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The North Carolina Supreme Court backtracked on a past ruling, allowing a gerrymandered map that was recently struck down by the same court to be reinstated. Republicans, who regained control of the state’s Supreme Court in the midterm elections last year, joined together in the five-to-two decision. The ruling reverses a decision to throw out a map that heavily favored GOP candidates in statewide elections. The Republican-majority court stated that the decision was an attempt to side-step political processes and remain neutral. “There is no judicially manageable standard by which to adjudicat...
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The Republican-controlled Senate in North Carolina passed a law sanctioning public school teachers from calling students by new names or pronouns without first telling the student’s parents. The proposal passed the Senate 29-18. It is heading for the South Carolina House, where Republicans remain one short of a supermajority. One Democrat would have to be swayed to the right to pass the bill. While the bill looks unlikely to pass, the passage of the bill adds another example of legislative marginalization of the LGBT community. Senators overlooked mental health professionals’ warnings claiming...
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A House Ethics Committee will open an investigation into Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-North Carolina) over two issues: an alleged improper relationship with one of his staff members and whether or not he promoted cryptocurrency that benefited himself. The possible improper relationship is with Cawthorn’s scheduler Stephen Smith, who also happens to be his cousin, according to a Cawthorn spokesperson. The investigation comes just days after Cawthorn lost his reelection bid in the North Carolina primary to state Sen. Chuck Edwards (R). Cawthorn’s team maintains his innocence. “We welcome the opportu...
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U.S. Rep Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) and North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley(D) will face off for retiring Sen. Richard Burr‘s (R) seat in the general election in November. Former President Donald Trump-endorsed Budd won his primary with 58.6% of the votes, beating out former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory. Beasley led Democratic candidates with 81.09% of votes after the biggest threat to her campaign dropped out of the race last December. The second closest voter getter was James Carr, with just 3.5%. Budd thanked his supporters and opponents for running “spirited campai...
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The U.S. Supreme Court denied North Carolina and Pennsylvania Republicans’ efforts to block new congressional maps in their state, giving the Democrats a leg-up in the upcoming midterm election. GOP members had hoped the conservative-leaning court would vote to reinstate gerrymandered maps. In the North Carolina case, the liberal wing of the court was joined by Chief Justice John Robertsand Justice Brett Kavanaugh to uphold the state court’s decision to strike down a congressional map passed by the GOP-majority state legislature. The state court ruled that the gerrymandered map contradicted th...
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Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-North Carolina) is suing members of the North Carolina State Board of Elections after 11 North Carolina voters alleged that he is ineligible to stand for election in November due to his involvement in the January 6 insurrection. Cawthorn spoke at a rally in front of the White House that lead to rioters storming the Capitol leaving four rioters dead and 150 law enforcement officers injured. One officer died of a stroke after responding to the insurrection and, multiple other officers committed suicide days after. Voters suing against Cawthorn’s reelection bid are citing...
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Former President Donald Trump gave his first public address since January at the Republican convention in North Carolina on Saturday, but many chose to focus on his pants instead. The speech, which lasted a total of 90 minutes, covered an array of disjointed topics such a defending Russian President Vladimir Putin and asking for credit for developing the vaccine. He also demanded that China pay reparations following the allegations that COVID-19 was leaked from a lab inside Wuhan, China. Still, many focused on Trump’s pants when a video surfaced that made it look like the former president had ...
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The president’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, is reportedly considering a 2022 Senate bid in her home state of North Carolina.Lara Trump has said she has been talking about running to replace Sen. Richard Burr(R-North Carolina), who plans to retire at the end of the term.Former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway told the Times that Lara Trump “would be formidable” as a candidate.“She has the trifecta: She can raise money, raise awareness of key issues and raise attention to her race,” Conway said. “Unlike many typical politicians, she connects with people and is a compelling messenger.”The ...
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