NC Ballot Disputes, Biden's Commutations, and Climate Lawsuit Updates

On Christmas Eve, American Airlines flights were grounded, and Griffin sought an injunction with an expedited schedule in an NC Supreme Court ballot dispute. President Biden commuted 37 death sentences, including a convict involved in a Camp Lejeune murder. Chris Cooper discussed his book, Anatomy …

NC Ballot Dispute Ruling Stands and Biden Commutes 37 Death Row Sentences

A federal government shutdown was mostly averted, and a federal judge denied a temporary restraining order in a North Carolina Supreme Court ballot dispute. President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates in a breaking news update. Senator Ted Budd was named vice chair of the…

Funding Blocked, Cooper's Farewell, and Robinson's Fine

Blocked funding bill in Washington, D.C. Donna King of Carolina Journal reported on Governor Cooper's farewell address, where he stated, "I’m not done," in two segments. Statewide news updates included Mark Robinson's campaign paying $35,000 to settle 2020 finance allegations, federal waste and ine…

Griffin's Legal Battle, Lumbee Tribe Recognition, and Federal Spending Bill Turmoil

Mitch Kokai from the John Locke Foundation discussed Griffin's request for the NC Supreme Court to prevent the elections board from counting unlawful ballots. House GOP leaders scrambling for a Plan B after Trump and Musk criticized the spending bill. The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina made progres…

Drone Grant, Trump Electors, Foxx on DEI

The federal government awarded NCDOT a $1 million disaster response drone program grant. North Carolina canceled a $22.4 million grant for Infosys due to unmet hiring goals, and NC electors cast votes for Trump and Vance. Katherine Zehnder reported on Representative Foxx criticizing the Department …

Bill to Expedite Hurricane Relief and NC Dem Slams His Own Party

Senator Ted Budd's bill to expedite disaster relief for Western North Carolina, House Democrat Cecil Brockman criticizing his party, and Congressman-elect Tim Moore's appointment to the House Financial Services Committee. Additional topics cover the ongoing work of a House committee on Hurricane He…

Tillis Criticizes Judge and No Labels Conference

Senator Tillis criticizing a judge’s decision to reverse a retirement ruling, a State Supreme Court ruling favoring an Orange County school impact fee challenge, and highlights from the No Labels national conference. Jeff Moore from Carolina Journal discussed notable North Carolina figures speaking…

Legal Battles, Recovery Missteps, and Enrollment Declines

A lawsuits by Stein and Cooper to block changes to State Highway Patrol leadership control, a halt in new construction and contractor payments by NCORR, and declining national public school enrollments during the pandemic. Reports from the Carolina Journal highlighted NCDPS’s failure to monitor Hur…

Veto Override and NCSBE Ballot Rejection

NCSBE rejecting a GOP request to discard 60,000 ballots, NC state leaders meeting with Senators Tillis and Budd on Capitol Hill to advocate for Helene federal aid, and developments on the SB 382 veto override, featuring audio from Representative Greene. Brianna Kraemer from the Carolina Journal and…

Bishop's OMB Nomination, Supreme Court Recount Decision, and FEMA Under Fire

Trump's nomination of Bishop as deputy director for budget at OMB, the lack of a full statewide hand recount in the NC Supreme Court race, and upcoming meetings by the State Board of Elections to address ballot challenges. Andy Jackson of the John Locke Foundation discussed Riggs gaining votes duri…