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Don’t eat the candy!

Voters beware! At the end of your ballot, you’re asked to approve permanent changes to the North Carolina constitution that will harm families for generations. In particular, a proposed amendment to cap local property taxes looks appealing, but it’s really a gift to data centers, Duke Energy and Raleigh politicians. The ballot question reads, “For […]

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Trump launches campaign tour in GOP-friendly states ahead of midterms

President Donald Trump is scheduled to kick off a month-long blitz of campaign stops with a Thursday rally in deep-red Oklahoma before heading to other states with strong Republican leanings. The first events in the closing stretch of the midterm election campaign suggest his strength with swing voters is limited, as even some Republican candidates […]

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NC voters want partisan politics out of election administration, poll shows

Even as partisan divisions on the state Board of Elections deepen, a majority of voters want an elections board that operates outside of party politics, according to a new poll sponsored by Common Cause North Carolina.  Eighty percent of likely voters said the elections board should operate independent of party politics, while 9% said it […]

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Gen Z isn’t choosing a side. They’re choosing issues.

Editor’s Note: This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th. WINDHAM, Maine – As 24-year-old Maya Brooks walked winding roads in rural parts of Maine, a water bottle hooked to her fanny pack and a stack of “lit” on absentee voting and candidates her […]

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US Senate Dems block bill curbing congressional stock trading, calling it too weak

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans did not gain any support Wednesday from Democrats as they attempted to advance a bill that mashed together two hot-button midterm issues: requiring voter ID in federal elections and limiting stock trading for members of Congress. The Republican-led bill, titled the Stop Insider Trading Act, failed 53-47 when lawmakers stayed solidly […]

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Justice Department indicts 10 noncitizens in quest to prove Trump claims of election fraud

A federal grand jury indicted 10 noncitizens for unlawfully voting in Minnesota, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said Wednesday, highlighting the administration’s effort to keep election security a top issue, in line with President Donald Trump’s longstanding unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud. The indictments, which include nine counts of unlawful voting and nine counts of […]

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Trump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find

President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call propaganda come under bipartisan attack. The Trump administration recently moved the funds into a U.S. Customs and Border Protection budget line intended […]

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