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Elections board moves GOP ballot envelope suit to federal court

The North Carolina State Board of Elections has moved a lawsuit from Republican groups challenging state election rules out of state court and into a federal court. The GOP suit targets the elections board’s approach to a state law governing envelopes for mail-in absentee ballots.

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Carolina Journal’s Jeff Moore assesses use of NC budget reserves for Helene relief

Jeff Moore, Carolina Journal deputy editor, discusses the use of North Carolina’s budget reserve funds to address relief from Hurricane Helene. Moore offered these comments during the Oct. 11, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”

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Samaritan’s Purse gets a boost with unclaimed funds from State Treasurer’s office

A Boone Christian-based humanitarian aid organization that has been at the forefront of helping with recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene received a boost Friday with over $50,000 of unclaimed funds from the North Carolina State Treasurer’s office.

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August 2024 – With Harris as Presidential Nominee, Race Tightens in North Carolina

RALEIGH – The presidential race in North Carolina is tighter than ever, according to the latest poll of likely voters from The Carolina Journal. Former President Donald Trump is leading Vice President Kamala Harris by 3.1 points. This lead is within the margin of error of ±3.99%. Support for Trump is up 4.6 points from...

May 2024 – Robinson, Stein neck and neck for governor’s mansion

RALEIGH – The race for North Carolina’s top office has once again narrowed. Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson’s support among likely North Carolina voters is down .7 points from last month and approximately 4.5% since March. Meanwhile, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein’s support has held fairly steady between 37.9% to 39.1% over the same period....

April 2024 – Races for President, Governor Are Tightening in North Carolina

RALEIGH – Ballot-wide, Republican candidates in North Carolina are seeing a squeeze this month, as the party’s leads are narrowing across the board. A plurality of likely North Carolina voters (43.4%) said they intend to vote for Former President Donald Trump, and 39% said they intend to vote for sitting President Joe Biden – a...

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Robinson back on campaign trail with plans to ‘take CNN to task’ amid staff shake-up

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson was in Wilkes County Monday, back on the campaign trail after a weekend of resignations among staff and a CNN report late last week alleging he made inflammatory posts on porn websites more than a decade ago.

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