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NC Local Accountability Reporter via @reportforamerica.bsky.social | Past stops: The Charlotte Observer and Asheville Citizen Times

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Ryan Oehrli @oehrli.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
County election board members across North Carolina have promoted conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election and the Jan. 6 riot. More here in my latest story:
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Some county election officials in NC promoted conspiracy theories about the 2020 outcome and the Jan. 6 riot
Local election board members across North Carolina have promoted conspiracy theories, including the lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from President Donald Trump. Some who shared fals...
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Sydney Haulenbeek @shaulenbeek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Police wanting to use a device mimicking a cellphone tower to locate people must first get a warrant, a Fourth Circuit panel ruled Thursday. @courthousenews.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/fourth-circu...
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Fourth Circuit calls real-time cellphone tracking a search
The panel is the first to hold the use of a cell-site simulator constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
15/ ProPublica is revealing the existence of the case for the first time. We reviewed a trove of evidence gathered by the FBI and thousands of pages of legal records, and have independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. This is the first piece of an ongoing series:
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Scoop: Investigators may have broken state laws under the direction of top Homeland Security leaders by posing as voters as part of an expansive effort to find noncitizens on the nation’s voter rolls, according to a federal whistle-blower’s account released on Monday.
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Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"McClatchy will invest in journalism that “is differentiated, consequential and difficult to replicate; reporting rooted in our communities and strengthened by sources, investigation, verification, context and judgment." That is what all of us who got fired do. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/b...
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McClatchy Makes Deep Job Cuts to Newspapers Around the Country
The owner of The Miami Herald said subscriber interest did not support its current level of investment. One employee called the layoffs a “blood bath.”
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NC Local @nclocal.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We’re partnering with more than a dozen regional and statewide news organizations to answer your questions about Hurricane Helene as we mark the second anniversary. What do you want to know? Head to nclocal.org/helene to take the survey.
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NC Newsline @ncnewsline.com · 10/09/2026
Asheville has joined Durham and a handful of other municipalities across North Carolina in making it illegal for landlords to collect rent on a property the city has deemed unsafe. ncnewsline.com/2026/09/10/a... @gchildress.bsky.social #ncpol #AVL
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Asheville leaders make it illegal to collect rent when housing is unsafe • NC Newsline
Asheville has joined Durham and other municipalities in making it illegal to collect rent on a property the city has deemed unsafe.
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Ben Penn @benjaminpenn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
News: DOJ pushes US attorneys to ramp up rare noncitizen voting charges ahead of midterms, while some officials question how prosecutors can prove criminal intent of foreign nationals who are sometimes registered to vote accidentally by states news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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DOJ Urges Expanding Rare Noncitizen Voting Cases Before Midterms
Justice Department leaders are pressing prosecutors nationwide to boost noncitizen voting charges before the midterms, relying on a rarely-used statute that some officials acknowledge presents evident...
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Jen Fifield @jenafifield.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We uncovered a string of drastic measures taken to prove President Trump’s claims about election fraud. The administration reassigned scores of Homeland Security agents to investigate leads on illegal voting – and ultimately delivered scant results. NEW: www.propublica.org/article/nonc...
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How Trump’s Unprecedented Effort to Prosecute Noncitizen Voters Fell Apart
To prove the president’s claims of illegal voting, the government has harnessed the power of Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of DHS established to combat the worst cross-border crime. So fa...
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The Verge @theverge.com · 13/08/2026
Flock is rolling out updates to address reports of cops across the country abusing its tools to stalk ex-romantic partners. The ACLU released an analysis of the changes, which it says appear “more focused on addressing a perceived PR problem than the significant harms its products create.”
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Flock CEO: ‘We got this one wrong’
Garrett Langley has changed his mind on the company’s policy approach.
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Ryan Oehrli @oehrli.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"The investigation in some ways called to mind Cointelpro, the intrusive counterintelligence program that the F.B.I. ran against leftist groups from the 1950s to the 1970s under the leadership of the bureau’s director, J. Edgar Hoover."
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U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown
The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.
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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 02/08/2026
The US government is on the hook for potentially millions of dollars in legal bills demanded by successful challengers to some of the Trump administration’s most controversial executive actions and policies.
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Trump Court Losses Leave Taxpayers Facing Millions in Legal Fees
The US government is on the hook for potentially millions of dollars in legal bills demanded by successful challengers to some of the Trump administration’s most controversial executive actions and policies.
