Lynn Bonner
@lbonner.bsky.social
Reporter at NC Newsline covering health, politics, and voting.
Unearthing North Carolina’s past while planning for its newest monument ncnewsline.com/2026/10/14/u...
Unearthing North Carolina’s past while planning for its newest monument • NC Newsline
At first glance, you might mistake the freshly dug hole on the State Capitol grounds in Raleigh for a shallow grave, especially so close to Halloween. But David Cranfield, an assistant state archaeolo...
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NC legislators can’t say how much of the gas tax cut will trickle down to drivers ncnewsline.com/2026/10/07/n...
NC legislators can't say how much of the gas tax cut will trickle down to drivers • NC Newsline
NC legislators voted nearly unanimously Wednesday to suspend the state gas tax through November, but no one knows when lower prices will kick in or how much taxpayers will save.
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NC Republicans tout a gas tax cut that Democrats call an election-season desperation move ncnewsline.com/2026/10/07/n...
NC Republicans tout a gas tax cut that Democrats call an election-season desperation move • NC Newsline
Suspending the NC gas tax has bipartisan support, but Democrats said Republicans are acting out of fear of losing seats in the legislature.
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NC Head Start programs could face major changes under proposed federal rules ncnewsline.com/2026/10/06/n...
NC Head Start programs could face major changes under proposed federal rules • NC Newsline
In a letter Monday to federal officials, Stein said he supports efforts to reduce “unnecessary administrative burdens” on Head Start programs. But he argued the proposed rule would weaken standards th...
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In his NC speech, Trump referenced how Willie Horton was used in the campaign against Michael Dukakis, according to WaPo. wapo.st/4AhkcCV
Trump emphasizes crime in midterm push in North Carolina
The president made violent crime the central issue in his first large-scale outdoor rally this year and cites the GOP’s 1988 “Willie Horton” attack ad on Democratic nominee Michael S. Dukakis.
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An amazing speech by Lexington, KY city council member Emma Curtis on the damage done to the community by the recent cuts to the local paper: kiesow.net/how-to-talk-...
How to talk about the local news crisis: We are all worse off.
Last week, McClatchy rolled out the latest round of destructive cuts to its local reporting staff. The cuts themselves are barley newsworthy within the industry at this point, though the futility of '...
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House GOP leaders cancel votes on Thursday - sending lawmakers home later today until after the elections. That means the House can avoid a vote on the Hegseth impeachment plan from Rep. Thomas Massie R-KY.
NC Appeals Court okays auditor appointing elections board members ncnewsline.com/2026/09/16/n...
NC Appeals Court okays auditor appointing elections board members • NC Newsline
The NC Court of Appeals has okayed the NC legislature's move to take elections board appointments away from the governor and give them to the auditor.
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This jaw-dropping story has become ProPublica's most-read article of 2026, with more than 2.2 million views in the first day, a spokesperson tells me
ProPublica@propublica.org · last mo.Read the full story for more details on the wedding and Kremlev — including his earlier years in a Russian government-backed bike gang called the Night Wolves:
NEW: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kept in place a lower court’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s embattled plan to place new restrictions on mail ballots for this year’s midterm elections. ncnewsline.com/2026/09/14/r... @statesnewsroom.com #ncpol
BREAKING: US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states • NC Newsline
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kept in place a lower court’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s embattled plan to place new restrictions on mail ballots for this year’s midterm elections.
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Live Updates: Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Restrictions on Mail Voting www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Restrictions on Mail Voting: Live Updates
The ruling blocks the Trump administration from dramatically changing how Americans vote by mail in the midterm elections.
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On Sunday night, a Trump-nominated federal judge in Washington, D.C., blocked the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump’s attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the midterms. Key parts of that plan are also blocked by a Boston-based judge's ruling, which is the Supreme Court is reviewing
Memorandum & Opinion – #192 in DSCC v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-01114) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on 9/13/2026. (lccjn1) (Entered: 09/13/2026)
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Asheville leaders make it illegal to collect rent when housing is unsafe ncnewsline.com/2026/09/10/a...
Asheville leaders make it illegal to collect rent when housing is unsafe • NC Newsline
Asheville has joined Durham and other municipalities in making it illegal to collect rent on a property the city has deemed unsafe.
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Three North Carolina schools made big gains on chronic absenteeism. Here’s what they’re doing. ncnewsline.com/2026/09/08/t...
Three North Carolina schools made big gains on chronic absenteeism. Here’s what they’re doing. • NC Newsline
Three NC school leaders told state education leaders how they are using family outreach, student support and engagement to improve attendance.
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NC father at center of US Senate ad says he was ‘swindled’ by GOP political operatives ncnewsline.com/2026/08/31/n...
NC father at center of US Senate ad says he was ‘swindled’ by GOP political operatives • NC Newsline
Ronald Hayes was cautious when he talked to a reporter this week about the political TV advertisement he appears in, talking about the death of his son Shemar, a college football player who was murder...
