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The News & Observer: House Republicans reinstituting ‘floaters’ to advance bills

By Eleanore Wood / January 29, 2019 / Comments Off on The News & Observer: House Republicans reinstituting ‘floaters’ to advance bills

North Carolina Republicans may have lost their supermajorities in the House and Senate, but that won’t stop them from doing everything they can to rig the system for political gain. Now they’re bringing back something called “floaters” — no, not the kind you flush — in order to give the GOP a false advantage in…

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WRAL: Chemours ‘re-importing’ GenX waste from Netherlands

By Eleanore Wood / January 28, 2019 / Comments Off on WRAL: Chemours ‘re-importing’ GenX waste from Netherlands

In the Netherlands, the chemical GenX is considered a hazardous substance. Here in the U.S., it isn’t. It turns out that Eastern North Carolina has been importing shipments of the toxic stuff from the Netherlands, and the contents and concentration of the sludge isn’t fully known. It is past time for our lawmakers to put…

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WRAL: Speaker’s aide buzzed DEQ staffers about boss’ chicken plant deal

By Eleanore Wood / January 15, 2019 / Comments Off on WRAL: Speaker’s aide buzzed DEQ staffers about boss’ chicken plant deal

Another week, another example of House Speaker Tim Moore’s blatant corruption. Moore no longer has a veto-proof supermajority in the House, but he has repeatedly used his influence to obtain personal benefits for him and his cronies. Last week, the state ethics board dismissed a claim that Moore bought an abandoned chicken processing plant for $85,000 in…

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Salon: North Carolina GOP sabotages investigation of election fraud in disputed House district

By Eleanore Wood / January 3, 2019 / Comments Off on Salon: North Carolina GOP sabotages investigation of election fraud in disputed House district

As evidence of Republican vote theft and election fraud in southeastern North Carolina continues to mount, the state Republican Party has begun stonewalling and sabotaging the investigation at every step in order to help Mark Harris cross the finish line. Meanwhile, we now know the Trump administration has ignored evidence of GOP vote theft in Bladen County…

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N.C. congressional candidate sought out aide, despite warnings over tactics

By Eleanore Wood / December 18, 2018 / Comments Off on N.C. congressional candidate sought out aide, despite warnings over tactics

Voters in North Carolina deserve to know what Mark Harris knew about the illegal ballot collecting that was happening in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District.  McCrae Dowless is a convicted felon who spent six months in prison for insurance fraud. Dowless was already under investigation for potential election fraud in 2016. It seems that Mark…

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Vice: When Thousands of Christian ‘Prayer Marchers’ Descend on One Abortion Clinic

By Eleanore Wood / December 15, 2018 / Comments Off on Vice: When Thousands of Christian ‘Prayer Marchers’ Descend on One Abortion Clinic

On Saturday, December 2, thousands of anti-abortion protesters marched down Latrobe Drive and blocked access to North Carolina’s busiest abortion clinic, A Preferred Women’s Health Center. The clinic saw almost 50 fewer patients than they typically see on a Saturday because people did not feel comfortable driving to the clinic with so many protesters outside.…

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NEW: Six-figure TV ad buy calls for new election in NC-09

By Logan Smith / December 12, 2018 / Comments Off on NEW: Six-figure TV ad buy calls for new election in NC-09

Progress NC Action running ads in Charlotte TV market, select cable networks calling for a do-over in NC-09 after potential GOP election fraud CHARLOTTE — Progress NC Action is announcing a six-figure television and digital ad buy starting on Wednesday, calling for a new election in the 9th Congressional District in light of mounting evidence…

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The News & Observer: Operative under investigation had 800 absentee ballots before primary, affidavit says

By Eleanore Wood / December 12, 2018 / Comments Off on The News & Observer: Operative under investigation had 800 absentee ballots before primary, affidavit says

Thousands of absentee ballots appear to have been illegally tossed out in Bladen and Robeson counties, and Mark Harris leads by just 905 votes. There’s no way of knowing how many McCready votes were thrown out by the Harris campaign, and a new election is necessary to ensure everyone’s vote is counted. From The News…

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WSOC: Photo shows Mark Harris and man at center of election fraud investigation together

By Eleanore Wood / December 12, 2018 / Comments Off on WSOC: Photo shows Mark Harris and man at center of election fraud investigation together

McCrae Dowless is a convicted felon who spent six months in prison for insurance fraud. Dowless was already under investigation for potential election fraud in 2016, yet Mark Harris knowingly hired Dowless and even personally recommended his services to other. A new photo obtained by Channel 9 is adding to the complex and ever-evolving story of the 9th Congressional…

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From The News & Observer: Should NC lawmakers create laws and select judges who review them?

By Eleanore Wood / December 11, 2018 / Comments Off on From The News & Observer: Should NC lawmakers create laws and select judges who review them?

North Carolina lawmakers would like to not only enact the laws but also judge those laws without interference from the courts.  When their attempts to suppress voters and racially gerrymander the legislative districts were struck down in court they decided to rig the court system so they have control.  The most recent proposal is to…

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