At this point, it’s not surprising when Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly have another election law, redistricting, or voting rights lawsuit filed against them, but the latest one is a bit unique.
One of the top storylines in every presidential election since President Barack Obama’s victory in 2008 has been, “Will North Carolina go blue again this time?” The answer has been “No” every time, but this year could be different – at least according to a recent national model forecast.
North Carolina is increasingly becoming ground zero for the counter-majoritarian movement designed to “lock in political minority rule and slow the nation’s progress,” according to a new report from the Center for American Progress.
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson doesn’t believe that abortions should be legal under any circumstance and he has expressed those views multiple times. But now he’s trying to pretend he doesn’t remember his past statements on abortion at the same time that he’s reiterated those beliefs on TV and in interviews.
Last week, North Carolina Democrats introduced a bill in Congress that would require transparency in the redistricting process.
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is the favorite in North Carolina’s GOP gubernatorial primary and just like other Republicans, such as N.C. Sen. Ted Budd, Robinson has essentially stopped talking about abortion, or “the a-word,” as he now calls it.
Republicans in Rockingham County and the state party were left reeling last week after county and State Board of Elections officials cleared a neo-Nazi with a history of felony convictions to run for state House despite late attempts by the GOP to have the candidate removed, The News & Observer reported.
North Carolina experienced a dramatic rise in mass shootings in 2023, with 33 incidents shattering past records.
Next month, the North Carolina Supreme Court is scheduled to hear whether the state must pay nearly $700 million to fund long-awaited public school investments, as ordered by a trial court.
It’s been nearly three years since government accountability advocate Bob Hall filed a complaint with the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) over several possible irregularities in Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign finance reports and the public has still yet to receive any answers.