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Reporter Ahmed Jallow covers education as well as politics and elections
NC Newsline is part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.
DHHS finds “serious deficiencies” in performance of nonprofit led by wife of Lt. Gov. Robinson
By: Ahmed Jallow - July 25, 2024
As a “sponsoring organization,” Balanced Nutrition Inc., a nonprofit led by Yolanda Hill, the wife of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, for several years helped childcare providers apply for and receive federal funding for kids’ meals under the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program, which is overseen by the North Carolina Department of Health and […]
Democratic judicial candidates make progress in closing fundraising gap with GOP opponents
By: Ahmed Jallow - July 24, 2024
Democrats running for North Carolina’s Supreme Court and Court of Appeals outraised and outspent Republicans by a significant margin in the most recent quarter, reflecting their party’s vow earlier this year to prioritize investment in judicial races. However, Republicans still hold a substantial cash advantage heading into July, with a combined war chest of $1,351,757 […]
In Fayetteville, Harris warns Trump will usher in a period of “chaos, fear and hate”
By: Ahmed Jallow - July 18, 2024
An upbeat Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a forceful speech in Fayetteville on Thursday, even as President Joe Biden struggles to assuage concerns among Democrats about his fitness and ability to defeat Donald Trump in the fall election. This marks the vice president’s 15th trip to North Carolina, a crucial battleground state where Democrats […]
Tillis calls for politicians to tone down rhetoric, thorough investigation of Trump rally shooting
By: Ahmed Jallow - July 15, 2024
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis called on both Republicans and Democrats to tone down their rhetoric after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Tillis made the comments during a virtual press conference with reporters Monday afternoon. “It’s on us to police our own party,” said Tillis. “I would expect my Democratic colleagues to have […]
At press event, Cooper lauds latest Medicaid numbers, expresses support for Biden’s reelection
By: Ahmed Jallow - July 12, 2024
Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday morning that more than a half-million North Carolinians have enrolled in Medicaid since the program was expanded seven months ago in December. This latest milestone was originally projected to take nearly two years to reach. “What’s amazing about this is that our goal was to sign up 600,000 people over […]
Cooper approves bill that preserves, updates automatic expunction law
By: Ahmed Jallow - July 11, 2024
A debate over a state law that governs the expunction of criminal records was resolved quickly and quietly before state lawmakers left town in late June, allowing automatic expunctions to resume on July 1 for certain “dismissed” or “not guilty” verdicts. On Monday, Gov. Roy Cooper signed a measure (Senate Bill 565) that makes revisions […]
Cooper signs bill to establish an official state definition of antisemitism
By: Ahmed Jallow - July 2, 2024
The SHALOM Act became law in North Carolina after Gov. Roy Cooper signed it on Monday. The law makes the “Working Definition of Antisemitism Adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on May 26, 2016” the state’s official definition of antisemitism. “Defining antisemitism is important to stopping it, and this new law helps do […]
Buttigieg, Cooper break ground on new Raleigh-to-Richmond high speed rail line
By: Ahmed Jallow - July 2, 2024
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Gov. Roy Cooper broke ground Monday on a new high-speed rail line that will link Raleigh to Richmond, marking the project’s first phase, which includes constructing a bridge to carry Durant Road over a railroad line. The $1.3 billion project funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is the largest […]
NC DHHS has been unable to arrange required exit conference with Yolanda Hill
By: Ahmed Jallow - June 28, 2024
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has made multiple unsuccessful attempts to schedule a routine exit conference with Balanced Nutrition Inc., a nonprofit run by Yolanda Hill, wife of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, according to a June 14 letter obtained by NC Newsline. According to the letter, Balanced Nutrition did not […]
In Raleigh, a fiery Biden blasts Trump as a threat to democracy, seeks to quell age concerns
By: Rob Schofield and Ahmed Jallow - June 28, 2024
In his first major public appearance after Thursday night’s presidential debate in Atlanta, a fiery and animated President Joe Biden addressed a loud and enthusiastic crowd on Friday at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. In a speech interrupted repeatedly by applause and chants of “four more years!” and “yes you can!” from an […]
Jewish and Muslim demonstrators call for veto of bill defining antisemitism
By: Ahmed Jallow - June 28, 2024
A group of Jewish and Muslim activists protested outside the Governor’s Mansion Thursday evening against a bill that would codify a controversial definition of antisemitism into state law. Protesters called on Gov. Roy Cooper to veto the bill (labeled by its sponsors as “The Shalom Act”) which critics — including the demonstrators — argue is […]
State lawmakers approve bill enshrining controversial antisemitism definition in state law
By: Ahmed Jallow - June 27, 2024
North Carolina Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved an amended version of House Bill 942, also known as the “Shalom Act,” that would establish a definition of antisemitism in state law. The vote was 47-2. Lawmakers removed a provision in the bill that would have appropriated $10,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Administration […]