Since the storm, 98% of damaged water systems have been restored, helping thousands of families regain access to safe drinking water.
NCGOP Sen. Michael Lee of New Hanover County has spent the last decade-plus publicly portraying himself as a moderate while quietly and devastatingly voting against the interests of North Carolinians time after time.
Messages were exposed from Granville County Board of Elections Secretary Debby Butler and Michael Magnanti, a former chairman of the Granville County Republican Party, that showed Magnanti spoonfeeding Butler on what to say about the early voting site plan that aligns with the Republican agenda.
Crutchfield faces criticism from opponents and his own party for a legislative record that put his finances above workers and a campaign funded by the gambling industry.
Speakers argued that while communities across western North Carolina relied on neighbors, local governments, nonprofits, and volunteers to rebuild, Whatley failed to deliver the federal support residents were promised.
“Now, any parent knows that juggling work and being a new parent is no small task,” Gov. Stein said at the bill signing, alongside teachers and state workers. “But with this state policy, we’re making it easier for parents to succeed in the state’s workforce.”
The reluctance to sign the package centers around the SAVE America Act, a large-scale voter suppression bill. Trump admitted he didn’t sign the housing package in protest of the SAVE Act not being passed by the Republican-led Senate.
Dallas Woodhouse, the former leader of the North Carolina Republican Party who served as an elections liaison for the State Auditor’s Office, has resigned after he was caught pressuring county election officials to enact early voting plans that aligned with GOP priorities.
The 634-page bill, drafted by a few hand-selected legislators without public comment and the regular committee process, was revealed to lawmakers just one day before they had to vote on it. They also passed a corrections bill shortly after, which made revisions to the original budget.
The controversy is about more than where Whatley grew up. It adds to a growing pattern of voters questioning whether the image his campaign is trying to project is genuine.