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Primary Election 2026: Rebecca Trammel is pursuing an unaffiliated campaign for NC Senate District 7On this edition of The Newsroom, we're speaking with Rebecca Trammel, a nonprofit founder, community organizer, and advocate for public education funding who aims to run as an unaffiliated candidate for North Carolina’s Senate District 7. We asked about her decision to run without major party support — and where she lands on some contentious state-level policies.
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National News
- DHS funding battle risks shutdown. And, Fed holds rates steady despite Trump pressure
- Morning news brief
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- New research examines long-term effects of federal housing program from the '90s
- Car rams into Chabad headquarters in New York City, damaging doors
- How the Minneapolis killings look from Trump country
- A snow-starved January is bringing economic pain to the U.S. West
- The view of the Minneapolis shooting from Trump country
- The FBI conducts a search at the Fulton County election office in Georgia
State News
- 'It touches the human spirit': community rallies behind historic Blowing Rock restaurant after fire
- Greensboro readies roads for another winter storm
- FEMA approves $230 million in reimbursements for Helene recovery in WNC
- Greensboro seeks input on new public art project
- State health officials expand access to measles vaccine following confirmed community spread in WNC
- North Carolina regulators release public hearing schedule for Duke Energy rate hikes
- The anatomy of a winter storm forecast: why predictions kept changing
- Deadline nears for Helene housing recovery program
- N.C. A&T to celebrate 66th civil rights sit-in anniversary on Friday
- New Carbon Plan course teaches the public how to share their energy story
