August 18, 2025
Alan Buis
Chatham/North Carolina
Attorney General
WHKY: N.C. Attorney General Initiates Anti-Robocall Effort
Child Care
NC Health News: Gov. Stein calls child care 'necessary infrastructure' at task force meeting
Corruption
WRAL: NC Ramps Up Efforts To Collect $101K Owed By Nonprofit Run By Wife of Former Lieutenant Governor
Courts
NC Newsline: NC Lawmaker’s Judicial Campaign Faces Complaint Over Lobbyist Donation
Economy
CNBC: North Carolina is America’s Top State for Business in 2025, Led By a Strong Workforce and Economy
Education
ABC11: Report Reveals NC Teachers Rank 2nd Nationwide for Out-of-Pocket Spending on Classroom Supplies
The Assembly NC: ‘FAIR’ Model Aims To Preserve Federal Research Funding
The Assembly NC: Higher Ed 2.0: N.C. Schools Tackle AI
WUNC: New Program Will Admit Half of NC Seniors To These In-State Colleges Without Applying
WUNC: Duke Trustees vs the Trump Administration
Elections
NC Newsline: Bernie Sanders Urges NC Young Voters To Get More Involved, Fight the Oligarchy
Environment
Carolina Forward: Electric Vehicles Zoom Ahead
Inside Climate News: N.C. Democrats Decry EPA Cancellation of Solar for All
NC Health News: Economic, Environmental Ripple Effects Feared from Potential EPA Downsizing in NC
NC Newsline: Duke Energy Asks Regulators for Permission To Merge California Utilities
The Assembly NC: A Test for Trump’s EPA: A Creek That Smells Like Death
WLOS: EPA Allocates $400M+ To Improve North Carolina’s Water Systems
Fascism
Orange Democrats: Fascism Rising
Foushee Town Hall
Chapelboro: U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee Took Voters’ Questions at a Carrboro Town Hall. Here are Some Highlights.
Health Care
Fox8: 750,000+ North Carolinians To See Premiums Increase in 2026 Under State Health Plan
NC Health News: At-risk Medicaid program gave economic boost to rural NC communities
NC Newsline: North Carolina To Cut Medicaid Rates By 3% Across All Providers in October
WRAL: Affordable Care Act Rates Set To Skyrocket in NC
Homelessness
The Assembly NC: Support Without Strings
Hurricane Helene
Washington Post (Gift Article): DHS is Delaying Millions in Already Approved North Carolina Recovery Funds, Documents Show
Infrastructure
Chapelboro: Orange, Chatham Counties Receive Expansion Funding from Great Trails State Program
The Assembly NC: Rallying for the Rails
War on Science
Orange Democrats: What Has Trump Done to Science Funding?
Workforce
Orange Democrats: An Unhappy 16th Anniversary for the Minimum Wage in North Carolina
U.S. Senate Race
NC Newsline: Democrats Hammer NC Senate Candidate Michael Whatley for Support of Mark Robinson
The Carolina Journal: August 2025 – Cooper Shows Early Lead on Whatley in US Senate Race
U.S./International
Climate Change
D.C. Takeover
NOTUS: Democrats Are Furious About Trump’s D.C. Takeover. Will They Actually Try to Stop It?
NY Times: The Evening: Trump Takes Control of D.C. Police
NY Times: On Politics: Mayor Trump
NY Times: On Politics: The Week Trump Really Took Over Washington
NY Times: The Morning: The D.C. Takeover
Politico: Trump admin backs down on DC police control after striking deal
Time: Trump's Hostile Takeover of DC Comes From Summer 2020 Playbook
Washington Post (Gift Article): How D.C. Crime Became a Symbol – and a Target – for MAGA and Beyond
Economy
NOTUS: A New Wholesale Price Report Is an Alarm Sign for Inflation
NY Times: The Morning: Your Crypto Future
Elections
NY Times (Gift Article): These Are the Voters Who Should Scare Democrats Most
Politico: The Senate Map Suddenly Looks a Lot Better for Democrats. But Still Not a Slam Dunk.
Washington Post (Gift Article): The GOP is Betting Latino Trump Voters Will Keep Them in Power. That’s No Sure Thing.
Environment
Axios: New “State of the Climate” Report Delivers Sobering and Stunning Data
Politico: Trump administration deepens crackdown on solar and wind tax credits
Epstein Files
NOTUS: GOP Lawmakers Left Washington to Escape the Epstein Issue. It Followed Them Home.
Politico: Judge denies DOJ bid to unseal grand jury material in Ghislaine Maxwell case
Federal Budget
Politico: House Republicans Want Another Megabill. One GOP Senator Says It Could Be ‘Damaging’
Politico: Chris Murphy Goes All In on Funding Bill Boycott as Dems Seek Bipartisanship
Gaza
AP News:Oxfam and other aid groups says Israel's rules are blocking aid to Gaza
LGBTQ Rights
ABC News: Supreme Court Formally Asked To Overturn Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
NOTUS: The Supreme Court’s Next Term Will Be Monumental for LGBTQ+ Rights
North Korea
NY Times: The Morning: North Korea’s Next Leader?
Redistricting
NBC News: California Gov. Gavin Newsom Calls for Special Election To Redraw Congressional Districts
NOTUS: Trump’s Provoking A National Redistricting War. Only Congress Can Stop Him.
Russian Court Hack
NY Times: The Evening: Russia Suspected in Courts Hack
Tariffs
CNN Business: Businesses have been eating Trump’s tariffs. That’s starting to change.
Politico: Inflation ticks higher as Trump's tariffs kick in
Foreign Affairs: After the Trade War: Remaking Rules From the Ruins of the Rules-Based System
Trump Presidency
CNN: Trump Has Been on a Roll for the Ages – But Blowback Could Be Looming
NBC News: How Trump gets what he wants from companies
NY Times (Gift Article): Opinion | We’re Trapped in Trump’s Reality. This Is How We Escape It
NY Times: The Morning: Inconvenient Facts
Time: KISS, Sylvester Stallone Among Trump's Kennedy Center Honors Picks
Ukraine
Associated Press: Trump Leaves Alaska Summit With Putin Empty-Handed After Failing To Reach a Deal To End Ukraine War
NY Times: The Evening: Trump’s Strategy for Putin Talks
NY Times: On Politics: Why Trump Wants To Meet Putin
NY Times: The Evening: Expectations for Trump-Putin Talks
NY Times: The Morning: Ukraine’s Fate
NY Times: The Evening: Trump and Putin Meet in Alaska
NY Times: The Morning: No Deal
Politico: Putin’s Alaska triumph
Washington Post (Gift Article): Trump Drops Ceasefire Demand for Ukraine War, Tells Allies Putin Wants Land
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