Sydney Batch

December 4, 2024

Dan Blue will be replaced by Sydney Batch as state Senate minority leader

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Democratic state Sen. Dan Blue, pictured, will be replaced by Sydney Batch as Senate minority leader. (Karl B DeBlaker / AP Photo) RALEIGH — Dan Blue, a groundbreaking figure in North Carolina politics across more […]

THOMPSON: Congress must make small business tax deductions permanent

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Crutchfield & Willis: North Carolina must count every vote

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KELLOGG & HOELSCHER: Dual status disaster

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Lobbying group Checkmate opens DC office
RALEIGH — Checkmate, a leading government relations and public affairs firm based in North Carolina, is expanding its federal practice by opening a new office in Washington, D.C. and adding key personnel. The firm’s [...] The post Lobbying group Checkmate opens DC office first appeared on The North State Journal.
NC Supreme Court race heads to hand recount; hundreds of protests filed
RALEIGH — The race for North Carolina’s Supreme Court seat between Associate Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat, and Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin, a Republican, remains unsettled. On election night, unofficial results put Griffin [...] The post NC Supreme Court race heads to hand recount; hundreds of protests filed first appeared on The North […]
Flat Hurricanes foiled by lackluster play, latest review loss
RALEIGH — The Hurricanes got starting goalie Pyotr Kochetkov back, but their offense was still missing in action. So was any chance of a goaltender interference review going their way — again. The Hurricanes laid [...] The post Flat Hurricanes foiled by lackluster play, latest review loss first appeared on The North State Journal.
Dan Blue will be replaced by Sydney Batch as state Senate minority leader
RALEIGH — Dan Blue, a groundbreaking figure in North Carolina politics across more than 40 years, will no longer serve as leader of state Senate Democrats after over a decade and is being replaced by [...] The post Dan Blue will be replaced by Sydney Batch as state Senate minority leader first appeared on The […]
Gobble this up: NC No. 2 in nation for turkey production
North Carolina turkeys have been a staple of Thanksgiving dinners around the country for decades. A few, however, have been lucky enough to receive the presidential “pardon,” a tradition celebrated on the White House lawn [...] The post Gobble this up: NC No. 2 in nation for turkey production first appeared on The North State […]
Joe Biden pardons son Hunter
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to [...] The post Joe Biden pardons son Hunter first appeared on The North State Journal.