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Routh pleads not guilty in Trump assassination attempt

Ryan Wesley Routh has pled not guilty to five federal charges including attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump. Routh, who is originally from Greensboro, appeared in a Florida courtroom Monday for an arraignment that lasted just a few minutes.

CJ Staff
Opinion

Proposals to tax unrealized gains would hit NC’s economy hard

For companies and investors, especially those driving growth in RTP’s startup scene and Charlotte’s banking sector, this kind of tax would discourage long-term investment, stifle innovation, and create unnecessary market volatility.

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Locke’s Mitch Kokai analyzes Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s response to CNN controversy

Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s response to a CNN report about objectionable online comments. Kokai offered these remarks during the Sept. 27, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”

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Appeals Court blocks UNC digital ID as voter ID for 2024

The North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s digital identification cannot be used as voter ID in North Carolina’s election this fall. A unanimous three-judge appellate panel issued on Friday afternoon a temporary injunction and an order called a writ of supersedeas. The writ blocks a lower court order that would have allowed state election officials to count the digital UNC ID as a valid voter ID.

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Mitchell drops bid for protective order against Democracy NC

Conservative election activist Cleta Mitchell has withdrawn her motion for a protective order against a left-of-center group in connection with a federal lawsuit. Mitchell had argued in a court filing earlier this week that Democracy NC planned to use a legal deposition to gain information that could hurt Mitchell’s work on election integrity.

CJ Staff