Rob Schofield
@robschofield.bsky.social
Senior contributor at NC Newsline - https://ncnewsline.com/
Democrats walk out on US Senate Judiciary vote on Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove; Tillis casts crucial "aye" vote ncnewsline.com/2025/07/17/r... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg
Democrats walk out on US Senate Judiciary vote on Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove • NC Newsline
Senate Republicans tasked with vetting nominees to the federal bench on Thursday claimed to advance President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, Emil Bove, one step closer to a spot on t...
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July 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Democrats walk out on US Senate Judiciary vote on Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove; Tillis casts crucial "aye" vote ncnewsline.com/2025/07/17/r... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg
Thom Tillis poised to cast decisive vote on controversial Trump appeals court nominee ncnewsline.com/2025/07/16/t... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg
Thom Tillis poised to cast decisive vote on controversial Trump appeals court nominee • NC Newsline
Set to cast the key vote on one of Donald Trump’s most controversial judicial nominees, Senator Thom Tillis is leaning toward a “yes.”
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July 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Thom Tillis poised to cast decisive vote on controversial Trump appeals court nominee ncnewsline.com/2025/07/16/t... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg
July 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Chantal wreaks havoc in NC as state lawmakers try to repeal an ambitious climate change goal ncnewsline.com/2025/07/09/c... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg
Chantal wreaks havoc in NC as state lawmakers try to repeal an ambitious climate change goal • NC Newsline
North Carolina GOP lawmakers will seek to repeal a law limiting carbon emissions even as the state grapples new climate change-driven flooding
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July 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Chantal wreaks havoc in NC as state lawmakers try to repeal an ambitious climate change goal ncnewsline.com/2025/07/09/c... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg
ICYMI: Fiddling while Rome burns (and floods) ncnewsline.com/2025/07/08/f... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #climatechange #flooding #Chantal
Fiddling while Rome burns (and floods) • NC Newsline
At a time of urgent environmental and human crisis, our elected leaders have adopted a policy of willful ignorance and active abetment
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July 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
ICYMI: Fiddling while Rome burns (and floods) ncnewsline.com/2025/07/08/f... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #climatechange #flooding #Chantal
#EPA employees placed on leave by the Trump administration after calling on agency to stop undermining public health ncnewsline.com/2025/07/05/e... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg
EPA employees placed on leave after calling on agency to stop undermining public health • NC Newsline
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency placed 139 employees on administrative leave after they signed a “Stand Up for Science” petition
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July 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
ICYMI -- today's one-minute podcast: "Independence Day for Senator Thom Tillis" ncnewsline.com/2025/07/04/i... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg
Independence Day for Senator Thom Tillis • NC Newsline
Senator Tillis’s declaration of independence gives him the chance to do enormous good for North Carolina during his last 18 months in office
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July 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
ICYMI -- today's one-minute podcast: "Independence Day for Senator Thom Tillis" ncnewsline.com/2025/07/04/i... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg
North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race is open. Who’s running, who’s not and who could jump in ncnewsline.com/2025/06/29/n... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #Election2026
North Carolina's U.S. Senate race is open. Who's running, who's not and who could jump in • NC Newsline
attention on North Carolina's 2026 Senate election soared in light of Sen. Thom Tillis's announcement will not seek another term.
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June 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race is open. Who’s running, who’s not and who could jump in ncnewsline.com/2025/06/29/n... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #Election2026
BREAKING: North Carolina US Sen. Thom Tillis announces retirement ncnewsline.com/2025/06/29/r... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #ncgov
BREAKING: North Carolina US Sen. Thom Tillis announces retirement • NC Newsline
North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis announced Sunday he won’t seek reelection when his term ends next year
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June 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Gov. Josh Stein issues his first vetoes on concealed carry, immigration bills ncnewsline.com/2025/06/20/g... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg
Gov. Josh Stein issues his first vetoes on concealed carry, immigration bills • NC Newsline
Governor Josh Stein issued the first vetoes of his administration, rejecting a trio of controversial measures on guns and immigration
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June 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Gov. Josh Stein issues his first vetoes on concealed carry, immigration bills ncnewsline.com/2025/06/20/g... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg
ICYMI: a fine explanation of this troubling story from @kingdollar.bsky.social -After video shows state trooper lying about fatal police chase, victim’s family demands justice ncnewsline.com/2025/05/30/v... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg
After video shows state trooper lying about fatal police chase, victim’s family demands justice • NC Newsline
Following the release of body cam footage showing a state trooper lying about a fatal police chase, the victim’s family demanded he be fired.
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May 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
ICYMI: a fine explanation of this troubling story from @kingdollar.bsky.social -After video shows state trooper lying about fatal police chase, victim’s family demands justice ncnewsline.com/2025/05/30/v... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg
Fascinating story from our partner outlet, the Arizona Mirror - J.D. Vance’s campaign plane carried anti-immigrant rhetoric. Now it carries shackled deportees. ncnewsline.com/2025/05/29/j... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #immigration #deportations
J.D. Vance’s campaign plane carried anti-immigrant rhetoric. Now it carries shackled deportees. • NC Newsline
The Boeing 737 that JD Vance used to travel around the nation during the 2024 campaign is now being used to deport immigrants.
