Reporter at NC Newsline covering health, politics, and voting. https://bsky.app/profile/lbonner.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbonner.bsky.social/post/3ml34de4xds2fThe NC elections board hired a lawyer who was also suing it https://ncnewsline.com/2026/05/04/the-nc-elections-board-hired-a-lawyer-who-was-also-suing-it/05 May 2026 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:faitxslkft3ogageuh2fjb77/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml34de4xds2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbonner.bsky.social/post/3mkiurhrptk2oNC’s infant mortality rate and drug overdose deaths declined in 2024 https://ncnewsline.com/2026/04/27/ncs-infant-mortality-rate-and-drug-overdose-deaths-declined-in-2024/27 Apr 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:faitxslkft3ogageuh2fjb77/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiurhrptk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lbonner.bsky.social/post/3mkavlc4jpc2dTrump administration investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell scrapped https://ncnewsline.com/2026/04/24/repub/trump-administration-investigation-of-fed-chair-jerome-powell-scrapped/24 Apr 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:faitxslkft3ogageuh2fjb77/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkavlc4jpc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbonner.bsky.social/post/3mk4tma4ogk2lNC elections board considers new rules for photo ID, polling places https://ncnewsline.com/2026/04/22/nc-elections-board-considers-new-rules-for-photo-id-polling-places/23 Apr 2026 01:16 +0000at://did:plc:faitxslkft3ogageuh2fjb77/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4tma4ogk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbonner.bsky.social/post/3mjoa22rjhk2iNC election officials approve new rules for noncitizen voter challenges https://ncnewsline.com/2026/04/16/nc-election-officials-approve-new-rules-for-noncitizen-voter-challenges/17 Apr 2026 05:48 +0000at://did:plc:faitxslkft3ogageuh2fjb77/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoa22rjhk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/lbonner.bsky.social/post/3mjnbzaadec2uICE Arrests 85-Year-Old French Widow Who Married Her G.I. Sweetheart https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/us/ice-detention-alabama-french-woman.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share16 Apr 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:faitxslkft3ogageuh2fjb77/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnbzaadec2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbonner.bsky.social/post/3mj3kn5lltc2wUNC chancellors sidestep political questions at forum on challenges facing higher education https://ncnewsline.com/2026/04/09/unc-chancellors-sidestep-political-questions-at-forum-on-challenges-facing-higher-education/09 Apr 2026 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:faitxslkft3ogageuh2fjb77/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3kn5lltc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/lbonner.bsky.social/post/3mihkrswiyc2wThe House of Berger https://ncnewsline.com/2026/04/01/the-house-of-berger/01 Apr 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:faitxslkft3ogageuh2fjb77/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihkrswiyc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/lbonner.bsky.social/post/3mggd7w7ujs25Provisional ballot count in NC Senate Berger/Page primary. Berger adds 26 votes. Page adds 56 votes. Guilford elections board meeting ongoing.06 Mar 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:faitxslkft3ogageuh2fjb77/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggd7w7ujs25https://bsky.app/profile/lbonner.bsky.social/post/3mgdiz6engs2qBREAKING: Kristi Noem out as DHS secretary; Trump to tap Oklahoma Sen. Mullin https://ncnewsline.com/2026/03/05/repub/breaking-kristi-noem-out-as-dhs-secretary-trump-to-tap-oklahoma-sen-mullin/05 Mar 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:faitxslkft3ogageuh2fjb77/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdiz6engs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbonner.bsky.social/post/3mgcqbvjgns2gBerger challenger Sam Page asks state elections overseer to recuse himself as ballot count goes on https://ncnewsline.com/2026/03/04/berger-challenger-sam-page-asks-state-elections-overseer-to-recuse-himself-as-ballot-count-goes-on/05 Mar 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:faitxslkft3ogageuh2fjb77/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcqbvjgns2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lbonner.bsky.social/post/3meql5sknp22zhttps://www.propublica.org/article/save-voter-citizenship-tool-mistakes-confusion13 Feb 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:faitxslkft3ogageuh2fjb77/app.bsky.feed.post/3meql5sknp22z