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jacob biba @jacobbiba.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
“You can’t just suddenly make public records not public records." — from @oehrli.bsky.social nclocal.org/2026/07/21/c...
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Citing possible investigation, NC elections board declines to name allegedly dead voters
The North Carolina State Board of Elections has declined to release the names of thousands of dead people reportedly found on voter rolls, in part because there might be “subsequent investigations or ...
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NC Newsline @ncnewsline.com · 16/07/2026
Democrats on the NC State Board of Elections want to subpoena Dallas Woodhouse, a Republican operative and former elections liaison on Auditor Dave Boliek’s staff, to ask him about his communications with county elections board chairs. Republicans rejected the request. @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol
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Democrats’ request to question Woodhouse at the NC elections board is rejected. • NC Newsline
GOP members on the NC Board of Elections rejected Democrats' request to question Auditor Dave Boliek's former elections liaison Dallas Woodhouse.
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The Charlotte Observer @charlotteobserver.com · 08/07/2026
Woodhouse drew scrutiny over his attempts to influence election officials to drop Sunday voting and on-campus polling sites.
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NC auditor reassigns Dallas Woodhouse after controversy over early voting plans
Woodhouse drew scrutiny over his attempts to influence election officials to drop Sunday voting and on-campus polling sites.
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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Gov. Josh Stein endorsed her opponent, then this NC lawmaker helped the GOP override his vetoes. Former Democratic Rep. Carla Cunningham was absent during floor votes, leading to overrides of immigration & anti-DEI bills. (Via @kyleingram.bsky.social) www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... #ncpol
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Stein endorsed her opponent, then this NC lawmaker helped the GOP override his vetoes
Cunningham had spoken against one of the bills that Republicans overrode this week, thanks to her absence.
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Brandon Kingdollar @kingdollar.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
So far in North Carolina, Democrats are blowing past their Republican opponents in campaign fundraising, buoyed in part by a surge in small-dollar donations. Here’s what to know about the money race in the state.
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Ahead of midterms, North Carolina Democrats lead the fundraising race. Does it matter? • NC Newsline
So far, Democrats are blowing past their Republican opponents in campaign fundraising, buoyed in part by a surge in small-dollar donations. That advantage may not last, observers say.
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Dan Kane @dpkane.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
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NC rep pushed costly plan for liquor warehouse that favors developer, ABC official says
Exclusive: A developer seeking to build a $300 million liquor warehouse for NC is tied to $500,000 in donations helping Republican legislative candidates.
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WIRED @wired.com · 25/06/2026
For more than a decade, police in Bristol, England, have developed at least 23 separate predictive models to score people’s likelihood of becoming perpetrators or victims of crime. Most of the population knows nothing about it. www.wired.com/story/britis...
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British Police Built a Sprawling Crime-Prediction Machine. Some Results Couldn’t Be Trusted
As UK police embrace the AI revolution, a WIRED investigation reveals the messy inside story of one region’s experiment with predictive analytics.
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Ryan Oehrli @oehrli.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The remarkably stiff penalties, issued by Judge Mark T. Pittman and Judge Reed O’Connor, were significantly longer than the lengthiest sentence handed down to any of the more than 1,500 rioters who were prosecuted — and then given clemency — for joining in the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Protesters Accused of Antifa Ties Sentenced to Up to 100 Years in ICE Attack
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Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
SCOOP: ICE is planning to offload seven warehouses purchased for more than $700 million by either giving them to other federal agencies or selling them outright, according to documents obtained by The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...
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ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them.
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Politico @politico.com · 16/06/2026
DC is about to pick new leaders. Trump is watching.
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DC is about to pick new leaders. Trump is watching.
No matter who takes over as the District's next mayor and delegate, they're on a collision course with President Donald Trump.
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Ryan Oehrli @oehrli.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Years before he was charged with child sex crimes, a tennis pro at an NC club faced similar charges in Florida. The club's owner was warned about his history. More here: www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
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‘Horrified’: NC tennis pro faced child sex allegations years before recent arrest
The club’s owner said he wishes he never hired the tennis pro Lincoln County deputies arrested.
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Doug Bock Clark @dougbockclark.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
1/ Spurred by my reporting for @propublica.org, Democratic lawmakers in North Carolina have introduced a package of bills aimed at protecting traditional powers of the state’s governor and reforming oversight of its court system. #ncpol www.propublica.org/article/nort...
