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Five recent mayoral elections in America’s largest cities have been decided by fewer than 1,000 votes

As Ballotpedia prepares for August’s mayoral elections, we wanted to pause and take a look at some trends we’ve noticed across the top 100 largest cities by population. Analyzing each city’s most recent mayoral election results, ranging from 2019 to 2023, we found that the top five competitive general elections…

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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

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.

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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

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

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

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

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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

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…

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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

North Carolina Follows Alabama And Texas In Challenging ESG

State Senate passes bill banning ESG use in state investments; Governor expected to veto

Zenger

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

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

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.

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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.

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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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