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The largest business advocacy group in North Carolina issued a stark warning the day after this week’s primary election. In a blog post Wednesday, the NC Chamber deemed certain outcomes, specifically on the GOP side, “a startling warning of the looming threats to North Carolina’s business climate.” The chamber, which tends to give money to more establishment candidates, identified two primary winners as particularly problematic. One is Michele Morrow, a home-school mother who bested incumbent Republican Catherine Truitt in the race for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Morrow attended the Jan. 6 rally to support then-President Donald Trump’s unfounded claims...

RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has resigned from her position leading the Republican party and her successors have already been named. As expected, Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, has been named as co-chair of the Republican National Committee. She replaces Drew McKissick, while North Carolina GOP chairman Michael Whately takes over for McDaniel. Whatley was also nominated by the former president, whose views Whatley shares when it comes to beliefs that there was voter fraud in the 2020 election..

North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt lost Tuesday's Republican primary to Michele Morrow, a home-schooling parent critical of public schools' "radical agendas" on race and gender ideology. Morrow, a nurse and former Christian missionary who ran unsuccessfully for the Wake County school board in 2022, garnered 52% of the vote Tuesday, while the incumbent Truitt tallied 48%, WTVD reported. The Super Tuesday upset came despite Truitt's sizable fundraising advantages and GOP establishment support. Morrow, a supporter of former President Donald Trump who accused Truitt of not being conservative enough, collected backing from rural education leaders and will now...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has proposed a 10-knot speed limit for much of the Atlantic coast in a bid to protect the Whale population. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As the federal government nears final approval for a 10-knot maritime speed limit along the East Coast, the Southeastern legal Foundation is warning that such a move would adversely impact the economies of coastal communities. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has proposed a 10-knot speed limit for much of the Atlantic coast in a bid to protect the whale population. Violators could face up to $20,000 in fines and one...

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina is one step closer to winning it all after clinching the state’s Republican gubernatorial primary on Tuesday. Not only is he the first Black man to hold his office, but he has also taken some staunchly conservative positions on several issues including the gender debate. “Here’s something else I’m not supposed to say: Ain’t but two genders,” he said to roaring applause. “Two genders. Ain’t nothing but men and women.” “You can go to the doctor and get cut up, you can go down to the dress shop and get made up, you...

A21-year-old college student is headed to November's general election after beating out a longtime state House representative in North Carolina's Republican primary on Tuesday. Wyatt Gable, who is earning his bachelor's degree at East Carolina University, defeated North Carolina State House Representative George Cleveland by just under 2 percentage points, garnering support from a shade under 51 percent of Republican voters. The newcomer will now face Democrat Carmen Spicer in November for North Carolina's District 14 seat in the state House of Representatives. "I just think it came down to people wanting a fresh set of ideas," Gable said after...

A far-right candidate who has called public schools “indoctrination centers," urged people not to send their children to them and was at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack has defeated the incumbent Tuesday in the GOP primary to run the state’s public schools. Michele Morrow defeated incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt with 98.8% of precincts reporting. Morrow had 52.1% of the vote, compared to 47.9% for Truitt. The winner will likely face Democrat Maurice “Mo” Green, a former superintendent of Guilford County Schools, in November. Green had 66% of the votes, compared to 24.8% for...

North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson has won the Republican nomination for governor in what is expected to be one of the most competitive governor races in the country come November. He beat State Treasurer Dale Folwell and trial attorney Bill Graham for the nomination. If elected in November, Robinson would be the first black governor of North Carolina. Former President Donald Trump endorsed Robinson at a rally in Greensboro on Saturday, calling Robinson 'Martin Luther King on steroids.'

North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson has received former President Donald Trump’s formal endorsement in his bid for governor, several months after the former president pledged to do so Trump endorses Mark Robinson for North Carolina governor and compares him to Martin Luther King Jr.By GARY D. ROBERTSONAssociated PressThe Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump endorsed North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson for governor on Saturday, several months after the former president pledged to do so. At a rally at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, the former president also compared Robinson, who is Black, to Dr....

Former President Donald J. Trump has soundly defeated former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in Michigan’s Feb. 27 Republican presidential primary, notching his sixth-straight primary victory as he marches towards the GOP nomination.The Associated Press called the race for Trump right after the last polls closed at 9 p.m. ET.The result is another blow to Ms. Haley, coming days after a double-digit defeat in her home state of South Carolina. Despite this, she has vowed to stay on through Super Tuesday on March 5, when numerous delegate-heavy states will hold their primaries.Ms. Haley campaigned in Michigan on Sunday and Monday...

