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Republican PAC drops $5M on toss-up congressional races, including North Carolina’s 1st District
The North Carolina ad attacks U.S. Rep. Don Davis, who is facing a competitive race for re-election.
Daily Archives: August 22, 2024
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North Carolina school voucher opponents highlight ‘disastrous’ effects in other states
Research suggests impacts from Washington, D.C.’s voucher program has cost some students the equivalent of 68 days of school.
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Kamala Harris campaign, eyeing a Georgia win, to energize voters at DNC watch parties
Georgia narrowly went for Joe Biden 4 years ago, now Democrats are looking for a repeat.
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What to watch on the Democratic National Convention’s fourth and final day in Chicago
The pop star Pink is set to headline the final night of the convention. The Rev. Al Sharpton, the prominent civil rights leader, has also announced he will speak.
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Kentucky meets conditions for lawmakers to cut income tax in 2026
Since Republican lawmakers passed a tax overhaul in 2022, the personal income tax has gradually been reduced by increments of a half-percentage point, conditioned on meeting benchmarks.
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Tim Walz’s night, Bill Clinton’s dig at Donald Trump, influencers flexing clout. DNC Day 3 takeaways
‘When they were banning books from their schools, we were banishing hunger from ours.’
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Arrests in fatal Texas smuggling attempt climb 2 years after 53 migrants died in tractor trailer
Authorities say the men were aware that the trailer’s air-conditioning unit was malfunctioning and would not blow cool air to the migrants trapped inside.
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Georgia lawmaker urges panel to consider better firearms safety rules to deter child gun deaths
One Republican lawmaker suggested instead that chaplains could be placed in schools to help address difficulties in the home.
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North Carolina elections board OKs university ID on phones for voter access this fall
The state Republican Party later criticized the approval and suggested a possible legal challenge ahead.
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Lawyers for Alabama inmate seek to block his fall execution by nitrogen gas
‘You certainly will have a sense of the absence of oxygen, air hunger, and all of the panic and discomfort that is part and parcel of that way of dying.’