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NC Attorney General Jackson sues to stop Postal Service ballot control ncnewsline.com/2026/08/26/n...
NC Attorney General Jackson sues to stop Postal Service ballot control • NC Newsline
NC AG Jeff Jackson and other attorneys general sue to in Massachusetts federal court to stop the Postal Service absentee voting regulations.
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Via Megan Henry and Ohio Capital Journal: United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun targeting and detaining Haitians in Springfield, Ohio after President Donald Trump revoked their legal status, with at least 29 detained as of Friday last week. https://ow.ly/aO7B50ZEPvS
A federal judge in the District of Columbia issued an order Wednesday blocking U.S. Health and Human Services from implementing sweeping changes to grants under the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program while a lawsuit proceeds. @kelciemmorris.bsky.social #ncpol
Federal judge halts proposed HHS changes to teen pregnancy prevention program • NC Newsline
A federal judge in the District of Columbia issued an order Wednesday blocking U.S. Health and Human Services from implementing sweeping changes to grants under the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program w...
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A judge has ruled that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill does not have to release its investigative report on problems at its School of Civic Life and Leadership. ncnewsline.com/2026/08/20/j... @lauraleslie.bsky.social #ncpol #UNC
Judge rules UNC-CH can keep report on controversial school secret • NC Newsline
A judge has ruled that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill does not have to release its investigative report on problems at its School of Civic Life and Leadership.
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The Republican majority on the state Board of Elections voted against including Sunday hours as part of early voting plans in most counties where local boards could not agree on weekend schedules. ncnewsline.com/2026/08/20/n... @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol #voting
NC Board of Elections votes along party lines to reject most Sunday early voting hours • NC Newsline
Republicans on the NC Board of Elections rejected most early voting plans that included Sunday hours, but found a few compromises.
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NBC News confirmed a meeting between NC Auditor Dave Boliek and staff with members of NCEIT, a group that wants to tighten voting and registration laws. After he spoke to reporter Jane C. Timm, Jay DeLancy called her back to tell her he wasn't supposed to talk to reporters.
Inside the secretive deal for a $10 billion data center in rural North Carolina ncnewsline.com/2026/08/06/i...
Inside the secretive deal for a $10 billion data center in rural North Carolina • NC Newsline
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. HAMLET, N.C.—St...
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North Carolina state law/process for "Filling vacancies among party nominees occurring after nomination and before election." #ncpol www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegis...
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NC Rep. Edwards drops reelection campaign following ethics probe, urging of Republican colleagues ncnewsline.com/2026/08/04/e...
NC Rep. Edwards drops reelection campaign following ethics probe, urging of Republican colleagues • NC Newsline
North Carolina Congressman Chuck Edwards has dropped his reelection campaign after a U.S. House ethics investigation recommended censure for inappropriate behavior toward female staffers.
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Pro-data center group trying to change opinions in NC with ad campaign ncnewsline.com/2026/07/22/p...
Pro-data center group trying to change opinions in NC with ad campaign • NC Newsline
North Carolina Connects has sponsored a six-figure advertising campaign touting the economic and business benefits of data centers.
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Former GOP operative moved from elections liaison job in the NC auditor’s office ncnewsline.com/2026/07/08/f...
Former GOP operative moved from elections liaison job in the NC auditor's office • NC Newsline
Dallas Woodhouse has been reassigned from his job as elections liaison in the NC Auditor's office after controversy over his role in early voting plans.
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Trump order limiting voting by mail halted by federal court, @jonshorman.bsky.social reports for @statesnewsroom.com:
Trump order limiting voting by mail halted by federal court
A federal judge blocked major portions of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail on Thursday, finding he had exceeded his constitutional authority.
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Trump ‘trampled’ voter privacy by feeding info into Homeland Security system, judge says ncnewsline.com/2026/06/22/r...
Trump ‘trampled’ voter privacy by feeding info into Homeland Security system, judge says • NC Newsline
The Trump administration illegally overhauled a U.S. Department of Homeland Security computer program in its hunt for noncitizen voters, a judge ruled Monday in a stinging decision that laid into fede...
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Mississippi's state auditor doesn't have the authority to try to clawback welfare funds from Brett Favre or other defendants in the $77 million TANF scandal, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled. It said only the state attorney general can do that. The auditor claims she's not doing her job.
Mississippi State Auditor Can’t Sue Favre or Others Over Welfare Funds, High Court Rules
Mississippi’s state auditor doesn’t have the power to sue to recover misspent welfare funds from Brett Favre or other defendants, the top court ruled.
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Homeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters ncnewsline.com/2026/06/10/r...
Homeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters • NC Newsline
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is walking back, for now, a plan to sweep up data on millions of Americans who vote by mail under President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail bal...
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