Michael McElroy is Cardinal & Pine’s political correspondent. He is an adjunct instructor at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media, and a former editor at The New York Times.
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Judge blocks Republican effort to remove 225,000 voters from the NC’s rolls
Republicans accused state election officials of ignoring federal law requiring driver’s license and social security data to be included for every voter in the state database and of opening the door for noncitizens to vote. But, election officials say, the lawsuit misunderstood and misrepresented state data.
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‘This is war.’ Michele Morrow suggests violence may be necessary if Trump loses in November
Michele Morrow, the Republican candidate to lead North Carolina’s public schools, wrote in a recent message to fellow Republicans that “we either willingly fight now, or we will be forced to fight on Nov 6th,” the day after Election Day. “This is war, ladies and gentlemen,” she wrote.
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Hurricane Helene will not hamper early voting, election officials say
Nearly all the scheduled early voting sites will open in the worst hit areas of western North Carolina, Board of Elections executive director Karen Brinson Bell said on Tuesday. “The people of western North Carolina will vote.”
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NC man is arrested for threatening FEMA officials after Trump spent weeks lying about them
William Jacob Parsons, 44, of Bostic, N.C., was arrested on Saturday armed with an assault rifle and a handgun soon after being overheard threatening to hurt FEMA officials. Trump has frequently accused federal officials of conspiracies tied to Helene.
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In Greenville, Harris vows to work for all Americans and warns of a ‘Trump with no guardrails’
Harris mixed warnings about Trump’s ‘full-on assault’ on freedom with a pledge to work for all Americans, including by providing $25,000 in assistance for first-time home buyers and having Medicare cover the long term costs of in-home care for seniors. Before the Kamala Harris rally in Greenville on Sunday, Chanelle Pickens stood next to her…
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‘Truly dangerous narrative’: Lies about NC’s Helene response cause a second wave of harm
Donald Trump, Mark Robinson and others have been spreading lies about the state and federal response to Hurricane Helene, This kind of misinformation can hurt efforts to help those who need it.
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County election officials given room to adjust voting measures to account for Helene’s destruction
The state elections board passed a resolution providing needed flexibility in 13 hard-hit counties, and promising a “robust” and “secure” election.
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NC election officials vow to ensure voters can cast their ballot amid Helene’s devastation
The North Carolina Board of Elections created a webpage – NCSBE.gov/Helene – where they have vowed to put all relevant Helene-election information, including much of what you are about to read here.
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Here’s how to help and get help after Hurricane Helene
How to report a missing loved one, get assistance clearing debris and where to donate water and money.
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s healthcare plan would be ‘catastrophic’ for North Carolinians, a new Harris-Walz report says
Trump’s healthcare ‘concepts’ include repealing the Affordable Care Act, which would strip health insurance from more than 1.5 million North Carolinians, increase costs, and put people with preexisting conditions at risk of losing their coverage, the Harris-Walz report says.
