By Hunter Hines Christian Action League December 4, 2019 The filing period for those seeking public office in North Carolina started on Monday and will run through December 20th. Numerous lawmakers and other would-be public officials showed pictures of themselves on their Facebook pages filing with their local board of elections for various elective offices. […]
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Judges Scrap NC legislative Maps Over ‘Extreme’ Partisan Gerrymandering
By Frank Taylor Carolina Public Press September 4, 2019 The N.C. General Assembly’s districts are in violation of the state constitution, and legislators must create a new district map for use in the 2020 election, a three-judge Superior Court panel unanimously ruled Tuesday. The decision in the case Common Cause v. Lewis found that the […]
NC Commission Delays Action on Lifting Sunday Hunting Ban
By Jack Igleman Carolina Public Press July 31, 2019 North Carolina sportsmen eager to hunt on public game lands on Sunday may have to wait at least another two years before a 150-year prohibition is lifted. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, the public agency with the authority to open hunting on public land, is weighing […]