Laura Leslie
@lauralesliencnews.bsky.social
Editor, NC Newsline. Longtime NC political journo, recovering TV reporter.
New tonight @ncnewsline.com from @kingdollar.bsky.social - NC State students take to the street over immigration crackdowns. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/21/o...
On NC State’s campus, hundreds of students protest as fears of ICE persist • NC Newsline
As final exams approach at N.C. State, stress over studies has been overtaken for some by fear of the federal immigration crackdown in Raleigh.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
New tonight @ncnewsline.com from @kingdollar.bsky.social - NC State students take to the street over immigration crackdowns. ncnewsline.com/2025/11/21/o...
I've seen plenty of hubris over the years in NC, but this takes the cake.
NEW: Barely an hour after N.C. House leaders took steps toward expelling him from the legislature, Guilford County Rep. Cecil Brockman submitted notice of his resignation. ncnewsline.com/briefs/embat... #ncpol #nc
Embattled North Carolina Rep. Cecil Brockman resigns under pressure • NC Newsline
Brockman, 41, was arrested and charged October 8 with multiple felony sex offenses with a minor.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I've seen plenty of hubris over the years in NC, but this takes the cake.
Big ups to @lbonner.bsky.social and @galenb.bsky.social today for all the work at #ncga this week, including this wrap-up. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2025/10/22/n...
NC lawmakers, still at impasse, leave town with new voting map but no budget or Medicaid fix • NC Newsline
On their way out of Raleigh, NC House lawmakers passed three proposals addressing long-standing budget and funding issues. They'll likely sit untouched for weeks as a four-month stalemate between Repu...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Big ups to @lbonner.bsky.social and @galenb.bsky.social today for all the work at #ncga this week, including this wrap-up. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2025/10/22/n...
NC lawmakers, still at impasse, leave town with new voting map but no budget or Medicaid fix • NC Newsline
On their way out of Raleigh, NC House lawmakers passed three proposals addressing long-standing budget and funding issues. They'll likely sit untouched for weeks as a four-month stalemate between Repu...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Big ups to @lbonner.bsky.social and @galenb.bsky.social today for all the work at #ncga this week, including this wrap-up. #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2025/10/22/n...
Because voting districts aren't subject to a governor's veto, the new map is now law. #ncpol #ncga ncnewsline.com/2025/10/22/n...
NC congressional map giving GOP 11 of 14 seats wins final approval • NC Newsline
NC Republicans approve new congressional districts, dismantling a Black voting bloc, to add another GOP seat to help President Donald Trump.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Because voting districts aren't subject to a governor's veto, the new map is now law. #ncpol #ncga ncnewsline.com/2025/10/22/n...
As NC lawmakers met today to redraw the state's congressional districts, advocates gathered to ask them to take up Medicaid funding, too. The Senate declined. #ncga #ncpol
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‘We need action’: Medicaid recipients and advocates call on lawmakers to provide funding • NC Newsline
More than 200 people gathered in Raleigh Tuesday to call for Medicaid funding before heading to the legislature to make their pitch to lawmakers.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
As NC lawmakers met today to redraw the state's congressional districts, advocates gathered to ask them to take up Medicaid funding, too. The Senate declined. #ncga #ncpol
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More in-depth, context-rich reporting from @ncnewsline.com on the ongoing redistricting battle in NC. #ncpol #ncga @lbonner.bsky.social @galenb.bsky.social
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NC redistricting plan advances as Black leaders condemn new map • NC Newsline
Republicans push new map granting additional GOP seat closer to finish line. Previous occupant of that seat cries foul.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
More in-depth, context-rich reporting from @ncnewsline.com on the ongoing redistricting battle in NC. #ncpol #ncga @lbonner.bsky.social @galenb.bsky.social
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