Lynn Bonner

Raleigh

Reporter at NC Newsline

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New Republican majority on the NC elections board replaces the executive director

1 week ago | ncnewsline.com | Lynn Bonner

The new Republican majority on the state Board of Elections in its first meeting voted to replace elections Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell with Sam Hayes, general counsel to House Speaker Destin Hall. This is the first state elections board with members appointed by the state Auditor.
NC House committees approve sale of an unproven COVID remedy without a prescription

1 week ago | ncnewsline.com | Lynn Bonner

by Lynn Bonner, NC Newsline May 6, 2025 Ivermectin would be available without prescription from North Carolina pharmacists under a bill moving quickly through the state House. The drug is FDA-approved for use to treat parasitic infections and skin conditions. It is also used to treat parasitic infections in animals. Ivermectin for humans is now available only by prescription.
NC House committees approve sale of an unproven COVID remedy without a prescription

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Lynn Bonner

(Photo: Wichayada Suwanachun/Getty Images)Ivermectin would be available without prescription from North Carolina pharmacists under a bill moving quickly through the state House. The drug is FDA-approved for use to treat parasitic infections and skin conditions. It is also used to treat parasitic infections in animals. Ivermectin for humans is now available only by prescription.
Federal judge rules for Riggs in Supreme Court voter case

1 week ago | ncnewsline.com | Lynn Bonner

Republican Judge Jefferson Grifin’s attempt to throw out votes on military and overseas absentee ballots is unconstitutional, federal District Judge Richard Myers ruled Monday. Myers said the state Board of Elections should certify the election results based on the tally of all eligible votes in November, which means Democratic incumbent Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs would prevail in the race for the seat on the high court over Griffin.
Republicans take control of NC elections board - with implications for Supreme Court race

2 weeks ago | alternet.org | Lynn Bonner

The state Board of Elections changed from a Democratic to a Republican majority on Thursday as state Auditor Dave Boliek exercised his new powers to appoint members to the five-member board. The change to the board’s partisan makeup has implications for GOP Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin’s ongoing challenge to the results of the state Supreme Court race.
Competing bills loosening the NC school calendar law differ, move through the legislature

2 weeks ago | ncnewsline.com | Lynn Bonner

School boards would have a bit more leeway in deciding when to start and end the school year under a bill the Senate passed Wednesday. Senate bill 754 would let schools start up to a week earlier than currently allowed. It passed the Senate with on a 39-7 vote. Since 2004, a law backed by the tourism industry required schools to start no earlier than the Monday closest to Aug. 26 and end no later than the Friday closest to June 11.
North Carolina lawmakers consider bill to let consumers opt out of targeted online ads

2 weeks ago | route-fifty.com | Lynn Bonner

This story was originally published by NC Newsline. You shop for shoes online and then ads for shoes seem to follow you to every website you visit. Members of the House are aiming to add North Carolina to the list of states in which consumers can limit this kind of online shadowing and prevent their personal information from being sold for targeted ads or data mining. House Bill 462 would allow consumers to confirm whether companies, called “controllers” in the bill, have their personal data.
House bill would allow NC consumers to opt out of targeted online ads

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Lynn Bonner

Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesYou shop for shoes online and then ads for shoes seem to follow you to every website you visit. Members of the House are aiming to add North Carolina to the list of states in which consumers can limit this kind of online shadowing and prevent their personal information from being sold for targeted ads or data mining. House Bill 462 would allow consumers to confirm whether companies, called “controllers” in the bill, have their personal data.
NC voters wait while a battle over ballots they cast six months ago rages

3 weeks ago | ncnewsline.com | Lynn Bonner

Chris Marshall took care to cast a ballot last fall while in France tending to his business, and was surprised to find months after the 2024 election that Judge Jefferson Griffin wanted his vote thrown out. Griffin challenged Marshall and thousands of other military and overseas absentee voters who did not provide photo ID with their ballots. The State Board of Elections did not require it.
NC voters wait while a battle over ballots they cast six months ago rages

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Lynn Bonner

Bins full of absentee ballots await Wake County Board of Elections review. (Photo: Lynn Bonner)Chris Marshall took care to cast a ballot last fall while in France tending to his business, and was surprised to find months after the 2024 election that Judge Jefferson Griffin wanted his vote thrown out. Griffin challenged Marshall and thousands of other military and overseas absentee voters who did not provide photo ID with their ballots. The State Board of Elections did not require it.

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