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New mail-in ballot rules + support for tax caps: Triangle’s top Friday stories
7+ hour, 2+ min ago (15+ words) Raleigh News & Observer...
NC’s Laurie Buckhout suspended from Kalshi after betting on her own campaign
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (372+ words) Congressional candidate Laurie Buckhout found herself in trouble after literally betting on herself. Buckhout, a Republican from Edenton, used the prediction market Kalshi to bet on her own campaign against Rep. Don Davis, a Democrat from Snow Hill. It’s not…...
G20 meeting brings economic boost — and protests — to North Carolina
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (358+ words) Good morning! It’s Danielle Battaglia with the latest edition of Under the Dome focused on the Trump administration. Over the weekend, finance leaders from around the world were to travel to Asheville for the G20 Finance Track meeting. They’ll also be…...
NC Republicans promised to expand voting access. Here’s what the data shows.
1+ week, 3+ day ago (791+ words) After Republicans took control over North Carolina’s election boards last year for the first time in nearly a decade, Dallas Woodhouse, one of their controversial new hires, made a promise: that the 2026 election would feature more voting opportunities than ever…...
When Sen. Jesse Helms retired from politics — Today in Triangle History
1+ week, 5+ day ago (282+ words) A daily look at some of The News & Observer’s headlines on Aug. 23 in past years. In 2001, Republican U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms announced that he would retire from elected office rather than running for another Senate term the following year. The…...
Downtown Raleigh death aftermath + Curfew debate: Triangle’s top Monday stories
2+ week, 4+ day ago (316+ words) Here’s a quick look at what readers are talking about today. Downtown Raleigh death ruled suicide: Surveillance footage confirmed a 32-year-old man who was found hanging from a tree in a downtown Raleigh parking lot on Saturday died by suicide,…...
Woodhouse deleted texts subject to records requests, NC auditor’s office says
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (591+ words) Dallas Woodhouse, the North Carolina state auditor’s former elections liaison, deleted text messages that were subject to public records requests “in direct contravention” of agency policy, according to a letter sent by the agency’s general counsel. Woodhouse, who spent most…...
Here are the expenses Raleigh-area moms say are squeezing their budgets
3+ week, 1+ day ago (690+ words) Lindsay Saunders owns a home in Raleigh. She has a master’s degree and holds a leadership position at a nonprofit. Her son is in pre-K. But an unexpected trip to the emergency room busted her budget. Now, Saunders visits a…...
Two resignations rock Selma Town Council during contentious meeting
3+ week, 2+ day ago (127+ words) The Selma Town Council now has two vacancies after two members resigned within minutes of each other Tuesday night. The abrupt resignations came during the town’s council meeting following a “blistering” public airing of the “division” inside Town Hall. Council…...
NC Gov. Josh Stein signs budget changes, including taking some of his power away
3+ week, 3+ day ago (330+ words) Democratic North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein signed two bills on Tuesday that make changes to the state budget that only became law last month. The General Assembly sent Stein six bills before adjourning last week, with no voting sessions planned…...