AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoU.S. Military & Veterans: The Pentagon identified Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of New York as the third service member believed killed in the Iranian attack on a Jordan base, raising the toll to 18, while it also confirmed Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, a 30-year-old North Carolina father, killed in Iraq during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone. National Security & Politics: As the U.S. carried out an 11th night of strikes on Iran and diplomacy looked shaky, Trump faced fresh criticism for minimizing the deaths of U.S. troops. North Carolina Courts & Health Care: A federal appeals court upheld limits on overturning a Golden Corral COVID business-interruption case, a reminder that even favorable state rulings may not change similar outcomes. Local Governance: Buncombe County and Asheville were forced to redo property-tax budgets after state law blocked use of new revaluation values, with Asheville raising its tax rate to keep funding steady. Elections & Voting Rules: The state elections board approved changes that make it easier to discard mail-in ballots, fueling renewed partisan fights over voting access. Public Safety Surveillance: Macon County commissioners voted to stop funding Flock license-plate camera use, adding to privacy and Fourth Amendment concerns.
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