QAnon followers seem to be very publicly attending Donald Trump rallies, including his September rally in Wilmington with Republican Senate candidate Ted Budd.
Mary Wills Bode told The News & Observer that investing in education, cutting taxes for working families, and ensuring access to reproductive healthcare would be among her top priorities as a state senator.
A survey from the North Carolina School Superintendents Association found that 98 of 115 school districts who responded reported having 11,297 unfilled educator and staff positions – and Republicans are at fault.
Justice Sam Ervin IV comes to the bench with a wealth of experience and has built a reputation for his legal decision-making, receiving endorsements from dozens of attorneys, reproductive rights advocates, environmentalists and many other groups.
Democrats currently hold a 4-3 majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court but Republicans could find themselves with a 5-2 advantage after November’s election – a chilling scenario for anyone concerned about their rights and freedoms.
Notably, all four Republican candidates for the New Hanover County School Board are endorsed by a far-right group called Tide Turners NC.
In her run for the Supreme Court, NC Court of Appeals Judge Lucy Inman has received endorsements from numerous retired and former judges ranging from the state Supreme Court to district courts.
Ted Budd and his father Richard were named defendants in a case that accused them of fraud and faced them with a possible $15 million judgment against them.
As Republicans across the U.S. roll out anti-abortion measures, including in North Carolina, voters will have a chance to defend their rights at the ballot box in November.
All nine NC Republicans in the U.S. House voted against closing 135-year-old loopholes in the Electoral Count Act. The loopholes are the same ones “that Donald Trump and his allies exploited in their plot to overturn the [2020] election.”