Lynn Bonner | NC Newsline

Jackson County Board of Elections members say they were pressured by the state GOP not to approve the early vote site at Western Carolina University.

A GOP Jackson County elections board member said he was warned against voting for a campus polling site

Western Carolina University in Jackson County is one of several colleges that the State Board of Elections rejected as an early voting site in the March primary.

NC Rep. John Torbett (R-Gaston) leads the NC House Select Committee on Government Efficiency on Feb. 11, 2026.

Politics & Government

Asheville, Buncombe officials defend their practices from a DEI critic’s allegations

Lynn Bonner | NC Newsline

The House Select Committee on Government Efficiency grilled representatives from Asheville and Buncombe County over allegations that the county is using diversity, equity, and inclusion policies to help Black people to the exclusion of other races.

A Durham church set up in a parking lot to provide food during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.

Politics & Government

NC officials warn federal food aid programs will be suspended within days

Lynn Bonner | NC Newsline, NC Newsline