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Legislature 'stands ready' to help, Senate leader says

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A Robinson rout would endanger GOP's Council of State candidates

Republican Lt. Gov.  Mark Robinson was likely to lose the 2024 gubernatorial election to Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein before the Sept. 19 CNN piece tying him to a series of grotesque posts made more than a dozen years ago on a pornography site.   Read Story »

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McGrady joins 'Republicans for Stein'

On the same day that explosive reporting by CNN of Mark Robinson's porn website chatter threatened to wreck the Republican gubernatorial nominee's campaign, six former GOP state legislators endorsed the Democratic nominee, state Attorney General Josh Stein.   Read Story »

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Rebuck keeps her seat as elections board votes to 'move on'

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Elections board adds Zoom coverage for emergency meeting

The skirmish over a partisan email sent to legislators by a Henderson County Board of Elections member is likely to spill into public view Monday when the local elections board gavels open an emergency called meeting.   Read Story »

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Independent voters will tip the balance in N.C.

Four years ago, we entered the homestretch of the 2020 election cycle with 7.1 million North Carolinians registered to vote, of which 36 percent were Democrats and 30 percent Republicans. The remainder were unaffiliated (33 percent) or in alternative parties.   Read Story »

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'False and misleading' email earns elections board member smackdown from N.C. election chief

A local Board of Elections member warned lawmakers of a “concerted effort to turn Henderson County blue” through improper verification of absentee and new voter applications, predicting a win for Democrats statewide if legislators failed to intervene.   Read Story »

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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning

Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning.   Read Story »

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Hill weed-wacks the greenies

As Henderson County commissioners near the end of their three-year journey to rewrite the county’s land development plan, two commissioners are raising objections about information sources that are climate-change oriented.   Read Story »

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League announces candidate meet-and-greet, forum

The League of Women Voters of Henderson County has scheduled two opportunities in September for voters to meet and question candidates for election to local, state and federal offices. Both events are free and open to the public.   Read Story »

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