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Brett Jensen

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 17, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Brett Jensen

    Unaffiliated voters’ political power depends on where they live (opens the original)

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    As North Carolina wraps up its second week of mail voting ahead of the Nov. 3 election, political observers are watching more than how many ballots are coming back. They’re watching where those ballots are coming from. All 170 seats in the General Assembly — 120 in the House and 50 in the Senate — are on the ballot this year. But the real battlefield is much smaller. The Civitas Partisan Index identifies just 28 districts most likely to be competitive: 22 House seats and six Senate seats. Those

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Brett Jensen

    Top NC court to weigh balance of executive, legislative powers (opens the original)

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    North Carolina’s previous two governors secured rulings from the state Supreme Court that helped shift the balance of government’s executive and legislative powers. Now top lawmakers are asking the same court to determine that those previous rulings were wrong. The high court will hear 2 ½ hours of arguments in November in a pair of lawsuits pitting current Gov. Josh Stein, a Democrat, against Republican legislative leaders. The cases address new limits on Stein’s ability to fill statewide judic

  3. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Brett Jensen

    New warrant reveals SBI probe into possible embezzlement (opens the original)

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    The latest search warrant in the State Bureau of Investigation’s look into Greater Carolina indicates that investigators are now examining the nonprofit’s underlying accounting records and explicitly identifying embezzlement (NC General Statutes § 14-90) as the suspected crime. The SBI obtained Greater Carolina’s QuickBooks records from Intuit under the search warrant executed Aug. 19 and returned to the court on Sept. 8. This marks another step in an investigation that has expanded from allegat

  4. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Brett Jensen

    9-11-26: CMS News, Whatley Joins (opens the original)

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    Many CMS Board members want to replace the current CMS Board Chair, and it will be on the next meeting agenda. Matt mercer of Breitbart is reporting on a Democratic state house candidate in western Guilford County NC has posted some wild things including a call for a insurrection in the deep south among other things. Republican US Senatorial Candidate Michael Whatley joins Brett. David Tepper comments to local reporters.

  5. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Brett Jensen

    Forest deal targets Helene wildfire risk (opens the original)

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    A nearly $65 million federal and state agreement will fund a decade of forest restoration and wildfire-risk reduction across areas of western North Carolina damaged by Hurricane Helene, including work intended to protect communities bordering national forests. The US Department of Agriculture Forest Service and North Carolina Forest Service announced the 10-year Good Neighbor Agreement on Sept. 10. Officials said the money will help remove hazardous fuels, address invasive species, improve acces

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