Ethan E. Horton is the 2023-24 city & state editor at The Daily Tar Heel. He has previously served as a city & state assistant editor and as the 2023 summer managing editor. Ethan is a senior pursuing a double major in journalism and media and political science, with a minor in history.
Moore said a provision on casinos — which had partially caused the delay because of disagreement among the Republican supermajority — was not included in the budget package. Berger said he does not see the Senate voting on casinos "in the coming weeks."
Tailei Qi spoke in court for the first time since his arrest. He pleaded for new counsel and said the second medical evaluation was not necessary. Judge Allen Baddour urged Qi not to speak without conferring with his counsel — Qi spoke to the judge anyway.
Harris, 27, allegedly brandished a gun in the Student Union and was arrested around 2:45 p.m., more than 30 minutes after UNC issued the all-clear following a lockdown lasting more than an hour — the University's second within 16 days.
At around 2:45 p.m., CHPD arrested Mickel Deonte Harris, 27, of Durham, in the 300 block of Formosa Lane. CHPD arrested Harris on previous warrants but confirmed Harris was connected to the active situation from Wednesday afternoon on UNC's campus.
No political action committee will be formed by Julia Grumbles to support Adam Searing and the four town council candidates he has endorsed in this year's municipal elections, Grumbles confirmed to The Daily Tar Heel in an email.
Michael Morgan joins the state's attorney general, Josh Stein, in the Democratic primary. Stein was endorsed by sitting Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper last week after Morgan announced he would be stepping down.
Riggs, a Democrat, was sworn in to her spot on the N.C. Court of Appeals in February of this year after being appointed by Cooper, and was widely expected to be Cooper's choice for the spot on the supreme court after Morgan announced his retirement.
"It is Justice Earls’ position that public confidence in the judiciary is compromised when the court system does not reflect the population it serves and is not promoted, as one court striking down a sanction levied against a judge who criticized the court system put it, 'by casting a cloak of secrecy around the operations of the courts,'" the lawsuit said.
“We are continuing to monitor Idalia’s course and its potential impacts on our state and it’s critical to make sure we are fully prepared,” Cooper said in a news release. “It is important for North Carolinians to gather emergency kits and prepare for the storm before it’s too late. We also want to make sure our farmers are able to protect their crops.”
"I've been teaching for 20 years, and this was a first," Guy B. Phillips Middle School teacher Kelly Fox said. "It made me nervous. But if there was a school system that I was going to be in with something like this occurring, I'm glad I was where I was. I felt safe."
City & State Assistant Editor Ethan E. Horton at Cape Elizabeth, Maine during a solo spring break trip. Photo Courtesy of Ethan E. Horton.
In this episode, City & State Assistant Editors Samuel Long and Ethan Horton talk to reporters Maggie McIntyre and Lucy Marques about accessibility barriers to voting as well as campaign spending. Election Day is less than a week away and early voting ends on Nov. 5. Go vote! This episode was produced by Audio Editor Will Christensen.
