AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEarly Voting: North Carolina’s midterm voting is underway. Mecklenburg County logged 17,700 ballots on opening day, up 61% from the first day in 2022. Election officials also pushed back on false social media claims: notes written by poll workers do not invalidate ballots. Election Enforcement: A federal grand jury indicted 10 noncitizens in North Carolina over alleged illegal voting in 2024; the charges have not been proven in court. Charlotte Police: Three officers resigned and three others face termination recommendations after an investigation into racist texts. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg NAACP is demanding the department identify all six officers. State Policy: Attorney General Jeff Jackson says his office is reviewing hundreds of complaints that gas stations failed to pass along savings from the temporary fuel-tax suspension. Rural Investment: Gov. Josh Stein announced $2.236 million in grants for local projects, expected to support 219 jobs and help spur more than $504 million in private investment. Supreme Court Race: Incumbent Anita Earls and challenger Sarah Stevens offer sharply different views on disaster victims’ rights and judicial independence in a contest that could shift the court’s balance.
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