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Trump In Charlotte Friday To Raise Funds For 2 House Candidates
President Donald Trump is stopping in North Carolina to raise money for two U.S. House candidates amid uncertainty about the future of the state's existing congressional districts.
Trump is to make a public appearance and headline a private fundraiser Friday in Charlotte for two Republican candidates in districts observers say are the state's most competitive. It's still unclear if the 9th and 13th districts will keep the same boundaries, after a three-judge federal panel earlier this week ruled the state's districts were illegal partisan gerrymanders.
Republicans Mark Harris and Rep. Ted Budd lag behind their Democratic opponents in campaign cash and a visit from Trump might provide a needed boost.
Cooper, GOP Lawmakers Back In Court On Altered Amendments
Gov. Roy Cooper is seeking to persuade a judicial panel a second time to keep questions for two proposed amendments to the North Carolina Constitution off the November ballot.
Attorneys for the Democratic governor and Republican lawmakers are expected in a Raleigh courtroom Friday, when three trial judges will hear arguments on Cooper's request to block those amendments.
The amendments would swing control over judicial vacancies and state election board membership from the governor to the legislature.
NC Ballots On Hold In Wake Of Election Challenges
With deadlines looming, the state has stopped printing ballots for the November elections because of unresolved legal challenges.
Two election-related court cases remain up in the air as the board tries to get ready for the November 6 general election.
First, there's a dispute over the GOP-led legislature's attempt to put two constitutional amendments on the ballot. Their first attempt was stopped by the courts over the language used to describe the measures to voters.
Also this week, a federal panel of judges found the state's 13 congressional districts were unconstitutionally gerrymandered. And how to fix that before polls open is unresolved.
Housing Advocates In Greensboro Push For Change
A group of housing nonprofits and community members met in downtown Greensboro Wednesday to address eviction, homelessness and affordable rent.
According to UNCG's Center for Housing and Community Studies, Greensboro has the highest eviction rate in North Carolina. On average, 26 households face eviction daily in Guilford County.
Monika Gauthier works with the homeless in Burlington and lives in Greensboro. She attended the meeting and thinks there's a need for more awareness on tenants' rights, particularly in the neighborhoods experiencing the highest eviction rates.
The Homeless Union of Greensboro hosted the meeting and proposed several goals for the city, including the creation of a legal defense fund for those facing eviction, and a plan to address substandard housing conditions.
North Carolina Local School Policy Stops Construction In 4 Towns
A large North Carolina school system has effectively blocked school construction in four small towns that received authority to create their own charter schools.
A Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board policy approved this week appeared as a sharp response to the legislature's action in June to give the powers to Matthews, Mint Hill, Huntersville and Cornelius.
The Charlotte Observer reports the board's act would allow the communities to return to the system's construction priority list if they approve 15-year moratoriums on launching charter schools.
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