Producer/Deputy Editor NC Newslinehttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mx63fde5wk2o"Love shows up, love organizes. Love says stop detention centers here in North Carolina,” said America Juarez-Maldonado. “Love says vote.” https://ncnewsline.com/2026/10/05/north-carolinas-latino-leaders-celebrate-heritage-focus-on-voter-engagement-ahead-of-midterms/ @ncnewsline.com #ncpol05 Oct 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx63fde5wk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mwxzhrxqss2kRepublican super PAC pauses spending in North Carolina’s key US Senate race https://ncnewsline.com/2026/10/02/republican-super-pac-pauses-spending-in-north-carolinas-key-us-senate-race/ @ncnewsline.com #ncpol03 Oct 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwxzhrxqss2khttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mwu2ztim622sMember of the North Carolina’s Advisory Council on Cannabis gave the public its first glimpse this week of how a public consumption policy might be crafted in our state . https://ncnewsline.com/2026/10/01/north-carolina-cannabis-council-considers-public-consumption-policy-for-thc-products/ @ncnewsline.com #ncpol #cannabis #marijuana02 Oct 2026 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwu2ztim622shttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mwri35ojss2iAs NCDOT works to shore up the vulnerable stretch of NC 12, a trio of experts say the early-season nor’easter, Hurricane Helene, and scorching summer temperatures all underscore the need for governments to rethink their approach to the changing climate. @ncnewsline.com #climate #obx #ncpol https://ncnewsline.com/2026/09/30/as-economic-damage-from-climate-change-grows-nc-experts-urge-pre-recovery-planning/30 Sep 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwri35ojss2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mwoowkwqjc25New data shows North Carolina high school students feel safer in school than they have in the past. But members of the N.C. Governor’s Advisory Council for Student Safety and Well-Being want millions more for school resource officers. https://ncnewsline.com/2026/09/29/north-carolina-high-schoolers-say-schools-feel-safer-but-experts-want-more-school-resource-officers/ @ncnewsline.com #ncpol29 Sep 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwoowkwqjc25https://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mwf7xonqek2nOn ‘9 to 5’ day, North Carolinians celebrate Dolly Parton and her love of literacy  https://ncnewsline.com/2026/09/25/on-9-to-5-day-north-carolinians-celebrate-dolly-parton-and-her-love-of-literacy/ #DollyParton #NC #9to5 @ncnewsline.com26 Sep 2026 02:20 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwf7xonqek2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mweozkfn222m“It’s really pure faith and absolute determination that this storm will not define our community.” https://ncnewsline.com/2026/09/25/mountain-strong-north-carolina-marks-the-2-year-anniversary-of-hurricane-helene/ #WNC #Helene #ncpol25 Sep 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mweozkfn222mhttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mw5dcwi4s22b“Hospital consolidation leads to less competition and higher prices,” said North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner. https://ncnewsline.com/2026/09/22/nc-treasurer-profoundly-concerned-by-countys-approval-of-hospital-merger/ #ncpol @ncnewsline.com #healthcare22 Sep 2026 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw5dcwi4s22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mw56zzwzsc2wLongtime county residents, health advocates, and state employees voiced opposition to the merger, saying it would lead to higher healthcare costs, less charity care, and a likely reduction in hospital staffing. https://ncnewsline.com/2026/09/22/a-lot-less-bad-wake-commissioners-approve-updated-deal-to-combine-wakemed-and-atrium/ @ncnewsline.com #Raleigh22 Sep 2026 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw56zzwzsc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mvtif7dhus27Wages, economic worries take center stage at NC AFL-CIO convention https://ncnewsline.com/2026/09/18/wages-economic-worries-take-center-stage-at-nc-afl-cio-convention/ @ncnewsline.com #ncpol #affordability19 Sep 2026 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvtif7dhus27https://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mvqrwr2rjs2hGov. Stein: Trump ‘flat out wrong’ about NC crime  https://ncnewsline.com/2026/09/17/gov-stein-trump-flat-out-wrong-about-nc-crime/ @ncnewsline.com #ncpol17 Sep 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqrwr2rjs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mvo5qzl37k2qUNC Board of Governors warned about financial sustainability of university athletics  https://ncnewsline.com/2026/09/16/unc-board-of-governors-warned-about-financial-sustainability-of-university-athletics/ @ncnewsline.com #ncpol #UNC16 Sep 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvo5qzl37k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mvl4lyjows2xBishop William Barber, NC faith leaders call for ‘conspicuous courage’ to combat voter confusion https://ncnewsline.com/2026/09/15/bishop-william-barber-nc-faith-leaders-call-for-conspicuous-courage-to-combat-voter-confusion/ #ncpol @ncnewsline.com15 Sep 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl4lyjows2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mv76qy6eas2gWith just over a month until early in-person voting begins on Oct. 15, North Carolinians are squarely focused on pocketbook issues. And here's how that impacting the closely watched U.S. Senate race: https://ncnewsline.com/2026/09/10/cooper-maintains-lead-over-whatley-as-pocketbook-issues-dominate-ncs-critical-us-senate-race/ @ncnewsline.com #ncpol10 Sep 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv76qy6eas2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mv4oxovcc22jNC Supreme Court weighs whether state can pursue TikTok lawsuit https://ncnewsline.com/2026/09/09/nc-supreme-court-weighs-whether-state-can-pursue-tiktok-lawsuit/ @ncnewsline.com #ncpol #SocialMedia09 Sep 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4oxovcc22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mv2cbq4eg22vNorth Carolina’s lottery is selling more tickets than ever – but it’s putting less of the money it makes into schools, according to a new audit. https://ncnewsline.com/2026/09/08/new-audit-nc-lottery-sales-up-but-less-is-going-to-schools/ @ncnewsline.com #ncpol09 Sep 2026 