A new poll by Carolina Journal shows Republican candidate for state treasurer Brad Briner with a slight lead over his Democratic opponent, State Rep. Wesley Harris, which may indicate voters’ confidence in which candidate is the most qualified for the position.
Protestors associated with the group Students for Justice Palestine at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill tore down the American flag on Thursday outside that armory and replaced it with the Palestine flag.
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson denies allegations, made in a CNN report, that he made certain racial and sexual comments on adult websites in the early 2000s. He dismissed the story, which broke on Thursday, as "tabloid trash" and compared himself to US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, saying he was the victim of a "high-tech lynching."
The fact that both businesses and workers are flocking to "best for business" states and fleeing "best for workers" ones is a major hint on which metric matters more.