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U.S. Sen. Gillibrand to address Harris tax plan in Charlotte on Tuesday
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York will join Charlotte Councilwoman Dimple Ajmera and local parents in Charlotte on Tuesday to highlight the Harris-Walz plan to cut taxes for working families. The speakers will discuss Vice President Kamala Harris’ framework for more than 100 million Americans to get tax relief, according to the campaign. Part […]
U.S. Rep. Ross sponsors bill to improve food safety
U.S. Rep. Deborah Ross, a Democrat representing most of Wake County in North Carolina’s second congressional district, introduced a bill Friday to improve food safety. The bill comes in the wake of a multistate listeria outbreak in deli meats that has killed at least nine people in recent weeks and forced the hospitalization of 57. […]
NC environmental officials petition EPA to classify four PFAS as hazardous
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality joined two other states in asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to designate several PFAS as toxic air pollutants. PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” affect soil, groundwater, and surface water, and can contaminate public and private drinking water sources. Along with the New Mexico Environment Department and the New […]
NC economy suffers from lack of labor policies, report shows
North Carolina’s economy is missing out on billions of dollars in economic activity each year due to inaction from lawmakers, according to a North Carolina Justice Center report released Thursday. Entitled “The Cost of Inaction — 2024 State of Working North Carolina,” the report attributes the losses to the failure of state lawmakers’ to ensure […]
Harris ahead nationally but Trump leads in NC, election forecast shows
Vice President Kamala Harris is likely to defeat former President Donald Trump in the November election but may come up short in North Carolina, according to the latest Decision Desk HQ/The Hill prediction. The Decision Desk HQ Forecast model, relaunched Monday after a month-long pause following President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race, shows Harris […]
North Carolina has become a top target for Harris, Trump campaigns
In the month since President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have made a combined four campaign stops to North Carolina. Both candidates have focused their visits on the seven battleground states that are crucial for the path to the White House: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, […]
Harris campaign unveils digital billboards in NC
The Harris-Walz campaign is putting up digital billboards around North Carolina starting Friday and running through the weekend. The billboards, covering 35 percent of all available digital billboards within a 12-mile radius of Greensboro, Charlotte, Durham, and Raleigh, follow Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech during the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago […]
NC doctors voice concerns over Trump’s healthcare plans
North Carolina doctors held a press conference Thursday to discuss concerns about former President Donald Trump’s plans to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act and the Affordable Care Act, and to enact a national abortion ban. The event came just a day after Trump and running mate U.S. Sen. JD Vance held a rally in Asheboro […]
Racial Justice Act case rests with Superior Court judge after closing arguments
SMITHFIELD — Closing arguments took place Wednesday in a Johnston County court proceeding with significant implications for more than 120 people on North Carolina’s death row. As NC Newsline reported at length earlier this year, the case involves Hasson Bacote, a Black man who was sentenced to death in Johnston County in 2009. Bacote and […]
Gov. Cooper at DNC: ‘Extreme’ GOP candidates could help Harris win North Carolina
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper thinks down-ballot races will help Vice President Kamala Harris win the Tar Heel State, he said at the Democratic National Convention on Monday. Speaking to POLITICO journalist Ryan Lizza at a Q&A event, Cooper predicted strong voter turnout to prevent “extreme” right wing candidates from winning office. “I think there’s […]
VP Kamala Harris outlines economic policy plan during a North Carolina campaign stop
Vice President Kamala Harris introduced a broad economic plan at her presidential campaign stop in Raleigh on Friday that focused on day-to-day economic issues many people face such as high grocery bills, the cost of raising a family, and affording a home. Voters rank the economy as their top priority. Polls have shown that voters […]
Harris-Walz campaign launches offices in rural NC
The Harris-Walz campaign is kicking off a series of events in North Carolina this weekend following Vice President Kamala Harris’ appearance in Raleigh on Friday and ahead of the Democratic National Convention. There will be 323 events engaging more than 2,500 people across the state, including Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) watch parties, canvass launches, […]