This post was reviewed by Gerry Cohen. North Carolina voters will be required to show photo ID when they check in to vote this fall. Voters who vote by mail will be asked to include a photocopy of an acceptable ID when returning their ballot by mail. What photo ID can I use to vote […]
Posted inElection 2024, North Carolina
Why are North Carolina Democrats in the General Assembly helping Republicans with their election plan?
Those in the United States illegally or who aren’t citizens are not able to vote in federal elections. The law is clear. And North Carolina’s Constitution explicitly lays out who can vote in Article VI. Despite that this is a non-issue based on conspiracies, North Carolina Republicans voted to place an amendment on this November’s […]
Posted inElection 2024, Orange County
Worried about DMV wait times? You can get a free voter ID every Tuesday through August 27 in Chapel Hill
This November’s upcoming election will require voters to present photo ID. There are a number of photo IDs you can use, including your driver’s license, a passport, a free photo ID card from a county Board of Elections office, or a school or public employee ID from the following list of schools and institutions. Orange […]
Posted inLegislature
BREAKING: Venus Flytrap Specialty License Plate Finally Approved
Our long state specialty license plate nightmare has ended! After years of advocacy by horticultural fans, the Venus Flytrap speciality license plate has been added to the list of approved specialty license plates; according to the North Carolina Botanical Garden, they will be sent to the 794 people who have preordered them and then will […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Events around town, From the archives, North Carolina
Five Takeaways from the Symposium on the 60th Anniversary for the Signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
There were shadows over the sold out symposium yesterday at the Chapel Hill Public Library. You likely know them both:, two Supreme Court decisions that will have far reaching effects: the immunity decision Trump v. United States, and the end of “Chevron” deference to regulatory agencies in Loper Bright v. Raimondo. Both, as yesterday’s speakers […]
Posted in828 MLK
Draft brownfields agreement for 828 MLK Boulevard says no housing allowed on site
In the 1960s and 1970s, clean soil was dug up from 828 MLK Jr. Blvd., and coal ash and other debris was used as structural fill. The police headquarters was built on the site in 1981. In the ensuing decades, we’ve learned that coal ash (which is the byproducts of coal combustion) is pretty nasty […]