Paige Masten

The November Election That Still Hasn’t Been Certified North Carolinians voted in a state-supreme-court election four months ago. What’s going on?

"North Carolina has historically been an early indicator for future national voting battles," writes @dgraham.bsky.social. "A world in which losing candidates can indefinitely delay the certification of elections with ex post facto challenges is one that could paralyze democratic government." #ncpol

Forgot to post this but Tillis on US cutting off intel to Ukraine "I just haven't got an answer, but it's absolutely essential, otherwise you're you're having them go dark on Russia movement

Looking for my colleagues at The News & Observer? I started a starter pack. #ncpol

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“Republicans wrote the bill in secret. They released it to the public one hour before beginning debate in the House. And they put it forward in a form that could not be amended.”

Republican NC lawmakers move to strip power from newly elected Democrats, including governor Republican state lawmakers want to strip power from Gov.-elect Josh Stein and other newly elected Democratic state officials, including by shifting oversight of elections from the governor’s appointee...

#ncga House Republicans introducing this bill on the floor are only mentioning the non-controversial stuff in it, not the major shifts in government powers. Some of what's in the bill, up for a vote now after a 5:30 p.m. public release: www.wunc.org/politics/202... #ncpol

Up to 100-plus NC journalists and news outlets on this "starter pack" -- I think the migration to this site might really be happening this time

Go fill up your feeds with local news!
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This is important to say:

In the race for NC Supreme Court, it’s not like a foot race and Allison Riggs surged and took the lead from Jefferson Griffin.

These aren’t new votes. The votes were already in (via provisional ballots) and North Carolina counties are counting them. They’ll finish Monday.

Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-sty...

In North Carolina, 20 desegregation academies, with student populations more than 85% white, brought in more than $20 million through school vouchers in the past three years alone, @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social and @mrsimon22.bsky.social report.

www.propublica.org/article/segr... #ncpol

Um, is this thing on?