A legal challenge to Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s reelection eligibility relies on a part of the 14th Amendment originally written to keep Confederate rebels from serving in Congress. https://t.co/9Iv7o6jfNP
A reminder that not one elected member of the @NCGOP has spoken out against a Jan 6 insurrectionist being seated in the NC House of Representatives... because this is who they are now. #ncga#ncpolpic.twitter.com/8evKNiASWH
Can't have all our eggs in one basket. Because if the basket gets dropped, all your eggs get cracked. You probably didn't need that explanation, but they don't call me Captain Obvious for nothing.
Redistricting trial before 3-judge panel is set for Jan. 3-Jan. 5 with closing arguments on Jan. 6 — trying meet super quick deadline instituted by Supreme Court. No rest for lawyers who will be working throughout holidays based on deadlines for pre-trial work. #ncpol#ncga
State Board of Elections workers huddle around a laptop after a court order Monday temporarily blocked U.S. House, state Senate and state House seat candidates from filing to run in the 2022 elections under the districts drawn by Republican state lawmakers. #ncpolpic.twitter.com/JDc5voNwAb
This is just a stay, but it means the CoA panel thought it was likely that at least some of the gerrymandered districts would not hold up under court scrutiny.
Thank you, @SusanFisher114, for your years of service to Western North Carolina and our entire state. We will miss you in the General Assembly! Good luck with your next chapter.#ncpol#ncga@NCHouseDems
“The infrastructure bill is a massive success for North Carolinians: The bill makes critical investments into the state which will stimulate economic growth and improve our overall quality of life”. #ncpol#Infrastructurehttps://t.co/L4DmX1lRDV
New NC budget proposal will also include $100 million in recurring funds for a new state-funded teacher salary supplement focused on low-wealth counties "to help them compete with big, wealthy counties when recruiting teachers." #nced#ncpol#ncga
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