Many of the organizations opposed to housing and greenways in Chapel Hill and Carrboro look organic and unique but, as we’ve pointed out in the past, share key characteristics indicating that they’re run by the same small group of people. For instance, Friends of Bolin Creek and CHALT share a PO Box and an IP […]
Posted inElection 2024, UNC
Affirmative Action Coalition files motion to protect voting rights for students at UNC
Last week, we reported that the Republican National Committee (RNC) and North Carolina Republican Party (NC GOP) have challenged the North Carolina State Board of Elections’ (NCSBE) approval of a digital form of in-person voter identification for students and employees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). This morning, the Elias Law […]
Posted inUNC, voting-info
One Card, One Vote – Tell UNC Chapel Hill to immediately print physical One Cards at no cost for all students
Yesterday Democracy Docket reported that the Republican National Committee (RNC) and North Carolina Republican Party (NC GOP) have challenged the North Carolina State Board of Elections’ (NCSBE) approval of a digital form of in-person voter identification for students and employees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). This is, to put it […]
Posted inChapel Hill, UNC
Burning plastic pellets at UNC: An update from last night’s OWASA meeting
Last night was my first meeting as Chair of the OWASA Board of Directors. (It’s on YouTube.) It was also the first time that I brought up an item that wasn’t on the agenda for discussion among the board. (To be very overt: I’m writing this as a person serving on the board, not on […]
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council
Carrboro Town Council says no to paid parking; Also a hazardous tree will be removed
Carrboro’s Town Council kicked off last night with an earlier start time — 6 instead of 7 — and several proclamations acknowledging National Hispanic Heritage Month, Diaper Needs Awareness Week, that Reproductive Rights are Human Rights, and the 50th anniversary of Chapel Hill Transit. Council also recognized National Voter Registration Day on September 17th and […]
Posted inElection 2024, North Carolina
We talk to Gerry Cohen about the absentee ballot situation in North Carolina
We had lots of questions after the state Supreme Court ruled on Monday, in a 4-3 ruling, that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name needed to be removed from NC ballots, which were already printed and set to go out last Friday. As Kirk Ross noted yesterday, state law requires absentee ballots to be sent out […]