A bill forbidding all-mail elections passed unanimously Wednesday, May 27, out of the House Elections and Ethics Law Committee. It’s heading to the House Rules Committee. House Bill 1169 eases some restrictions on absentee ballots during the COVID-19 pandemic, while also tightening oversight requirements and adding penalties for mail ballots cast illegally. Lawmakers introduced the...
A Wake County Superior Court judge wants state Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin to appoint a three-judge panel to hear challenges by Gov. Roy Cooper and two left-leaning advocacy groups about four proposed constitutional amendments. Judge Paul Ridgeway said he was confident Martin would appoint the panel, which has the authority to review “facial”...
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline cuts a 600-mile underground swath through three states, beginning in Harrison County, West Virginia. It branches out to Chesapeake, Virginia, and also continues south near Roanoke Rapids and heads to Pembroke — traversing counties such as Nash and Cumberland before settling in Robeson. The route keeps company with Interstate 95, running...