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North Carolina Democrats Propose Changes to Block GOP Power Transfers and Secrecy
The legislation, prompted in part by ProPublica’s reporting, aims to protect traditional powers of the state’s governor and reform oversight of its court system.
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Ryan Oehrli @oehrli.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Another voted against the site because he was told to. “I know where everybody’s vote (on the board) is, and I’m probably the lone holdout. Well, I am the lone holdout and it’s pressure from above,” said Board Chair Bill Thompson.
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Ryan Oehrli @oehrli.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
One Republican said he didn’t care about the pressure. “I know where the pressure’s coming from because it’s been relayed to me. I’ve been told that if I don’t vote a particular way that they will do whatever they have to do to remove me from the board,” Jay Pavey said.
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Ryan Oehrli @oehrli.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I’ve read this story a few times now, and every time I do, I’m just as stunned. Republicans on Jackson County’s election board say their own party and the state auditor pressured them to block an early voting site on a college campus: nclocal.org/2026/06/03/j...
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Jackson County Board of Elections Chair alleges pressure from Raleigh and auditor's office forced his early voting plan vote
Jackson County Board of Elections chair alleges Raleigh pressure forced off-campus polling place vote and that the state Republican Party considers university locations "non-neutral."
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 02/06/2026
Immigrant detainees across at least 33 states allege in court documents that the government is failing to provide them with adequate medical care.
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From festering infections to untreated cancer, ICE detainees across the US describe medical neglect
Immigrant detainees across at least 33 states allege in court documents that the government is failing to provide them with adequate medical care.
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Dan Kane @dpkane.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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NC insurance commissioner accused of sending ‘uncomfortable’ texts to ex-staffer
Exclusive: Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says he has “no recollection” of sending the messages and denies initiating any inappropriate contact.
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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 19/05/2026
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche wouldn’t rule out the possibility that rioters who attacked police at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, could receive payments from a new $1.8 billion taxpayer fund being created by the Justice Department.
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Jan. 6 Rioters Who Beat Police May Get Payouts, Blanche Says (1)
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche wouldn’t rule out the possibility that rioters who attacked police at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, could receive payments from a new $1.8 billion taxpayer fund being created by the Justice Department.
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jacob biba @jacobbiba.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
When it formed in 2021, many saw NC's Juvenile Sentence Review Board as a real pathway to freedom for juvenile lifers and others sentenced to long prison terms for crimes they were convicted of committing as teens. It turns out, most were denied. for @boltsmag.org boltsmag.org/north-caroli...
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North Carolina Governor Denies Nearly All Juvenile Lifers Seeking Clemency - Bolts
After the state’s previous governor created a board to consider clemency for people sentenced to lengthy prison terms as minors, a new administration closes their pathway to freedom.
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Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
DOJ has filed dozens of lawsuits against immigrants in courts across the country seeking payment for billions in civil immigration penalties.
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Trump Is Taking Immigrants to Court, Seeking Millions in Fines
The Trump administration has issued thousands of fines against immigrants and has started taking people to court, seizing their tax refunds, and demanding payments for being in the US illegally, accor...
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 13/05/2026
Brian Kemp’s move makes Georgia latest southern state to initiate map-making after dismantling of Voting Rights Act
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Georgia’s Republican governor calls for special session to redraw electoral maps
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Ryan Oehrli @oehrli.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
More on that here: www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
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Inmates, sheriff say Charlotte’s jail has been overcrowded by ‘Iryna’s Law’
Some people are sleeping on “Stack-A-Bunks” on the floor after Gov. Josh Stein signed the bill into law late last year.
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Ryan Oehrli @oehrli.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
New: Inmates at the Mecklenburg County jail tell me they're having to sleep on bunks on the floor because of overcrowding. The sheriff says that overcrowding is the result of "Iryna's Law," which Republicans in Raleigh authored and Democratic Gov. Josh Stein signed late last year.
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The Wall Street Journal has received subpoenas for records of reporters, as Trump’s attack on the free press continues www.wsj.com/politics/nat... (gift link)
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Trump’s Complaints About Iran War Leaks Prompt Aggressive DOJ Investigations
The Wall Street Journal has received subpoenas for records of reporters.
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The News & Observer @newsobserver.com · 06/05/2026
North Carolina lawmakers are looking into the death of a Mecklenburg County girl through legislation, potential House Oversight hearing.
