This week on the Debrief, the presidential debate puts the candidates in a dead heat in North Carolina, plus there’s a squabble over the lieutenant governor debate. It’s a “he said, she said” as the Hunt campaign appears to back out of taking the podium to talk about the issues. The North Carolina legislature passes a bill to stop sanctuary cities in North Carolina, and clear the waiting list for Opportunity Scholarships, but what will Governor Cooper do?
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