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May 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Fascinating story from our partner outlet, the Arizona Mirror - J.D. Vance’s campaign plane carried anti-immigrant rhetoric. Now it carries shackled deportees. ncnewsline.com/2025/05/29/j... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #immigration #deportations
Trump to western North Carolina: “Drop dead” ncnewsline.com/2025/05/29/t... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #HurricaneHelene
Trump to western North Carolina: “Drop dead” • NC Newsline
Once again, the president has said one thing and done another, and sadly, North Carolinians will pay the price.
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May 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Trump to western North Carolina: “Drop dead” ncnewsline.com/2025/05/29/t... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #HurricaneHelene
Stein: NC will carry on with Helene recovery work despite federal funding decision ncnewsline.com/2025/05/23/s... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #HurricaneHelene
Stein: NC will carry on with Helene recovery work despite federal funding decision • NC Newsline
FEMA has denied North Carolina’s appeal of its April decision to stop matching 100% of the state’s spending on Hurricane Helene recovery
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May 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Stein: NC will carry on with Helene recovery work despite federal funding decision ncnewsline.com/2025/05/23/s... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #HurricaneHelene
ICYMI: More than six months after Election Day, Allison Riggs is sworn into the NC Supreme Court ncnewsline.com/2025/05/13/a... #ncga #ncpol #nccourts #ncleg #ncgov #AllisonRiggs
More than six months after Election Day, Allison Riggs is sworn into the NC Supreme Court • NC Newsline
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs was sworn in after a six-month wait, bringing to an end the longest election of 2024.
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May 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
ICYMI: More than six months after Election Day, Allison Riggs is sworn into the NC Supreme Court ncnewsline.com/2025/05/13/a... #ncga #ncpol #nccourts #ncleg #ncgov #AllisonRiggs
Excellent story by @ncnewsline.com reporter @kingdollar.bsky.social --Amazon labor organizers challenge union election loss, alleging employer coercion ncnewsline.com/2025/05/10/n... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #Unions #Amazon
Amazon labor organizers challenge union election loss, alleging employer coercion • NC Newsline
Challenging a loss in a bid to unionize an Amazon warehouse in Garner, CAUSE alleges the company coerced employees to vote against the union.
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May 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Excellent story by @ncnewsline.com reporter @kingdollar.bsky.social --Amazon labor organizers challenge union election loss, alleging employer coercion ncnewsline.com/2025/05/10/n... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #Unions #Amazon
Congressional budget agency projects sweeping #Medicaid cutbacks in states under GOP plans ncnewsline.com/2025/05/08/r... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #HealthCare
Congressional budget agency projects sweeping Medicaid cutbacks in states under GOP plans • NC Newsline
CBO said planned GOP Medicaid cuts will force states to spend more, reduce provider payments, limit optional benefits and reduce enrollment
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May 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Congressional budget agency projects sweeping #Medicaid cutbacks in states under GOP plans ncnewsline.com/2025/05/08/r... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #HealthCare
Jefferson Griffin concedes in Supreme Court election ncnewsline.com/briefs/jeffe... #nccourts #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg
Jefferson Griffin concedes in Supreme Court election • NC Newsline
Republican North Carolina Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin has conceded to incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs.
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May 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Federal judge rules for Riggs in Supreme Court voter case ncnewsline.com/2025/05/05/f... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #nccourts
Federal judge rules for Riggs in Supreme Court voter case • NC Newsline
A federal District judge says elections rules can't be changed after the fact, in a win for Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs.
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May 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
After approving a ban on #DEI, NC House votes to honor the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen ncnewsline.com/2025/05/02/a... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg
After approving a ban on DEI, NC House votes to honor the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen • NC Newsline
North Carolina legislation would designate the fourth Thursday of March as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day in North Carolina.
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May 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Three-quarters of Americans oppose #Medicaid cuts, poll shows ncnewsline.com/2025/05/01/r... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg
Three-quarters of Americans oppose Medicaid cuts, poll shows • NC Newsline
A majority of Americans, including most Republicans, oppose major cuts in federal funding for Medicaid, according to a poll released Thursday
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May 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“We should be mad as hell”: NC legislators who’ve survived breast cancer seek improved detection ncnewsline.com/2025/04/30/w... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #breastcancer
"We should be mad as hell": NC legislators who've survived breast cancer seek improved detection • NC Newsline
Three North Carolina women legislators are sponsoring bills to require health insurance company coverage of breast cancer screenings
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April 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“We should be mad as hell”: NC legislators who’ve survived breast cancer seek improved detection ncnewsline.com/2025/04/30/w... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #breastcancer
Trump border czar defends removal of U.S. citizen children ncnewsline.com/2025/04/28/r... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #immigrants #children
Trump border czar defends removal of U.S. citizen children • NC Newsline
White House border czar Tom Homan on Monday blamed the parents of U.S. citizen children the Trump administration sent to Honduras
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April 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Trump border czar defends removal of U.S. citizen children ncnewsline.com/2025/04/28/r... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #immigrants #children
Important story from @galenb.bsky.social -Few were insured against Helene’s floods. Those that were faced delays, frustrating hurdles ncnewsline.com/2025/04/22/f... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #HurricaneHelene #westernNC
Few were insured against Helene’s floods. Those that were faced delays, frustrating hurdles • NC Newsline
only some of the small percentage of homeowners and businesses with flood insurance have collected in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene
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April 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Important story from @galenb.bsky.social -Few were insured against Helene’s floods. Those that were faced delays, frustrating hurdles ncnewsline.com/2025/04/22/f... #ncga #ncpol #ncgov #ncleg #HurricaneHelene #westernNC