Two years after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, communities are still waiting for billions in federal recovery funding. At a recent Gastonia campaign rally, President Donald Trump threatened to withhold that outstanding disaster assistance if Michael Whatley loses his Senate race.
Michael Whatley has made crime and public safety the centerpiece of his campaign for U.S. Senate. But he has repeatedly found himself campaigning alongside and promoting men with convictions for sex crimes involving minors.
La administración Trump ha puesto fin al TPS para personas provenientes de 13 de los 17 países que tenían esta protección, como parte de sus esfuerzos para reducir el uso del programa. Sin embargo, en el caso de El Salvador, el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) no ha anunciado una decisión.
The ad features a sexual abuse survivor, Katie, who went on to advocate for legislation to protect victims. Katie shares her experience fighting for the Safe Child Act– a 2019 bill meant to protect children and give more time for survivors of abuse to seek justice. Katie names Sarah Stevens as “probably the biggest impediment to [the legislation] passing.”
Since the war started at the end of February, American consumers have paid an extra $106.8 billion on gasoline and diesel alone, amounting to $815 per household – a figure that is likely to rise as fuel costs remain elevated.
“Every candidate on this year’s Dirty Dozen has a record, a vote, a lobbying history, or a policy position that is helping drive up the electricity and heating bills their own constituents pay, whether through blocking or repealing clean energy projects, providing handouts to dirtier and more expensive fuels like oil, coal and gas, or embracing costly data center buildouts without protecting ratepayers from the bill or the pollution.”
Ahead of the voting period, North Carolinians can check their voting status, register or re-register to vote, review their sample ballot, find their early voting site or polling place, make a plan to vote, and encourage their friends and family to do the same!
Granville County Board of Elections members were coached on what to say and how to vote during a heated board meeting deciding early voting plans for the upcoming election. The former Granville County Republican Party Chairman Mike Magnanti sent over 150 texts to Republican board members.
Durante el Mes de la Herencia Hispana y Latina, celebramos las contribuciones, la cultura y el liderazgo de nuestras comunidades Latinas en Carolina del Norte.
“Today marks a step forward in creating opportunity for children and restoring stability for families in areas hit the hardest by these devastating storms,” Stein said. “This child care funding will open the doors to new centers to support families, the workforce, and local economies across western North Carolina and the Piedmont.”