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North Carolina
- Trump campaign forced to pay Asheville $82k in advance for rallywww.newsweek.com Trump campaign forced to pay North Carolina city $82K in advance for rally
Trump has a history of failing to pay cities for rally fees if they are not paid in advance.
While the campaign paid in advance due to Asheville's policy for short-notice bookings, Trump has a long history of failing to pay cities for billed rally fees, leaving the White House in January 2021 with at least $850,000 in unpaid rally debt. Most of the bills are still unpaid, including more than $500,000 owed to The city of El Paso, Texas.
- FIMAN - Flood Inundation Mapping & Alert Network
Wife just sent me this link. Considering Debbie is dumping buckets on us North Carolinians right now, it helps to know where flooding is and might occur. I thought this map was super interesting personally.
Everyone please stay safe! Remember, if you're driving and can't the road through the water, don't risk it.
- NC elections board approves a new party, allowing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the ballotncnewsline.com NC elections board approves a new party, allowing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the ballot • NC Newsline
The NC elections board makes We the People a political party, allowing presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to appear on the ballot.
> The state Board of Elections voted to authorize the alternative We the People party, allowing presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to appear on North Carolina ballots in November.
> The Board rejected with a 3-2 vote along party lines the Justice for All party, Cornel West’s alternative party. Democrats rejected the Justice for All attempt to become a recognized party in part over questions about signatures on its petitions.
> Tuesday’s votes came after weeks of deliberations, a request from Democrats on the board for an investigation into the petition efforts, and pressure from state and congressional Republicans to have both parties approved.
- In North Carolina, Eastern Hellbenders Are a Species of Concern, Threatened by the Vagaries of Climate Changeinsideclimatenews.org In North Carolina, Eastern Hellbenders Are a Species of Concern, Threatened by the Vagaries of Climate Change - Inside Climate News
Snorkeling scientists search for the elusive giant salamanders so they might live another day elsewhere on the Watauga River before an old dam is removed.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17335438
- North Carolina GOP Is Trying to Corner Prosecutors Into Charging Protesterstruthout.org North Carolina GOP Is Trying to Corner Prosecutors Into Charging Protesters
The new proposal is yet another disturbing development in the criminalization of dissent that has swept across the US.
- Joe Biden makes aggressive play to take North Carolina from Trumpwww.newsweek.com Joe Biden makes aggressive play to take North Carolina from Trump
The president appears to be stepping up his campaigning in the swing state.
- The North Carolina town that's scared of solar panels, revisitedwww.vox.com The North Carolina town that’s scared of solar panels, revisited
Remember that kooky little town where people were scared that solar panels would suck up all the sun? Turns out there’s more to that story.
- Finland's Kempower just opened a DC fast charger factory in North Carolinaelectrek.co Finland's Kempower just opened a DC fast charger factory in North Carolina
Finnish EV charger manufacturer Kempower officially opened its first US DC fast charger factory in Durham, North Carolina.
- North Carolina driver's license backlog may soon end, DMV commissioner saysapnews.com North Carolina driver's license backlog may soon end, DMV commissioner says
The backlog for North Carolina driver’s license and identification cards could be coming to an end soon.
- Space debris from SpaceX Dragon capsule crashed in the North Carolina mountains.www.space.com Space debris from SpaceX Dragon capsule crashed in the North Carolina mountains. I had to go see it (video)
"It was just wild. It was crazy-looking. I really didn't know what to think."
- Environmental Management Commission stalls PFAS standards, members own stock in companies lobbying against regulation
> The Environmental Management Commission is a 15-member body appointed by the governor, General Assembly leaders, and the agricultural commissioner. It is charged with reviewing and enacting rules for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
> DEQ requested the EMC begin the rulemaking process to adopt PFAS surface water and groundwater standards at its May 10 meeting. Commissioners declined the request, citing the need for more time to study the financial implications of the proposal, namely costs associated with requiring companies to install filtration technology.
> A Port City Daily review of EMC financial disclosures found at least three commissioners own stock in companies that have either directly lobbied against PFAS and 1,4-dioxane regulation or pay lobbying dues to organizations that lobby on their behalf, such as the Chamber of Commerce and the American Chemistry Council. Both organizations sent letters to the EPA opposing recent regulatory actions on PFAS and 1,4-dioxane.
- After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politiciansapnews.com How a North Carolina city's hospital closure could hint at trouble for Joe Biden's campaign
After one North Carolina city's only hospital closed, residents there say they're not only worried about their health but they've lost trust in politicians
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15610251
> Weeds have punctured through the vacant parking lot of Martin General Hospital’s emergency room. A makeshift blue tarp covering the hospital’s sign is worn down from flapping in the wind. The hospital doors are locked, many in this county of 22,000 fear permanently. > > Some residents worry the hospital’s sudden closure last August could cost them their life. > > “I know we all have to die, but it seems like since the hospital closed, there’s a lot more people dying,” Linda Gibson, a lifelong resident of Williamston, North Carolina, said on a recent afternoon while preparing snacks for children in a nearby elementary school kitchen. > > More than 100 hospitals have downsized services or closed altogether over the past decade in rural communities like Williamston, where people openly wonder if they’d survive the 25-minute ambulance ride to the nearest hospital if they were in a serious car crash.
- North Carolina sports wagers well over $1 billion in first months under new lawwww.wbtv.com Report: North Carolina sports wagers well over $1 billion in first months under new law
Gamblers wagered $1.026 billion on sports activities from smart phones and desktops from March 11 through April 30.
- Joe Biden Is Betting He Can Flip North Carolina Bluethinkbigpicture.substack.com Joe Biden Is Betting He Can Flip North Carolina Blue
Can demographic shifts and MAGA extremism help deliver Joe Biden a victory in North Carolina this year?
- The Pollening
Just moved from VA last year where we also had pollening, but nothing like this. My lord.
Video is from my security camera which apparently the IR light does a fantastic job of illuminating the pollen that is just thick in the air here.
- North Carolina Democrats' road back to Supreme Court majority starts with next year's racewww.dailykos.com North Carolina Democrats' road back to Supreme Court majority starts with next year's race
Candidate filing closed this past Friday for the March 5 primaries in North Carolina, a perennial swing state that will host closely watched races up and down the ballot. Not to be overlooked, though, is a crucial contest for an eight-year term on the...