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Colin Campbell/瓜神appThe Beaufort County town of Aurora, population 450, is one of a number of rural communities staking their economic futures on industrial park developments designed to attract employers. -
North Carolina Judicial Branch Official WebsiteThe North Carolina Supreme Court has dismissed a request by the trailing candidate in an close race for a seat on the court to rule now on whether well over 60,000 ballots should be removed from the tally. The justices on Wednesday ordered that the appeals of Republican Jefferson Griffin should be heard by the local trial court, as state law directs how appeals of protests rejected by the State Board of Elections should be handled.
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Freelance journalist Jim Morrill talks with 瓜神app's Anita Rao about his recent story in The Assembly: 鈥淗ow Destin Hall Rose From Humble Beginnings to House Speaker.鈥� -
President-elect Donald J. Trump will be sworn in today as the 47th president of the United States 鈥� the second time he has taken the oath to protect and defend the nation. Here's what to watch for today. -
North Carolina NASCAR legend Richard Petty's 1970 Superbird will be in the inauguration parade, but behind the scenes, politics and policies swirl. A preview of what to expect from NC reporters. -
Republican judicial candidate Jefferson Griffin is looking back to a 2004 statewide election in his efforts to persuade the North Carolina Supreme Court to invalidate more than 60,000 ballots 鈥� and reverse his loss 鈥� in a race for a seat on that tribunal. -
NC Supreme Court candidate wants military absentee votes tossed. Years earlier, that's how he voted.Republican Jefferson Griffin is trying to overturn his election loss by asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to toss 5,500 military and overseas absentee ballots. He used the same method to vote in 2019 and 2020. -
The Supreme Court upheld the ruling that could ban TikTok on Sunday, but 鈥淭ikTok refugees鈥� across the country are already finding new platforms. -
We鈥檙e deep in inauguration season 鈥� Governor Josh Stein, a Democrat, recently took his oath. And soon Republican Donald Trump, the 47th President, will do the same. -
A top aide to former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is recovering from a New Year's shooting in Winston-Salem. -
While a Republican judicial candidate fights in state and federal courts to invalidate more than 60,000 ballots in his race for a state Supreme Court seat, GOP state lawmakers are in court defending a law that would shift authority over elections in North Carolina from the Democratic governor's office to the GOP state auditor.
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The chairman of the Democratic National Committee joined North Carolina's former governor and head of the state's Democratic Party to denounce a Republican candidate's attempts to invalidate more than 60,000 ballots in a tight state Supreme Court race.
