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Electric vehicle chargers coming to NC counties with least EV registrations

Gov. Roy Cooper revealed this week that nine cities across North Carolina will receive a total of $5.92 million in government funds to build electric vehicle charging stations. However, most of the counties selected maintain the lowest electric vehicle registrations in the state. 

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Hearing set Aug. 12 in Democrats’ bid to knock We the People off NC ballot

The North Carolina Democratic Party has secured an Aug. 12 court date in its bid to have the We the People Party removed from North Carolina’s election ballot this fall. Democrats accuse presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of misusing state rules regarding ballot access for third parties.

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West, Elias, GOP all jump in to Justice for All ballot access suit

Presidential candidate Cornel West, Democratic operative Marc Elias, and the Republican Party all want a say in the ballot access lawsuit involving West’s Justice for All Party. A hearing connected to the lawsuit is scheduled Tuesday afternoon in Elizabeth City.

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Three NC House leaders back Justice for All’s bid for state ballot access

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore and two Republican colleagues are supporting the Justice for All Party’s pursuit of ballot access for the November election. A hearing is scheduled Tuesday in Elizabeth City on JFA’s request for an emergency injunction to guarantee a spot on the election ballot.

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Court hearing on Justice for All’s emergency injunction scheduled next week

The Justice for All Party will head to a federal courtroom next week in its effort to win access to North Carolina’s election ballot this fall. A judge has scheduled a July 30 hearing in Elizabeth City on the party’s request for an emergency injunction.

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State’s top court orders new reviews of two high-profile media access disputes

A state Supreme Court decision in May involving media access to law enforcement video recordings could help resolve two similar high-profile legal disputes dating back to 2021. One involves the shooting death of Andrew Brown in Elizabeth City. The other focuses on a driving while impaired traffic stop of two Duke basketball players in Orange County.

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