Alanna Joyner

North Carolina’s top Republican lawmakers have been doing all they can to oppose common-sense measures intended to help voters address potential issues and making sure every ballot cast is counted. For weeks, top Republican lawmakers with the help of Trump’s campaign, has attempted to reverse adjustments in absentee voting made in light of the pandemic.…

Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett began in the Senate yesterday. The four days of hearings kicks off a mad rush for the GOP and the Trump administration to assume power in the higher courts after the recent passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Filling in Ginsburg’s seat would result in a…

Trump will be making a stop in Greenville, North Carolina on Thursday — less than two weeks after he was hospitalized with COVID-19. The campaign rally in eastern NC comes as Trump held a rally today in Florida, despite at least 34 White House staffers “and other contacts” infected with Covid-19 since the Rose Garden…

North Carolina’s early voting period for the 2020 general election kicks off Thursday Oct. 15 and runs through Oct. 31. Early voting sites can be found on the State Board of Elections’ website. During the early voting period from Oct. 15 to Oct.31, eligible individuals can register and vote on the same day if you…

Last week, a federal judge issued an order that, for now, the U.S. Census Bureau must continue the  2020 census count through Oct. 31, after finding the bureau made multiple violations of an earlier order extending the national head count’s schedule. The federal judge found several legal defects from Trump officials, including examples of “chaotic,…

Last Saturday’s White House event unveiling Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, has been marked as one that has resulted in positive COVID-19 tests of at least eight attendees, including Trump himself.  Few attendees wore masks or kept their social distance in both the indoor and outdoor gathering, resulting in a recipe for a “super spreader” event. …

Litigation over absentee voting in North Carolina has taken quite a few twists and turns over the past few weeks. The cause? Republican state lawmakers and Trump’s campaign intervening in the voting lawsuit that would have eased absentee voting rules. Through letters, tweets, disinformation and lawsuits, the Trump campaign and its GOP allies are going…

Last week, a federal judge halted the Trump administration’s efforts to conclude the 2020 Census count a month early, but the Trump Administration quickly appealed the ruling — further complicating what could be the deadline for this year’s census.  While the case continues to play out in court, the Census Bureau and officials continue to…

The deadline for the 2020 Census is fast approaching and approximately 4 million North Carolinians still need to fill out the census. There’s roughly $16 billion of federal funding at stake for North Carolina if citizens do not participate by the September 30 deadline — in addition to state funds. Our response is critical as…