The Supreme Court decision on Alabama redistricting may breathe new life into states like North Carolina, which is facing anti-voter measures by Republicans, a gerrymandering case and an upcoming round of redistricting.
While targeting a school shooting survivor on Facebook, in a recently deleted response, Robinson agreed with a comment that survivor David Hogg was a paid crisis actor.
A report from the Child Fatality Task Force found that from 2012 through 2021, more than 600 children ages 17 and younger died from firearm-related injuries in the state.
“The reason we’ve been able to sustain that force year after year, decade after decade, is because military spouses, caregivers, and survivors have answered the call as well,” President Biden stated.
The NCGOP voted to censure Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis for being too “liberal” on gay marriage, immigration and gun control.
“Republican leaders, like Mark Robinson and Ron DeSantis, are taking us farther and farther away from what most people in North Carolina, Florida and all over the United States are willing to tolerate,” stated North Carolina state Sen. Graig Meyer.
Gov. Cooper announced $3 million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER) will cover licensure exams for future public school teachers.
Trump called the anti-LGBTQ+, misogynistic, antisemitic, anti-education, anti-choice, pro-gun, Christian nationalist lieutenant governor “one of the great stars of the party, one of the great stars in politics.”
One proposal would establish additional barriers to early voting such as new restrictions on same-day registration and mail-in voting. The measure also seeks to make it easier for people to accuse others of committing voter fraud.
After a fire broke out at Winston Weaver Co.’s primary production facility, state regulators are raising questions about a second site just half a mile away.