Recent poll gives Stein a double-digit lead over Robinson in the race for governor in North Carolina
By Clayton Henkel
Attorney General Josh Stein, the Democratic candidate for governor, is leading Republican Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson by 14 percentage points in the hotly watched North Carolina gubernatorial race, according to a new poll from High Point University/SurveyUSA.
The online poll of more than 1,000 registered voters in North Carolina found that 48 percent favored Stein and 34 percent supported Robinson. Eighteen percent said they were undecided.
The High Point poll comes about a week after a New York Times/Sienna College poll showed Stein ahead of Robinson 49 percent to 39 percent. (Read more…)
“Let’s fight for it”: Harris promises to take a new path and defeat Trump
By: Ariana Figueroa and Jacob Fischler
CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her party’s nomination for president Thursday night, portraying her candidacy as an opportunity for the nation to move forward rather than resigning itself to a bleak future that she said would follow the second-round election of her Republican opponent.
On the final night of the Democratic National Convention, Harris benefited from the largest television audience she is likely to have, at least until her first debate with Republican candidate Donald Trump next month.
The vice president told her life story to the millions of Americans watching, saying it influenced her agenda to strengthen the country’s middle class. (Read more…)
Bonus reading:
* A former high school football coach is promoted to vice president when Walz accepts the vice presidential nomination
* “Hope returns”: The Obamas plead for Kamala Harris
Trump and Vance attack Harris at event in North Carolina over Afghanistan withdrawal and foreign policy
By Galen Bacharier
ASHEBORO – Members of the Republican presidential nomination criticized Vice President Kamala Harris over the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and America’s place on the world stage during a visit to Asheboro on Wednesday.
The event, held outside the North Carolina Aviation Museum, was former President Donald Trump’s first campaign rally since an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month. It was also U.S. Senator JD Vance’s first visit to the state since becoming the Republican vice presidential nominee. (Read more…)
Republicans sue North Carolina Election Board for ‘intentionally’ violating voter roll verification law
By Galen Bacharier
NCSBE calls claims “categorically false” and calls on GOP to retract press releases
Republicans filed a lawsuit against North Carolina’s election board on Thursday, demanding enforcement of a new law that requires cross-checking juror records to remove noncitizens from voter rolls.
The Republican National Committee and the North Carolina GOP claim that the North Carolina State Board of Elections has “willfully refused” to enforce the law. (Read more...)
The case on the Racial Justice Act is before the Supreme Court judge after the closing arguments
By Christine Zhu
SMITHFIELD – Closing arguments were heard Wednesday in a Johnston County case that has significant implications for more than 120 people on North Carolina’s death row.
As NC Newsline reported in detail earlier this year, the case involves Hasson Bacote, a black man who was sentenced to death in Johnston County in 2009. (Read more...)
A divided North Carolina election board allows the use of UNC-Chapel Hill digital IDs for voting
By: Lynn Bonner
The State Elections Board, in line with party lines, has decided to allow UNC-Chapel Hill students and staff to use digital IDs to vote.
Most people use their driver’s license as a voter photo ID, but IDs from local election boards, colleges, or state or local government agencies are also acceptable. (Read more…)
NC Housing Finance Agency receives $8 million federal grant to secure housing for people with disabilities
By Greg Childress
The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) is one of 18 state housing authorities that recently received an award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide affordable housing for people with disabilities. NCHFA will receive nearly $8 million to help people with disabilities finance affordable, safe housing. The authority will spend the money in the form of rental subsidies for 225 housing units. (Read more…)
