem, North… The Conversation · Jun 23, 2023
Election legislation roundup: General Assembly of North Carolina As of June 18, members of the General Assembly of North Carolina, which includes the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina State Senate, have passed seven bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those seven bills, legislators passed one during the week… Ballotpedia · Jun 22, 2023
What Life Looks Like in a Post-Roe World, One Year Later Five women on the challenges they've faced—and where we go from here. Marie Claire · Jun 22, 2023
North Carolina Follows Alabama And Texas In Challenging ESG State Senate passes bill banning ESG use in state investments; Governor expected to veto Zenger · Jun 21, 2023
North Carolina prosecutor won't charge officers involved in death of man during arrest A prosecutor says she won’t seek charges against police in North Carolina’s capital city whose officers repeatedly used stun guns on a man who subsequently died The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023
How Can I Play Pinehurst No.2? The venue for the 2024 US Open is one of the most famous in the country, but how can you play it? Golf Monthly · Jun 21, 2023
Their prize catch was set to bring in $3.5 million. Then the fish was disqualified The boat's crew isn't accused of any wrongdong. Their catch in the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in North Carolina was disqualified because it was mutilated — bitten by a shark or another animal. WEKU · Jun 21, 2023
Transgender athlete ban passes North Carolina Senate with support of Republicans and one Democrat RALEIGH, N.C. — A bill that would restrict transgender athletes in women’s sports passed the state Senate Tuesday. Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2023
Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2023 North Carolina may limit gender-affirming care for transgender minors with new bill CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Joining the growing list of legislation related to transgender North Carolinians, access to gender-affirming care for some transgender minors may be on the line this year.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 20, 2023 FBI investigation leads to North Carolina politician’s campaign finance sentence in federal court WASHINGTON — A federal judge sentenced a North Carolina politician Tuesday to a year of probation and a $7,500 fine after prosecutors said in court records last week that she “thwarted the voting public’s ability to make informed decisions at the ballot box.”
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023 North Carolina legislature pushes limits on transgender youth rights in final days of session Transgender rights are taking center stage in North Carolina as the GOP-controlled General Assembly considers legislation restricting gender-affirming health care and trans participation in sports
Ballotpedia · Jun 20, 2023 North Carolina becomes latest state to challenge ESG Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023 North Carolina state House speaker sued for damages over alleged affair North Carolina’s state House speaker is being sued for damages by a local elected official who alleges the powerful Republican ruined his marriage by having an affair with his wife
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023 North Carolina House speaker accused of trading group sex for political favours ‘Our marriage was a nightmare, and since I left him it has gotten worse. We are reaching the end of our divorce process and this is how he’s lashing out,’ wife says
Tribune News Service · Jun 19, 2023 Lawsuit claims Tim Moore used position as NC speaker to pursue affair with official RALEIGH — A lawsuit against one of North Carolina’s top Republican leaders, House Speaker Tim Moore, claims he had a years-long affair with a married woman, using “his position as one of the most powerful elected officials” in the state to “entice” her into an “illicit relationship.”
Daily Mirror · Jun 19, 2023 Fishing crew denied $3.5MILLION prize after 600LB marlin mutilated by SHARK in tournament After reeling in an over-600-pound Blue Marlin, a team competing in The Blue Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in Morehead City, North Carolina, was disqualified because their fish was 'mutilated' - by a cheeky SHARK
The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023 The 25-year-old Democratic party chairwoman who wants to turn North Carolina blue: ‘It’s now or never’ Anderson Clayton, the Gen Z chairwoman of the North Carolina Democratic Party, talks with Eric Garcia about why Democrats shouldn’t abandon rural communities
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 18, 2023 Report: Big Ten, SEC to battle for UNC, Virginia in future conference expansion If the Big Ten were to expand again, it appears North Carolina and Virginia would be strong candidates for the league
The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2023 The 25-year-old Democratic party chairwoman who wants to turn North Carolina blue: ‘It’s now or never’ Anderson Clayton, the Gen Z chairwoman of the North Carolina Democratic Party, talks with Eric Garcia about why Democrats shouldn’t abandon rural communities