Chapel Hill, NC — Violent abortion supporters have been dangerously harassing peaceful, pro-life advocates on the sidewalk of Planned Parenthood in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Love Life, along with several other groups and churches, are on the sidewalk almost daily to offer women compassionate support and life-affirming options as they hurry from their cars, scared and often alone, to the doors of Planned Parenthood Chapel Hill. In 2023, this dangerous clinic sent four women to the hospital in just five months – all for severe hemorrhaging. Operation Rescue, along with other national groups like CEC For Life and Life Legal...

The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department said eight people were arrested Saturday during a 10-hour "protest and standoff" that stemmed from an Eritrean "cultural event." Clashes erupted between rival groups of Eritreans, and police confirmed that officers trying to disperse the unlawful crowds were attacked by people wielding sticks, rocks and other items. Crowds also set a tractor on fire in North Carolina's largest city, and police seized a total of two firearms over the course of several hours. Fox News Digital reached out to the department Sunday seeking the identities and more information about those eight arrested. The incident first...

In a hypothetical 2024 presidential matchup, Biden receives 45% support to Trump’s 47% in a Fox News survey of Michigan registered voters . . . In a potential five-way race, Trump’s advantage over Biden widens to 5 points (42% vs. 37%), with third-party candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. receiving 11%, Jill Stein 3% and Cornel West 2%.

Mark Robinson passed stage one of the transgender insanity litmus test with flying colors. His governor primary competitors did not.For vowing to defend women in North Carolina from men who infiltrate female-designated spaces, something a majority of voters support, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was criticized by two Republican gubernatorial candidates in his state. Robinson is also campaigning for governor.Robinson told attendees at a campaign event in the beginning of February that he is committed to keeping men out of women’s sports and bathrooms. “We’ve already passed a law,” Robinson said, alluding to the Republican General Assembly’s overrides of...

My dear fellow Americans, recently APC published my article concerning the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) on a local level. Thank you for all the feedback I’ve received. This article will give you a first person account of what happened as a result of practicing citizen activism. Read, share and let’s band together! LMT A Local’s Experience: As many of you may know, I make it a point to speak up in my local government as much as I can. Currently, the town of Mooresville, NC is conducting a series of town meetings to invite citizens to weigh in on the...

Senate Republicans eager to ram Ukraine funding through the upper chamber are just as eager to dismiss their voters as dimwitted and “shortsighted.” “Our base cannot possibly know what’s at stake at the level that any well-briefed U.S. senator should know about what’s at stake if Putin wins,” said North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, according to Punchbowl News Monday. Senate lawmakers spent the weekend advancing another $61 billion to Kyiv following last week’s embarrassing rejection of a bipartisan compromise bill that threatened to codify the invasion on the southern border. The more than $95 billion foreign spending package headed for...

Originally from Watauga County, North Carolina, Michael Whatley serves as the Chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party and the General Counsel for the Republican National Committee. Prior to his service with the Republican Party, Chairman Whatley served as a federal law clerk, senior official in the George W. Bush Administration and as the Chief of Staff for US Senator Elizabeth Dole, R-NC. He also served as a Senior Advisor to the Bush-Cheney Campaign, Florida Recount and Transition Teams, as well as the Trump-Pence Campaign and Transition Teams. Whatley earned a History degree from the University of North Carolina at...

On Tuesday afternoon, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that his campaign is actively organizing several new political parties in key states to assist in gaining ballot access for his independent presidential campaign. According to a recent press release from the Kennedy campaign, he is organizing political parties in California, Delaware, Hawaii, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas to help with ballot access requirements. In the first five states, Kennedy is pursuing ballot access through a newly formed organization known as the “We the People” party, while in Texas, he is doing so through the recently established “Texas Independent Party.” Kennedy explains...

Cities coast-to-coast grappling with broken-down e-buses that cannot be fixed .. Between the federal government, states and municipalities, untold billions in taxpayer dollars have been spent adding electric buses to transit fleets across the U.S. in an effort to reduce carbon emissions. However, cities from coast-to-coast are grappling with broken-down e-buses that cannot be fixed, are too expensive to fix, or they have scrapped their electric fleets altogether. Officials in Asheville, North Carolina, recently expressed frustration that three of the five e-buses the city purchased for millions in 2018 are now sitting idle due to a combination of software issues,...

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) argued it is “immoral” for Republicans to reject a border deal to help former President Trump. “I didn’t come here to have the president as a boss or a candidate as a boss. I came here to pass good, solid policy,” Tillis said Thursday, first reported by NBC News. “It is immoral for me to think you looked the other way because you think this is the linchpin for President Trump to win.” Members on both sides of the aisle are upset with Trump’s attempt to kill the border deal to deny President Biden a legislative...