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Today I start a new chapter of my journalism career at @WRAL and @NCCapitol and am very excited for what’s next.
I’ll still be covering all things #ncpol/#ncga, so keep the tips coming!
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Will Doran
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Will Doran
@will_doran
Writing about NC politics for @WRAL. DM me with tips, story ideas and funny place names. Formerly @newsobserver @sanfordherald @dailytarheel
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Is a political comeback on the table? He didn't say. His attention is on helping others also struggling.
"It's the biggest regret in my life … but at the same time ... it's the biggest blessing that I've ever had. Because now I can impart that wisdom" wral.com/news/nccapitol…
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The CNN reporting on porn comments that Mark Robinson called lies, as it tanked his 2024 run for governor?
He now admits: "There's some truth to it."
Robinson has out of the public eye since 2024--until today with a wide ranging podcast on his porn 'obsession' and more. #ncpol
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This will be live in half an hour #ncpol
After The Call@AfterTheCallRTM
Tonight. 5PM EST. Mark Robinson comes clean.
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March is the best month of the year
Joe Pompliano@JoePompliano
High Point’s Chase Johnston, who shoots nearly 50% from 3, just made his first two-pointer of the season to beat Wisconsin
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@will_doran @AndySpecht please tell your coworker I’ve disinherited him for picking TTUN
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I have the exact same Final 4, championship matchup and winner as the governor. But I did mine last night. Time to start looking into whether the state is snooping on my computer...
Governor Josh Stein@NC_Governor
I’ve locked in my brackets. Let the games begin! 🏀
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"The Pentagon-backed deal is expected to make North Carolina a U.S. hub for rare-earth magnets. Vulcan previously announced a $1.4 billion deal with the federal government that would help the company meet its goal of producing up to 10,000 metric tons" wral.com/news/local/vul…
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This company is using that infusion of government cash to hire 1,000 people here in North Carolina, we reported last year #ncpol
Joe Weisenthal@TheStalwart
Last year, Donald Trump Jr. invested in a rare earths startup at a $200 million valuation. Then three months later, the US government announced a huge loan backstop for the company and now it's worth around $2 billion. bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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"It is bad for democracy to have fewer reporters watching the moves of politicians ... But also, if you just want to watch football on the weekend, you're going to pay more and more money to do that in North Carolina if this merger goes through." #ncpol wral.com/news/nccapitol…
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Just spoke with #ncpol Attorney General @JeffJacksonNC. He's suing to block the merger of Tegna and Nexstar, who own multiple local TV news stations in NC.
He's worried their merger will lead to newsroom layoffs as well as higher cable/satellite prices for millions.
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Recounts. Ballot challenges. A special request.
Could Phil Berger really catch Sam Page?
WATCH: @will_doran and I explain the 3 ways North Carolina's Senate leader is trying to make up his 23-vote deficit.
youtube.com/watch?v=QNV_ec…
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Cooper is land-rich, with a bunch of property in Nash and Wake counties. Invested in some mutual funds, but no individual stocks.
Whatley is heavily invested in the stock market, largely in energy/oil companies but others too #ncpol wral.com/news/nccapitol…
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It’ll remain the same no matter who wins the #ncpol race this year. Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley are both millionaires, I reported last month, although their wealth comes from very different sources (1/2)
Tim Grieve@timgrieve
There are 100 members of the U.S. Senate. 73 of them are millionaires. A special report from @NOTUSreports on the wealth (and more wealth!) of members of Congress. notus.org/capitol-gains
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So a crook steals millions from the US government, then agrees to pay a Trump-connected lobbyist $600k to get him a pardon, and gets it, but stiffs his fixer most of the fee, and then finds himself the target of a Russian mobster hired to collect on the rest of the debt. Got it.
Kenneth P. Vogel@kenvogel
SCOOP: Josh Nass, a lobbyist who worked to secure a pardon from Trump for a client, was arrested Friday & charged with attempted extortion, apparently for trying to collect an additional $500k he was owed by the pardoned client, Joseph Schwartz. nytimes.com/2026/03/14/us/…
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NEWS: Six months before the Trump admin began bombing Iran, the Department of State fired its oil and gas experts.
State’s energy division got completely DOGE’d. And with it went the people who knew how to plan for a global energy crisis.
notus.org/trump-white-ho…
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@lisasorg All the world’s biggest energy companies, and plenty of the smaller ones too, decided 10-15 years ago that those Lee/Chatham gas reserves weren’t worth the effort to frack.
I’d be interested to hear what these AI people think they know, that the rest didn’t.
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This is the story that prompted the Lee County discussion tonight. Deep river data wants to drill for gas to power the project insideclimatenews.org/news/01112025/…
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Brendan Carr’s authoritarian warning — that networks risk their broadcasting licenses for Iran war reporting that the government doesn’t like — is outrageous. When the government demands the press become a state mouthpiece under the threat of punishment, something has gone very wrong.
In 2019, Carr said: “Should the government censor speech it doesn’t like? Of course not. The FCC does not have a roving mandate to police speech in the name of the ‘public interest.’” But today, Carr cites the “public interest” to blatantly threaten news outlets because the president doesn’t like their reporting.
Again and again, Carr’s tenure as FCC chairman has been marked by his shameless willingness to bully and threaten our free press. But even by Carr’s standards, today’s hypocrisy is shocking — and dangerous.
The American people demand uncensored news about the men and women serving in our armed forces. Our right to a free press is one of the core American freedoms those in uniform have sworn to support and defend. It is long past time for our government officials to remember their own oaths to uphold the Constitution — starting with the First Amendment.
Brendan Carr@BrendanCarrFCC
Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions - also known as the fake news - have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up. The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they do not. And frankly, changing course is in their own business interests since trust in legacy media has now fallen to an all time low of just 9% and are ratings disasters. The American people have subsidized broadcasters to the tune of billions of dollars by providing free access to the nation’s airwaves. It is very important to bring trust back into media, which has earned itself the label of fake news. When a political candidate is able to win a landslide election victory after in the face of hoaxes and distortions, there is something very wrong. It means the public has lost faith and confidence in the media. And we can’t allow that to happen. Time for change!
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Not sure why the national sports media is so convinced FSU doesn’t belong in March Madness. They’re on a hot streak and have twice almost beaten #1 Duke, including on a last-second shot just now
Not a great record, but still better than “bubble” teams like Auburn or SMU
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"I've done 16 months in the Gaston County jail, in the murder block,” Lindberg said. “I did 21 months in a federal prison. Who knows how many more months or years I'll be incarcerated.” #ncpol wral.com/news/nccapitol…
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Greg Lindberg, the former #ncpol megadonor now facing prison time, faces off against Wake County Judge Graham Shirley this morning
Shirley recently ordered Lindberg to repay over half a billion dollars. Lindberg is now accusing Shirley of criminal behavior, demanding his recusal
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