GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds (apnews.com)
After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians (apnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15610251...
Asheville’s Southside Community Farm | The Final Straw Radio Podcast (thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org)
North Carolina sports wagers well over $1 billion in first months under new law (www.wbtv.com)
Mark Robinson said Obama was "cousins" with ISIS, falsely blamed Muslims for burning down Notre Dame (www.salon.com)
GOP Candidate Mark Robinson Claimed CNN "Despised Abraham Lincoln" (meidasnews.com)
Republicans make masking illegal, create exemption for KKK (slrpnk.net)
Via Potatie on Twitter...
Mark Robinson Compared School Shooting Survivors to the KKK in 2018 Facebook Video (meidasnews.com)
North Carolina commission strips long-standing protections from Jockey’s Ridge (www.outerbanksvoice.com)
The North Carolina Rules Review Commission (RRC) voted unanimously at it April 8 meeting to disallow the temporary rules the Coastal Review Commission (CRC) put into place in February—a move that puts the status of Jockey’s Ridge environmental protections in limbo....
Joe Biden Is Betting He Can Flip North Carolina Blue (thinkbigpicture.substack.com)
As millions lose federal help to pay for internet, some areas aim to fill the gap • NC Newsline (ncnewsline.com)
The federal Affordable Connectivity Program, launched at the end of 2021, has provided a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible low-income households and up to $75 for households on qualifying tribal lands....
PFAS pollution standards delayed after pushback from NC Chamber (www.wral.com)
The NC Chamber is pushing to delay the progress of proposed limits of forever chemical pollution in ground and surface water....
Wildlife officials give update on bear cub pulled from tree in viral video (www.foxcarolina.com)
CAUGHT ON CAM: No charges after bear cub ‘photo op’ near Asheville (www.foxcarolina.com)
Bankruptcy documents detail how GOP NC governor nominee Mark Robinson failed to file federal income taxes for 5 years (abcnews.go.com)
Who’s Behind Those Mysterious Trump-Epstein Billboards? (www.thedailybeast.com)
The Pollening (imgur.com)
Just moved from VA last year where we also had pollening, but nothing like this. My lord....
Neo-Nazi With Felony Convictions Cleared to Remain on GOP Ballot (www.vice.com)
MLK Was An Inferior Pastor And ‘Communist,’ Said Top GOP Candidate For N.C. Governor (www.huffpost.com)
North Carolina Democrats' road back to Supreme Court majority starts with next year's race (www.dailykos.com)
Report: The GOP frontrunner for governor in North Carolina posted a lot of antisemitic stuff (www.motherjones.com)
Never again means never again for any people - Cindy Milstein (kolektiva.social)
NC lawmakers exempt themselves from public records laws while Democrats blast 'secret police' powers (www.wunc.org)
North Carolina Republicans create "secret police force" (popular.info)
North Carolina GOP Hides Redistricting Process From State Public Records Law (theintercept.com)
