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Chatham County to Choose Sheriff, Commissioners and School Board
With early voting in full swing and Election Day coming up on November 8, Chatham County voters are set to decide several key local races. Bill Horner, Editor and Publisher of the Chatham County News + Record told 97.9 The Hill: “When you think about Chatham County,...
Candidate Intros: U.S. Senate (North Carolina)
During this local election season, 97.9 The Hill and Chapelboro spoke with candidates for races in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough — as well as the race for a North Carolina seat in the U.S. Senate. Each candidate answered the same set of questions regarding...
Republicans Get Partial Win in NC Court Over Poll Observers
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM A North Carolina judge gave a partial legal victory on Thursday to state and national Republicans by agreeing to loosen restrictions on activity by some party-appointed poll observers. Wake County Superior Court Judge...
Democrats Spend $4M More Aiding Beasley in NC Senate Race
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON National Democrats getting outspent by rival Republican groups in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race sought to narrow the gap Tuesday by running a new commercial criticizing GOP nominee Ted Budd on his abortion views. Senate Majority PAC,...
NC Senate Nominees Parry Over Abortion, Inflation in Debate
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON The major-party candidates to succeed retiring North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr parried over inflation, abortion and election integrity on Friday night in their only expected debate. Democratic nominee Cheri Beasley and...
Abortion-Rights Group Leader Lends Support to NC Candidates
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON The head of a national political action committee working to elect women who support abortion rights visited North Carolina on Tuesday, joining candidates she says must win this fall to block Republican attempts to enact more restrictions....
Budd Embraces Trump, Abortion Opposition in NC Senate Race
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON and STEVE PEOPLES In competitive races across the U.S., Republican candidates are distancing themselves from their party’s most controversial policies and people — namely, abortion and former President Donald Trump — as Election Day...
NC Senate Hopefuls Budd, Beasley Agree to Debate Next Month
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS North Carolina’s two major-party U.S. Senate candidates have agreed to participate in a televised debate next month. Spokespeople for the campaigns of Democrat Cheri Beasley and Republican Ted Budd said on Wednesday they would...
Beasley Touts Sheriff Support, Opposes ‘Defund the Police’
Written by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley pitched herself Monday as a bridge between law enforcement and the Democratic party, appealing to moderate voters in one of the nation’s most competitive races for a seat in the narrowly...
Democrats: Abortion Rulings May Be ‘A Blessing in Disguise’
Written by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Democratic candidates have decried North Carolina’s newly reinstated abortion restrictions after a federal judge allowed a state law banning nearly all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy to go into effect. But some North Carolina...
N. Carolina Commission Rejects Restrictions on Poll Watchers
Written by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM North Carolina’s Rules Review Commission has rejected two temporary rule changes recommended last week by the state Board of Elections that would have tightened restrictions for partisan poll watchers in the November elections. The...
