On Tuesday, Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-D11, attempted to address several rumors about the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) response to Hurricane Helene that have gained traction on social media platforms following local accounts of federal malaise.
Cooper signs Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 into law.
We need to make sure that those who have lost everything due to an unprecedented inland hurricane disaster do not also lose their voice in the 2024 elections, now just a month from concluding.
The North Carolina General Assembly revealed its Hurricane Helene Relief Package on Wednesday morning as legislators returned to Raleigh for a one-day session. The initial proposal aims to direct $273 million in appropriations for disaster relief efforts in Western North Carolina.
Just as important is what the SBE did not change. They did not authorize the use of drop boxes for mail ballots. And the due date for mail ballots is still Election Day.
Local Jewish Community holds commemoration to mark the first anniversary of 10/7.
Republican and Democratic groups and the North Carolina State Board of Elections have filed competing arguments in the GOP’s lawsuit challenging 225,000 voter registrations in the Tar Heel State. The case sits now in federal court, where the state elections board is seeking a dismissal. The Republican National Committee and state Republican Party have filed a motion to send the case back to state court, where it was originally filed.
Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman has agreed to a “limited injunction” in a Libertarian voter’s lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s ban on ballot selfies, according to federal court records. Details of the arrangement are due in US District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan’s court by Friday.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted unanimously to provide additional time, resources, and flexibility to voters in the impacted communities. North Carolina law allows the board to exercise emergency powers to conduct an election in a district where the normal schedule for the election is disrupted by a natural disaster.
A recent social media post by the town of Cornelius has caused in a stir in Mecklenburg County, as some believe local municipalities are expressing public support for a proposed one cent county sales tax increase referendum, conduct which may violate state law. The referendum may also appear on the ballot next year. At a board meeting...
In a more civil climate, one in which Democrats and Republicans have more productive discussions, you will still be routinely disappointed with outcomes.
