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As Trump’s “fixer” testifies before Congress, NC voters deliver 3,000 signatures calling on Tillis to make the Mueller Report public

By Logan Smith / February 27, 2019 / Comments Off on As Trump’s “fixer” testifies before Congress, NC voters deliver 3,000 signatures calling on Tillis to make the Mueller Report public

CHARLOTTE – As President Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, delivers explosive public testimony today in which he accuses the president of signing a hush-money check for Stormy Daniels while in office, and as billboards have gone up along Interstate-77 in Lake Norman calling on Sen. Thom Tillis to support legislation to make the Mueller Report public, Charlotte-area…

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Voter ID, tax cap amendments have been struck down

By Logan Smith / February 25, 2019 / Comments Off on Voter ID, tax cap amendments have been struck down

As if last week wasn’t exciting enough for NC progressives, on Friday a Wake County judge struck down two amendments that were placed on the ballot last year by the Republican-controlled General Assembly. The ruling is certain to be appealed, but its chances of being ultimately upheld are good. The judge’s ruling reflected something we’ve been saying…

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Mark Harris Political Consultant Buried Head in Sand While He Paid A Convicted Felon $131K to Coordinate Absentee Ballot Scheme at Center of Election Fraud Hearing

By Logan Smith / February 20, 2019 / Comments Off on Mark Harris Political Consultant Buried Head in Sand While He Paid A Convicted Felon $131K to Coordinate Absentee Ballot Scheme at Center of Election Fraud Hearing

Red Dome’s Andy Yates was familiar with opposition research, but he said he never thoroughly checked McCrae Dowless’ background. He said he never knew of national broadcast of radio story which flagged Dowless’ illegal absentee ballot harvesting racket in 2016. RALEIGH — The political consultant hired by the Mark Harris for Congress campaign said on…

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Bombshell revelations on first day of NC-09 hearing

By Logan Smith / February 19, 2019 / Comments Off on Bombshell revelations on first day of NC-09 hearing

The first day of the State Board of Elections’ long-awaited hearing on the apparent vote theft operation in Congressional District 9 had two main parts: A summary of evidence discovered by the SBE, and a lengthy testimony and cross-examination of Lisa Britt, an employee of McCrae Dowless with a key role in the vote theft…

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ICYMI: Charlotte Observer lays out the case for a new election in NC-09

By Logan Smith / February 19, 2019 / Comments Off on ICYMI: Charlotte Observer lays out the case for a new election in NC-09

“The 9th District election fraud hearing isn’t over, but it’s over” declares editorial RALEIGH — A blistering editorial by the Charlotte Observer shows why the only possible result of this week’s State Board of Elections hearing regarding the apparent vote theft scheme conducted by the Mark Harris campaign in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District is for the…

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Senator Burr sticks his head in the sand on investigation into Russia’s interference in 2016 election

By Logan Smith / February 15, 2019 / Comments Off on Senator Burr sticks his head in the sand on investigation into Russia’s interference in 2016 election

RALEIGH – Sen. Richard Burr has apparently decided to stick his head in the sand when it comes to investigating the Trump campaign’s collusion with Russia during the 2016 election, despite Burr’s position as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Burr this week declared he has seen no evidence of collusion between Trump and Russia leading…

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Mark Harris must testify under oath at NC-09 hearing

By Logan Smith / February 11, 2019 / Comments Off on Mark Harris must testify under oath at NC-09 hearing

After months of dodging questions, Harris needs to testify under oath so voters can have a full understanding of his role in vote theft scheme RALEIGH — As the vote theft scandal in North Carolina’s Ninth Congressional District continued to grow over the past three months, Republican candidate Mark Harris has tried to keep a…

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Trump’s U.S. Attorney ignored GOP vote theft evidence to focus on witch-hunt for non-citizen voters

By Logan Smith / February 8, 2019 / Comments Off on Trump’s U.S. Attorney ignored GOP vote theft evidence to focus on witch-hunt for non-citizen voters

U.S. Attorney Robert Higdon turned a blind eye to evidence of a Republican vote theft scheme in Bladen, other counties RALEIGH — U.S. Attorney Robert Higdon’s office has continued to focus its attention on scouring the countryside for the possibility of non-citizens who may have voted in past elections, even as Higdon ignores clear evidence of GOP…

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Bladen Journal: New state board will host public evidentiary hearing Feb. 18

By Eleanore Wood / February 5, 2019 / Comments Off on Bladen Journal: New state board will host public evidentiary hearing Feb. 18

After weeks of Republican obstruction and finger-pointing, North Carolina finally has a new Board of Elections. That means it’s time for the investigation into the vote theft scheme funded by the Mark Harris campaign to get back to business. But it may be weeks before North Carolina voters find out what Harris knew and when…

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GREENSBORO NEWS & RECORD: ‘Basic human dignity’: Doctors, patients make case for Medicaid expansion in Rockingham County

By Eleanore Wood / January 30, 2019 / Comments Off on GREENSBORO NEWS & RECORD: ‘Basic human dignity’: Doctors, patients make case for Medicaid expansion in Rockingham County

More than half a million North Carolinians lack health care coverage because our state has refused to expand Medicaid to cover low-income workers. Although the federal government will cover 90% of the cost of providing health insurance to those who need it, North Carolina has refused. A new session of the General Assembly begins this…

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