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2cbq4eg22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mun644ajxs2eAccording to Feeding America’s annual Map the Meal Gap analysis, 1 in 7 North Carolinians are unsure where their next meal will come from. Rising food prices and federal cuts to assistance programs are straining the state's food banks. https://ncnewsline.com/2026/09/03/hunger-crisis-widens-in-north-carolina-as-food-banks-face-more-demand-federal-cuts/ @ncnewsline.com03 Sep 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mun644ajxs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mumvrsrfos2pNorth Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Phil Berger, Jr. announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection to his seat on the court in 2028. https://ncnewsline.com/2026/09/03/gop-associate-justice-phil-berger-jr-will-not-seek-reelection-to-ncs-highest-court/ @ncnewsline.com #ncpol03 Sep 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumvrsrfos2phttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3muihezcbvc25NEW: US House censures NC Rep. Chuck Edwards for inappropriate conduct, harassment https://ncnewsline.com/2026/09/01/us-house-censures-nc-rep-chuck-edwards-for-inappropriate-conduct-harassment/ @ncnewsline.com #ncpol01 Sep 2026 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3muihezcbvc25https://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mufzxbvg3k26Kalshi announced disciplinary action against the NC candidate and other politicians on Monday as part of a national investigation into insider trading. https://ncnewsline.com/2026/08/31/a-dumb-mistake-nc-congressional-candidate-banned-and-fined-for-prediction-market-bet/ @ncnewsline.com31 Aug 2026 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufzxbvg3k26https://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mtzovcfvrc2qHow to get North Carolina students to love science and math? Ask a NASA astronaut. https://ncnewsline.com/2026/08/26/how-to-get-north-carolina-students-to-love-science-and-math-ask-a-nasa-astronaut/ @ncnewsline.com #science #nasa #ncpol27 Aug 2026 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzovcfvrc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mtukzxxrec2fNC State offers an out of-this-world homecoming for astronaut alum Christina Koch https://ncnewsline.com/2026/08/24/nc-state-offers-an-out-of-this-world-homecoming-for-astronaut-alum-christina-koch/ @ncnewsline.com #ncpol #Science #NCSU #STEM25 Aug 2026 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtukzxxrec2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mtkfrey6as2oSchool supplies are up an average of 7.7% from last year, outpacing inflation. But North Carolina teachers are getting some help as they prepare for a new school year. https://ncnewsline.com/2026/08/20/as-back-to-school-prices-rise-donations-fill-the-gap-for-north-carolina-teachers-families/ #ncpol #Back2School #NC20 Aug 2026 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkfrey6as2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mthvvhkk6k22“This is the big one.” That’s how North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson described the landmark federal trial that got underway Tuesday, in which Meta is accused of designing its platforms to be addictive to children. https://ncnewsline.com/2026/08/19/as-meta-faces-trial-for-hooking-kids-on-social-media-ncs-attorney-general-offers-parents-advice/ @ncnewsline.com #ncpol19 Aug 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthvvhkk6k22https://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mtf3ueklhs2bState Attorney General Jeff Jackson, joined by state food bank leaders, received 270,000 eggs on Tuesday, the first in a series of deliveries of three million eggs from an antitrust lawsuit. https://ncnewsline.com/2026/08/18/egg-static-nc-food-bank-receives-first-delivery-from-3-million-egg-antitrust-settlement/ @ncnewsline.com #ncpol #NC18 Aug 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtf3ueklhs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mtcvkqtmmk25Gov. Josh Stein vetoed House Bill 377 Monday, saying it would have a “chilling effect” on judicial independence in North Carolina. https://ncnewsline.com/2026/08/17/stein-set-to-veto-controversial-changes-to-north-carolina-court-system/ @ncnewsline.com https://ncnewsline.com/2026/08/17/stein-set-to-veto-controversial-changes-to-north-carolina-court-system/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTwfONwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7OjQp0cpGD4hvhSpO_UcSJsNSsBFBnryqGp-CW4Xl732zXBPVIysKq8rOK1g_aem_eRxyKFt9YzTxUK5kS_g4JQ17 Aug 2026 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcvkqtmmk25https://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mt4rscnmds2aWhen the heat index tops 105°F, as it has this week in central North Carolina, the National Weather Service issues a heat advisory. But for many workers, taking a break from summer’s extreme conditions is not an option. https://ncnewsline.com/2026/08/14/as-summer-heat-waves-intensify-north-carolina-advocates-push-for-farmworker-protection/15 Aug 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4rscnmds2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3msyplstduk2mInflation cooled slightly in July thanks in part to a dip in gas prices, but a group of mothers at an event in Raleigh said the data did not reflect their lived experience. https://ncnewsline.com/2026/08/13/even-as-inflation-eases-slightly-north-carolina-families-still-feel-squeezed-from-all-sides/ @ncnewsline.com #affordability #ncpol13 Aug 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyplstduk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3mstvg6snxs2qThis year’s recovery of $3.7 million in wages by the NC Department of Labor represents 2,199 complaints that the division was able to substantiate. https://ncnewsline.com/2026/08/11/ncs-labor-department-recovers-more-than-3-5-million-in-unpaid-wages-setting-new-record/ @ncnewsline.com #ncpol #WageTheft12 Aug 2026 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstvg6snxs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/chenkel.bsky.social/post/3msptcgksas2oAfter years of focus on behavioral health, it appears that North Carolina high school students are doing better. That’s according to the new North Carolina High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey. https://ncnewsline.com/2026/08/07/north-carolina-high-schoolers-show-improvements-in-mental-health/ @ncnewsline.com10 Aug 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:hqqbvtbvx2oysweomiearf23/app.bsky.feed.post/3msptcgksas2o