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Mailbox battles with USPS delay major developments in Triad

Inconsistent guidance by the US Postal Service on the mandate that all new housing developments use cluster box units rather than individual mailboxes has caused major headaches for Triad developers, according to Kim Phillips of the Triad Real Estate and Building Industry Coalition.

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Judge permits email for NC trial subpoena of election integrity activist Mitchell

A federal judge will allow left-of-center groups to use email to serve a trial subpoena for election integrity activist Cleta Mitchell. The judge denied the groups’ request to compel Mitchell’s appearance at a trial scheduled later this month in Winston-Salem.

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Election integrity activist Mitchell wants to avoid testifying in NC trial

North Carolina-based election integrity activist Cleta Mitchell is urging a federal judge to reject requests from left-of-center groups to compel her testimony next month at a trial in Winston-Salem. Mitchell filed court documents Thursday suggesting that she has no relevant information in the case challenging a 2023 state law. It changed rules linked to same-day voter registration, or SDR.

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Critics ask court to compel election integrity activist Mitchell to testify at NC trial

Left-of-center groups challenging a provision of North Carolina election law are asking a federal judge to help them ensure election integrity activist Cleta Mitchell testifies at a trial next month in Winston-Salem. The challenged provision involves same-day voter registration rules.

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Judge refuses to dismiss Democracy NC’s suit over same-day voter registration

A federal judge has rejected requests from North Carolina’s legislative leaders and the State Board of Elections to dismiss a lawsuit targeting changes to state same-day voter registration rules. US District Judge Thomas Schroeder plans to “determine a trial date” during a hearing Tuesday in Winston-Salem.

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Deal would end two legal challenges of NC’s ‘undeliverable mail provision’

Two legal challenges against the disputed “undeliverable mail provision” in North Carolina election law would end under a proposal filed Tuesday in federal court. A court order blocked election officials from enforcing the provision in 2024.

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Union protest against USPS cost-cutting ignites debate on postal reform

On Sunday, the National Association of Letter Carriers union organized demonstrations nationwide, including seven locations in North Carolina. The union is protesting efforts to find cost-cutting and management improvements by DOGE and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, of Greensboro.

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