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Phil Berger spent more than any other Republican State Senate candidate or officeholder in North Carolina

North Carolina Republican State Senate candidates and officeholders have spent $4.1 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Phil Berger has spent more than any other Republican.

Ballotpedia · Aug 29, 2022

Mary Wills Bode spent more than any other Democratic State Senate candidate or officeholder in North Carolina

North Carolina Democratic State Senate candidates and officeholders have spent $3.0 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Mary Wills Bode has spent more than any other Democrat.

Ballotpedia · Aug 29, 2022

Beasley touts sheriff support, opposes 'defund the police'

North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley is pitching herself as a bridge between law enforcement and the Democratic party in her latest appeal to moderate voters in one of the nation’s most competitive races for a seat in the narrowly divided chamber

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

Here’s why organic dressing got recalled from Whole Foods stores in 26 states

Bad labeling creating a potentially serious, even life-threatening, situation caused 365 brand Organic Creamy Caesar Dressing to be recalled from Whole Foods Market stores in Florida, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and 21 other states.

Miami Herald · Aug 27, 2022

Georgia abortion clinics stay open, but visits shift to North Carolina, Florida

ATLANTA — Georgia's abortion clinics remain open and their phones are ringing off the hook.

Tribune News Service · Aug 26, 2022

N. Carolina commission rejects restrictions on poll watchers

North Carolina’s Rules Review Commission has rejected two temporary rule changes recommended last week by the state Board of Elections that would have tightened restrictions for partisan poll watchers in the November elections

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022

Editorial: Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s truly wacky idea for North Carolina public schools

Third graders who attend public school in North Carolina learn about the solar system and volcanoes in science class. Fourth graders study fossils.

Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson backs off his call to stop teaching science in elementary school

RALEIGH, N.C. — When North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson spoke on education at a round-table event Tuesday night in downtown Durham, he didn’t publicly broach a topic likely to have been on many attendees’ minds: a call in his upcoming book for eliminating science and history from the first-…

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

N.C. Election Criminal Libel Statute Enjoined Pending Appeal

From yesterday's decision in Grimmett v. Freeman, entered by Judge Toby Heytens, joined by Judge Albert Diaz: In 2020, Josh Stein and Jim O'Neill were engaged in a heated campaign to serve as attorney general of North Carolina. The Stein campaign ran an advertisement the O'Neill campaign believes was false.…

Reason · Aug 24, 2022

Mark Robinson raised more than any other Republican statewide candidate or officeholder in North Carolina

North Carolina Republican statewide candidates and officeholders have raised $3.7 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among statewide officials and candidates, Mark Robinson has raised more than any other Republican.

Ballotpedia · Aug 23, 2022