A friend of mine who lives near A.C. Reynolds High School passed along a mailer that was sent out by [N.C. House candidate] Nathan Ramsey. This mailer was touting the need for laws that require state residents to show an ID to vote. Shame on Nathan Ramsey for buying into the GOP's voter-suppression efforts that, […]
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Appointment is not democracy
On July 26, 2011 the following was printed in the Mountain Xpress article “Field of Schemes?” about the proposed new Statehouse districts: “‘Less than a quarter of Buncombe County's population is Republican,’ noted Register of Deeds Drew Reisinger, who was Democratic Rep. Patsy Keever's campaign manager. ‘Yet they've drawn the districts so there will likely […]
District 1 candidates vie for Buncombe County commission seats
On a cool, drizzly, first-of-October evening, the three candidates for District 1, Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, gathered with potential voters in Pack Memorial Library’s Lord Auditorium. (Photo: Left to right — Don Guge, Holly Jones, Brownie Newman; photo by Max Cooper)
LIVE: Twitter coverage of the League of Women Voters’ Oct. 1 forum
Follow live Twitter coverage of the Asheville-Buncombe League of Women Voters’ forum here, beginning at 6:30 p.m. This forum focuses on the 114th House District (where Rep. Susan Fisher is running unopposed), and the 1st Buncombe County Board of Commissioners District (where Democrats Holly Jones and Brownie Newman are running against Republican Don Guge).
Storify: State house candidates face off at CIBO forum
The Buncombe County candidates running for seats in N.C. House districts 115 and 116 faced off at a Sept. 27 forum organized by the Council of Independent Business Owners. Candidates were asked a range of questions, giving them a chance to show where they stood on issues like Asheville’s water system, jobs, education and more. Roughly 75 people attended the forum. Here’s a look at the event in words, photos and videos as it unfolded, via Storify. (photo by Max Cooper)
LIVE: Updates from the Sept. 27 CIBO candidates forum
The Council of Independent Business Owners is hosting a Sept. 27 Statehouse candidates forum at Magnolia’s in downtown Asheville starting at about 12:15. The post contains live dispatches from the event.
Gantt, Howard face off in race for Buncombe board chair
In the race for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners chairmanship, incumbent Democrat David Gantt faced off Sept. 24 with Republican challenger J.B. Howard, marking stark contrasts in how the two candidates would approach economic development, education, the budget and other issues.
NC Voter time: Last day to register is Friday, Oct. 12; early voting starts Thursday, Oct. 18
LIVE: Updates from the Sept. 24 ABLWV candidates forum
The League of Women Voters of Asheville and Buncombe County held its first fall candidates forum today, Sept. 24, at Ferguson Auditorium on the AB Tech campus, offering voters a chance to see and hear candidates for Buncombe County Commission Chair and the county Board of Education. (photo by Max Cooper)
Moffitt Twitter message sparks controversy *Updated*
On the evening of Sept. 19, Rep. Tim Moffitt’s Twitter account sent out a strange and offensive message; Moffitt says his account was hacked. He has reported the alleged hacking to the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department.
Chamber forum highlights education, economy — with a dash of water *Updated with video*
Not surprisingly, jobs and the economy were premiere topics at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce’s candidate forum on Thursday. But in no time at all, education and local government control — the Asheville water system being the prime example — also bobbed to the top.
The money conundrum: Campaign finance and local elections
Sometimes the money behind the political marketing says as much about a given race as the ads themselves, offering insights into candidates’ views — not to mention their chances of winning.
The Campaign Trail: A look at what happened this week in local politics
A roundup of some of this week’s local political news: The 11th District candidates held their first debate, several General Assembly candidates touted endorsements, and much more.
Live from Charlotte: Local delegate Sarah Zambon sends dispatches from the DNC *UPDATED*
Sarah Zambon wraps up her series of blog posts about serving as a delegate representing Western North Carolina at the Democratic National Convention. This post also includes a live Twitter feed with locals’ observations and thoughts on the convention.
WNC does the DNC
Now that the Democratic National Convention is over, Xpress reporter Caitlin Byrd has rounded up tweets, photos, video and more from the local voices at the Democratic National Convention this week with Storify. These are their stories and experiences on the ground. (Photo by Jake Frankel)
Local delegates seek to bring DNC energy back to Asheville
Two young local Democratic Party activists — Sarah Zambon and Parker Sloan — are delegates to the party’s convention in Charlotte, and plan to take the energy and message they see there back home.
Buncombe Dems cancel trip to Charlotte, will watch Obama’s speech at Asheville Pizza and Brewing
Following news earlier today that the Democratic National Convention Committee was moving President Barack Obama’s Thursday, Sept. 6, speech indoors due to weather concerns, the Buncombe County Democratic Party cancelled its plans to bus roughly 100 local supporters to Charlotte to attend it.
Commissioners approve greenways plan, float idea of bond referendum to fund it
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners took a major step Sept. 4 toward building an extensive greenway system that would link towns, parks, schools and other key sites throughout the county.
LIVE: Dispatches from the Democratic National Convention
This post features an aggregated Twitter feed of dispatches from and about the Democratic National Convention happening this week in Charlotte, N.C.
The Campaign Trail: A look at what happened this week in local politics
A round up of some of this week’s local political news: Meadows spoke in Tampa and the national conventions loomed large; Asheville stuck with its water referendum; a poll showed Ramsey’s ahead; and more.
City opts not to change water referendum language
On Tuesday, Aug. 28, Asheville City Council continued their regular meeting until today, Aug. 30, to consider a possible change in the wording of the November water referendum. However, after a closed session briefing from legal staff, Council opted to leave the referendum the way it is.