NC legislators can’t say how much of the gas tax cut will trickle down to drivers ncnewsline.com/2026/10/07/n...
Lynn Bonner
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Reporter at NC Newsline covering health, politics, and voting.
NC Republicans tout a gas tax cut that Democrats call an election-season desperation move ncnewsline.com/2026/10/07/n...
NC Head Start programs could face major changes under proposed federal rules ncnewsline.com/2026/10/06/n...
In his NC speech, Trump referenced how Willie Horton was used in the campaign against Michael Dukakis, according to WaPo.
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@kiesow.netReposted by @lbonner.bsky.socialAn amazing speech by Lexington, KY city council member Emma Curtis on the damage done to the community by the recent cuts to the local paper:
NC Gov. Josh Stein says he will appeal.
@jamiedupree.bsky.socialReposted by @lbonner.bsky.socialHouse GOP leaders cancel votes on Thursday - sending lawmakers home later today until after the elections. That means the House can avoid a vote on the Hegseth impeachment plan from Rep. Thomas Massie R-KY.
NC Appeals Court okays auditor appointing elections board members ncnewsline.com/2026/09/16/n...
@brianstelter.bsky.socialReposted by @lbonner.bsky.socialThis jaw-dropping story has become ProPublica's most-read article of 2026, with more than 2.2 million views in the first day, a spokesperson tells me
@ncnewsline.comReposted by @lbonner.bsky.socialNEW: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kept in place a lower court’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s embattled plan to place new restrictions on mail ballots for this year’s midterm elections. ncnewsline.com/2026/09/14/r... @statesnewsroom.com #ncpol
Live Updates: Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Restrictions on Mail Voting www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
@hansilowang.bsky.socialReposted by @lbonner.bsky.socialOn Sunday night, a Trump-nominated federal judge in Washington, D.C., blocked the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump’s attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the midterms. Key parts of that plan are also blocked by a Boston-based judge's ruling, which is the Supreme Court is reviewing
Asheville leaders make it illegal to collect rent when housing is unsafe ncnewsline.com/2026/09/10/a...
Three North Carolina schools made big gains on chronic absenteeism. Here’s what they’re doing. ncnewsline.com/2026/09/08/t...
NC father at center of US Senate ad says he was ‘swindled’ by GOP political operatives ncnewsline.com/2026/08/31/n...
NC Attorney General Jackson sues to stop Postal Service ballot control ncnewsline.com/2026/08/26/n...