La decisión llega en medio de un creciente escrutinio sobre las prácticas de uso de la fuerza por parte de ICE y mientras defensores de los derechos civiles continúan exigiendo mayor transparencia y supervisión de las operaciones de la agencia.
As the election draws closer, yet another North Carolina Republican candidate has been put in the spotlight for their relationship to convicted child sex offender Harvey West Jr.
A so-called ‘compromise’ plan spearheaded by partisan actors doesn’t tell the full story of what happened to Granville County’s early voting sites.
North Carolina’s portion comes from the $17.1 billion Meta has agreed to pay across 47 states in the second-largest state consumer protection settlement in history. The suit, initially brought in 2023, alleged Meta specifically designed Instagram and Facebook to hook children on their apps.
Parents, educators and elected leaders highlighted the growing burden during a virtual press conference titled “The Cost We Carry” on August 31, pointing to rising prices and continued unmet needs in North Carolina’s public schools.
Holding large banners that read “Sarah Stevens Protects Predators” and “Protect Kids Not Predators,” the demonstrators sought to bring public attention to Newby, Stevens, and others’ record of using West’s support to boost their campaigns.
Blust has been in politics for nearly two decades and, despite his messaging, he has not delivered for the people of Guilford County or the state at large. His opponent, Shelly Headen, has a different vision in mind and aims to uplift everyone in Guilford County and beyond.
Cotham’s party switch enabled a sweeping abortion ban, changes to election laws, a reduction in the powers of the governor, and more money taken out of North Carolina’s public schools, among others. She’s running for re-election against Ken McCool from Matthews.
The court case that North Carolina educators had long been hopeful would prod a reluctant General Assembly to produce a better public education system was dismissed this year by North Carolina’s top court. Those who care about North Carolina’s public schools need a new rallying cry.
Stein’s veto came following an outpouring of veto requests from pro-democracy and good government advocates. In an op-ed, State Senator Woodson Bradley noted that Newby has been called “possibly the most ethically compromised chief justice in the country.”