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With North Carolina being one of the most important and hotly contested states in the upcoming November election, national and state-based pollsters are carefully and regularly monitoring voter attitudes and public opinion trends. And as News & Views listeners are well-aware, one of the best and most reliable experts in this realm is Meredith College […] The post Meredith College political science professor David McLennan on top-of-the-ticket political races appeared first on NC Newsline.

Ratepayers plead with NC Utilities Commission to reject Duke Energy’s carbon plan By Lisa Sorg Bobby Jones, a founder of the Down East Coal Ash Environmental and Social Justice Coalition in Goldsboro, had been seated for less than five minutes when he bolted from his bench. “This hearing is a farce!” Jones said, as a […] The post Weekend reads: On protests, pipes and and power appeared first on NC Newsline.

The state Senate moved quickly to pass legislation requiring local sheriffs to hold people they arrest at the request of federal immigration agents. Republicans supporting the bill say requiring sheriffs to hold people they arrest and whose legal status they cannot determine for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to pick up would make communities safer. Opponents […] The post Senate approves bill requiring sheriffs honor federal immigration requests to hold people in jail appeared first on NC N

North Carolina’s General Assembly returned to Raleigh this past week for the 2024 “short session” — a session that figures to feature debates on a number of familiar topics – including public and higher education, an impending childcare cliff, and funding for several state agencies that are struggling with staff attrition and vacancies. One lawmaker […] The post Senator Natasha Marcus discusses the some of the priorities and challenges this legislative session appeared first on NC Newsline.

NC General Assembly’s “short session” convenes By Staff The North Carolina General Assembly returns to Raleigh today for the 2024 “short session” — a session that figures to feature debates over familiar topics like public and higher education and funding for state agencies, as well as new proposals to expand legalized gambling and to further […] The post Weekend reads: New session, new poll, recordkeeping discrepancies, and Duke’s new carbon plan appeared first on NC Newsline.