“This opposition to data centers is not organic,” Whatley said in an interview with Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade. Whatley also said governments should offer data center developers tax breaks, though not direct subsidies.
Hours before North Carolina began sending absentee ballots to voters, the Republican majority State Board of Elections approved new rules governing how those ballots must be returned, including requirements that could result in some ballots being rejected and replaced because of envelope errors.
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.
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.
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.”
For decades, communities along the Cape Fear River have dealt with the consequences of PFAS contamination linked to Chemours. Now, the company at the center of that pollution is also helping fund Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley’s campaign.
The cyclosporiasis outbreak has spurred conversation about the Trump administration’s part in exacerbating this growing public health concern due to cuts to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).