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Charlotte child’s abuse and death could be subject of NC House Oversight hearing
North Carolina lawmakers are looking into the death of a Mecklenburg County girl through legislation, potential House Oversight hearing.
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Ryan Oehrli @oehrli.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The double take I did thinking this was East Carolina University
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The News & Observer @newsobserver.com · 07/04/2026
“The president needs to be very forceful, not just in his language, but in his actions,” Sen. Ted Budd said.
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What NC’s members of Congress say as Trump threatens to destroy Iran
“The president needs to be very forceful, not just in his language, but in his actions,” Sen. Ted Budd said.
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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 04/04/2026
Civil liberties and democracy advocates sued the Trump administration in federal court, alleging a policy allowing immigration agents to enter homes without a judicial warrant violates federal law and the Constitution.
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DHS Sued for Warrantless Home Entries in Immigration Enforcement
Civil liberties and democracy advocates sued the Trump administration in federal court, alleging a policy allowing immigration agents to enter homes without a judicial warrant violates federal law and the Constitution.
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The Charlotte Observer @charlotteobserver.com · 02/04/2026
Here’s how many projects the state says are still under construction.
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As lawmakers probe Western NC housing recovery, Eastern NC’s still isn’t done
Here’s how many projects the state says are still under construction.
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The Assembly @theassemblync.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
BREAKING: In a 4-3 ruling, North Carolina's Supreme Court has overturned its 2022 ruling in the Leandro lawsuit, a long-standing school funding case that began in 1994. #ncpol
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Ryan Oehrli @oehrli.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Local officials held an event to talk about preventing child abuse. But when @jeff-a-chamer.bsky.social asked about a horrible child abuse case from just months ago, and the public records in the case that they're withholding, they didn't have much to say:
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Officials say a lot about child abuse prevention, little about Dominique Moody
A girl who wasted away and died was mentioned twice during the event that concluded with pinwheels planted near the Mecklenburg courthouse.
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Patrick Wilson @patrickmwilson.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
‘Where’s my dad?’ girls ask after ICE arrests man outside Charlotte health office | By @oehrli.bsky.social www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
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‘Where’s my dad?’ girls ask after ICE arrests man outside Charlotte health office
In an exclusive interview with The Charlotte Observer, the man’s pregnant wife talks about losing her husband, who provided for the family.
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Josh Bergeron @josh.news · 01/04/2026
“You’re looking at the same polls I am,” Tillis said. “You’d have to be blind not to see some of the headwinds that Republicans have going into November.” Read more from @daniellebattaglia.bsky.social in her deep dive on Sen. Thom Tillis unleashed #ncpol www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
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NC’s Thom Tillis drops the filter as he prepares to leave the Senate
Has Sen. Thom Tillis changed since bowing out of his reelection campaign? His fellow senators don’t think so.
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Dawn B. Vaughan @dawnbvaughan.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
New: Who will succeed Berger as Senate leader? Who’s interested and what they’ll face #ncpol #ncga www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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Who will succeed Berger as Senate leader? Who’s interested and what they’ll face
Republican Sen. Michael Lee has confirmed his interest in becoming the next Senate president pro tempore, replacing Senate leader Phil Berger.
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WUNC News @wunc.org · 11/03/2026
So far, only a small percentage of troops from North Carolina have been involved in the Middle East fighting. www.wunc.org/military/202...
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North Carolina is home to about 100,000 service members. Here's how they're affected by the Iran War
So far, only a small percentage of troops from North Carolina have been involved in the Middle East fighting.
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jacob biba @jacobbiba.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
for @nclocal.bsky.social I mapped where ICE is currently operating in North Carolina and where they're looking to expand, relying on great reporting from @theassemblync.bsky.social, @ncnewsline.com, @charlotteobserver.com, @wfae.bsky.social, @wired.com, etc to track it nclocal.org/2026/03/10/w...
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Where in North Carolina is ICE looking to expand?
Federal authorities may expand ICE detention facilities to North Carolina. This article takes a look at where people are held.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 02/03/2026
The DA in Minneapolis is investigating Bovino and others.
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Greg Bovino, other federal agents investigated for Operation Metro Surge actions
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said her office is already investigating 17 incidents involving potential unlawful conduct by federal agents.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 28/02/2026
In an interview with AP, Renee Good's family remembers how she loved sparkles and laughter and any excuse for a celebration. She was “slow to anger, quick to love, quick to care,” said her father, Tim Ganger. “That’s the essence of who she was.” bit.ly/4l0DViP
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