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North Carolina case at Supreme Court ‘should keep every American up at night,’ former AG Eric Holder says

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina lawsuit at the U.S. Supreme Court could undermine democracy as we know it, by allowing state legislators to override popular opinion in elections for Congress and possibly even the presidency, former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters.

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Governor's races take on new prominence, with higher stakes

Governor’s races often are overshadowed by the fight for control of Congress during midterm elections

The Independent UK

NASCAR to hold 2023 All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway in return to NC track

North Wilkesboro Speedway still has life to offer, and organizers proved as much with a sold-out late model event last week featuring NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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"There’s just something special about" North Wilkesboro - Dale Jr.

As first reported by Motorsport.com, NASCAR will make a shock return to North Wilkesboro in 2023 with the All-Star Race.

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Health care bill will cut costs and improve access, Kamala Harris tells Durham seniors

DURHAM, N.C. — With midterm elections just over two months away, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Durham on Thursday to promote the Biden administration’s efforts to reduce health care costs and increase access.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Rivalry aside, UNC grad -- the governor -- honors Coach K

The Duke-North Carolina college basketball rivalry was set aside briefly so Gov. Roy Cooper could award the state's highest honor to recently retired Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski

The Independent UK

Republicans fight new NC election rules, led by Trump lawyer central to 2020 conspiracies

Claiming to have already trained more than 1,000 people to volunteer to help run this November’s elections, conservative activists in North Carolina are opposing new rules that would more strictly regulate those volunteers’ behavior at polling places.

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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

Judge reinstates North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban

A federal judge has ruled that abortions are no longer legal after 20 weeks of pregnancy in North Carolina

The Independent UK

Martin Schram: Guess who’s playing voter manipulation games now

Private citizen Joe Biden and the Democratic Party were absolutely right way back when they kept demanding an investigation of what we’d just learned: Russia had interfered big-time in America’s 2016 elections — running video ads and doing lots more that helped Donald Trump win the presidency.

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Democrats sue to keep Green Party off North Carolina ballot

North Carolina Democrats have asked a state court to overturn an elections board vote granting the Green Party official recognition despite allegations of fraud

The Independent UK

Medicaid expansion breakthrough within reach in N. Carolina

A deal on Medicaid expansion in North Carolina is within reach after both legislative chambers passed competing measures before ending their annual session

The Independent UK

VinFast Gets $1.2B In Incentives From North Carolina, Opens First US Stores

VinFast gets $1.2 billion incentive package from North Carolina for its plant in Chatham County, opens its first six US stores in California simultaneously.

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NC governor moves to protect abortion access, including for women from out of state

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina may become a destination for women who are seeking abortion care and coming from states with more restrictive laws since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month.

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Biden brainstorms abortion response with Democratic governors

New York Governor Kathy Hochul urged President Joe Biden to consider providing abortions to the public on federal property in states that ban the procedure — a proposal the White House has dismissed as untenable.

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Biden warns Democratic governors a GOP Congress would try to ban abortion nationwide

President Joe Biden met with Democratic governors Friday afternoon to discuss ways their states are protecting abortion access and continuing to push abortion as an election issue in November.

Benzinga

North Carolina Senate Passes Bill To Keep Hemp Legal In The State, Sen. Jackson Urges Gov. Cooper To Sign It

North Carolina General Assembly advanced a bill that will keep hemp legal in the state. Wait, what? Isn’t hemp already legal under federal law?

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How the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling could affect the North Carolina Senate race

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade Friday, abortion found its way to the forefront of North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race.

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North Carolina Senate Prioritizes Personal Income Tax Over Medicaid Expansion And Medical Marijuana Legalization

State senate leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) expressed support for cutting the state's personal income tax rate in half as legislative leaders prepare the upcoming budget proposal for North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D).

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NC House may not vote on bill banning LGBTQ instruction in K-3 classrooms anytime soon

A controversial bill restricting LGBTQ instruction in elementary schools might not be taken up by the North Carolina House in the remaining few weeks of the legislative session, Speaker Tim Moore said Wednesday.

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North Carolina governor says lieutenant governor's speech on guns and government is ‘dangerous’ and ‘shames NC’

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper called out Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson on Tuesday on social media for a speech that Robinson gave saying he owns AR-15s in case “the government gets too big for its britches.”

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‘What is the purpose?’ NC bill on teaching LGBTQ issues likely to be blocked by governor

A bill from North Carolina Senate Republicans that regulates teaching about LGBTQ people is almost surely going to be blocked by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, if it gets that far.

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NC’s top Democrats and Republicans rebuke the party dissenters who crossed them

North Carolina’s top politicians on both sides of the aisle sent their party’s dissenters a message in Tuesday night’s primary election results to fall back in line.

Nottingham Post

Devastated Nottingham parents 'never got to say goodbye' to son Lee Cooper stabbed through the heart

"I can live without my leg, or my arm. It is a struggle to live without a child."

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Why NC Republicans aren’t planning to immediately try banning abortion

RALEIGH, N.C. — Republican legislators in North Carolina are not necessarily clamoring to quickly join other GOP-led states in fully outlawing abortion — even with the Supreme Court expected to overturn Roe v. Wade in the coming weeks and allow states to set stricter abortion rules than in the past.

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