Q&A: Two years after Hurricane Helene
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Before there was Helene, there was Katrina. The destructive Category 5 hurricane that devastated New Orleans in 2005 convinced Alex Webber to move from Louisiana to the mountains of western North Carolina. Webber thought she’d found a climate-safe area in the picturesque town of Marshall until 2024, when Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic flooding and landslides […]
A day after President Donald Trump delivered a grim campaign speech in Gastonia, Gov. Josh Stein described Trump’s categorization of North Carolina as “political nonsense.” In his stump speech for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley, Trump portrayed the state as one of the most violent in the nation. He referred to North Carolina as […]
National voting rights group Common Cause is training thousands of volunteers to assist voters during the 2026 midterm elections. The nonpartisan advocacy group announced the effort Thursday during a virtual news conference. It said it has recruited thousands of volunteers so far and is seeking more than 10,000 nationwide. Volunteers will monitor polling places, staff […]
With less than seven weeks to go until the midterm elections, a new Elon University poll has found that likely voters in both parties strongly favor three constitutional amendments on the ballot this fall in North Carolina. Voters will be asked to consider amendments requiring photo IDs for all forms of voting, lowering the cap […]
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N.C. Board of Elections Director Sam Hayes said the board will serve all voters regardless of party. His statement came after a state appellate judge wrote a blistering assessment of election administration after it shifted to Republican control. This week, the state Appeals Court in a 2-1 decision okayed a 2024 law that stripped Democratic […]
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