NC Policy Watch: “In a dramatic ruling issued just days before midterm elections, the North Carolina Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling and ordered the transfer of millions of dollars to pay for a school improvement plan designed to provide the state’s school children with the sound basic education guaranteed under the state constitution…
“In Texas, a Battle for Hispanic Voters Moves to the Cities”
NY Times: “In the two years since Donald Trump drew far more votes than most Republicans ever had in South Texas, attention around the country has focused on Hispanic voters in the unique region along the border, where large-scale immigration has challenged many lower-income and often culturally conservative communities. But the reality is that most…
“Jeff Jackson Pulls Campaign Ad As Police Investigate Shooting Into Opponent’s Family Home”
WCCB: “Senator Jeff Jackson, the Democrat running for the NC-14 congressional seat, has pulled a political ad from WCCB-TV and other Charlotte TV stations that showed a house owned by his Republican opponent Pat Harrigan. The decision was in response to a Twitter post from Harrigan that accused Jackson’s campaign of threatening political violence…. Hickory Police are…
“Angry Right-Wing Moms Are Trying to Have Librarians Arrested by “Constitutional Sheriffs””
Slate: “In March, special counsel to the sheriff of Hamilton County, Tennessee, Coty Wamp, was campaigning for district attorney when she met with a group of parents calling themselves Moms for Liberty. Wamp said afterwards that she had facilitated a meeting between the “parents’ rights” group and the sheriff’s office because she thought law enforcement could help the…
Herschel Walker Told Woman Neither Woman nor Child Would Be Safe If She Did Not Get Abortion
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“Biden blasts Florida senators as he visits the state ahead of midterms”
WaPo: “President Biden warned Tuesday that a Republican takeover of Congress would have dire consequences for Social Security and Medicare, taking direct aim at Florida’s Republican senators in a state where the popular safety-net programs have numerous beneficiaries…. It was part of Biden’s closing argument a week before crucial midterm elections, as he has relied less on bashing Republicans…
“[NC Lt. Gov.] Robinson social media post makes light, doubts details of Pelosi attack”
WRAL: “A post on Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s personal Facebook page appears to make light of and cast doubt on details surrounding the attack last week on the husband of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “I’m sorry Paul I don’t believe you or the press!!!!” the post, published Saturday, says. The message was…
How Black Landowners Are Recovering Generational Wealth in NC
The Nation: “These untouched stretches of green are an underrealized beauty. At one point known as Free Union, Piney Woods was founded well before the Civil War by Black folk and Croatan and Tuscarora Indigenous peoples. The area is known for its 300-year legacy as a historically triracial, economically independent, and free community. It is…
“Georgia Republicans avoid Trump mentions in midterm homestretch”
Axios: “In the final days before the midterms, the Georgia campaign trail has been marked by the absence of former President Trump. Why it matters: Trump’s candidacy and endorsements dominated Georgia politics over the last few cycles, but his name is now hardly mentioned by the top four candidates making their final pitches to voters.
“A second woman alleges Herschel Walker paid for her abortion”
Axios: “A second woman has alleged that Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee in Georgia’s Senate race, paid for her abortion. The big picture: Walker has taken a strong anti-abortion stance in the hotly contested Senate race during this year’s midterm election cycle, and has denied both allegations against him. Driving the news: The woman, who was identified by attorney Gloria Allred…