Mark Robinson is not known for keeping his thoughts and opinions to himself when it comes to the LGBTQ+ community, women, reproductive rights, Jewish people, Democrats and many others. The same goes for his views on climate change.
Prior to the 1960s and urban renewal, the Southside neighborhood of Asheville was a bustling Black economic center in the East Riverside community.
For the Cape Fear Band of Skarure and Woccon Indians, the Cape Fear River has been a vital lifeline for food. While the state’s largest river system represents a crucial resource for food, it has also become a basin of toxic chemicals.
The twice-impeached disgraced former president was recently indicted for a fourth time in the last five months, bringing the total number of charges across all four cases to 91. Multiple North Carolinians are also facing charges.
“It looks like [Republicans’] vacations are more important than keeping rural hospitals open and making sure students have teachers and bus drivers,” said Jordan Monaghan, Gov. Roy Cooper’s spokesperson.
House Speaker Tim Moore told reporters that there’s support in the Republican House caucus for video lottery terminals.
The State Board of Elections announced that registered voters who do not have an acceptable identification card for voting can now go to their county board of elections office to get a free ID.
Since last fall, one parent, Katie Gates, has pushed for the book “Stamped” to be removed from lessons and school libraries. Gates claimed the book shows “disrespect for our nation and the Bible.”
In a unanimous vote, the Pitt County Board of Elections sent state legislators a letter asking them to consider “unintended consequences” if they adopt new elections laws.
In May 2022, a biodigester at White Oak Farm in Wayne County collapsed, spilling nearly a million gallons of hog waste, including feces and decomposing carcasses, into nearby wetlands.