North State Journal — Vol. 1., Issue 25

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VOLUME 1 ISSUE 25

SUNDAY, August 14, 2016

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the Sunday News Briefing

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Wake Forest to add beer and wine sales for home games Winston-Salem

Wake Forest University will have beer and wine sales stadium-wide for football games at BB&T Field and at LJVM Coliseum in 2016-17. Athletic Director Ron Wellman cited the success of Top Hat Tavern over the last two seasons as one of the reasons for the stadium-wide sales. Beer and wine will be for sale by Spectra Food Services at new portable sales points and signature concept stands. Beer only will be at permanent concessions. The school is adding extra security and wristbands required for purchase.

Judges panel rules NC legislative maps unconstitutional Raleigh

November elections will move forward under the state Senate and House legislative district map drawn in 2011, but it must be redrawn during the next legislative session, a three-judge federal panel ruled Thursday. The judges said that 28 of the 120 state districts were unconstitutionally drawn using racial gerrymandering; however, they said that they did not find any evidence of political motivation for the district lines, and noted that the lines appear to be a part of an effort by legislators to fully comply with the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Trump volunteer says former NC campaign manager pulled a gun on him

Charlotte A Trump volunteer is suing the campaign’s former N.C. manager, Earl Phillip, claiming he pulled a handgun on him following a campaign event in February. In a suit filed Thursday Vincent Bordini alleges that Phillip held a gun to his kneecap while he drove until another staffer questioned him. Bordini said he reported the incident and claims he found four other people who said Phillip had done the same thing to them. Phillip resigned from the N.C. campaign last week to become the chair of Trump’s National Diversity Coalition. He resigned from that position on Thursday. William Harding, a Charlotte-based lawyer for Phillip, called the allegations “preposterous” and said if Bordini’s claims were true, there would have been criminal action.

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From left, Katinka Hosszu of Hungary, Kathleen Baker of USA and Yuanhui Fu of China compete in the women’s 100-meter backstroke final on Monday during the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. The Winston-Salem native won a silver medal with her personal best time.

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North Carolinians set pace for US Olympic swim team By Josh Hyatt North State Journal RALEIGH — The tally for the United States’ medal wins continues to rise at the end of the first full week of competition at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and the impact from athletes with North Carolina ties is evident. As the U.S. approached the 40-medal count as of press time on Friday, N.C.-related athletes had contributed four medals to America’s overall tally. Charlotte-based swimmer Ryan Lochte earned his 12th

Olympic medal, and his first gold medal of the 2016 Olympics, on Tuesday in the 4x200 freestyle relay, along with Michael Phelps, Conor Dwyer and Townley Haas. The American swim team defeated second- and third-placed Great Britain and Japan, respectively, by a nearly three-second margin in the event. NC State’s Ryan Held also helped the U.S. men to a gold in the 4x100 freestyle relay last Sunday, along with fellow Americans Phelps, Nathan Adrian and See OLYMPICS, page A2

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By Jeff Moore North State Journal Presidential nominees Donald Trump (R) and Hillary Clinton (D) revealed their economic plans this week in Michigan, drawing contrasts between the opponents’ tax plans in particular as they race toward the general election in November. Both candidates and their running mates have become familiar faces in North Carolina, its importance as a swing state evidenced by the candidates’ already frequent campaign stops in the Old North State. Their competing economic philosophies present voters with diametrically opposed visions on how taxes should be levied across low, middle and high income earners. Clinton’s plan Speaking in Warren, Mich., Thursday, Clinton unveiled a tax plan consistent with her campaign proposal to increase the tax rate on higher earners, coupled with an effort to change the tax treatment given to capital gains on investments. While the Clinton plan does not eliminate existing steps in personal income tax rates within the current progressive bracket structure, it does add sub-brackets that steepen the progression on the high end. To that point, the Clinton plan adds a top in-

Clinton, Trump economic visions present voters with diametrically opposed views on how taxes should be levied across low, middle and high income earners.

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein will not be on the ballot in North Carolina, but is eligible to be a write-in candidate.

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NC presidential ballot to feature three candidates McMullin (I) will be absent from NC ballot after missing deadline By Liz Moomey North State Journal

See ECONOMIC PLAN, page A8

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RALEIGH — Evan McMullin, a former CIA officer, announced his independent bid for the November presidential election on Monday. In a letter posted on the Evan McMullin for President website, he wrote that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton was “stale” and “a corrupt career politician,” and Republican candidate Donald Trump “appeals to the worst fears of Americans” and is “unstable.” “Millions of Americans are not being represented by either of these candidates; those of us who care about the strength of the

Wyndham Championship kicks off in Greensboro. B6 Sports The wonder and importance of continuing the tradition of agriculture in western North Carolina. C1 the good life

military and intelligence services find little to embrace in either Trump or Clinton,” McMullin wrote. The deadline to get on the presidential ballot as an independent candidate was Wednesday at noon. And according to Jackie Hyland, the public information officer for North Carolina State Board of Elections, the agency “did not receive any paperwork for petition candidacy from Evan McMullin and the deadline has passed.” In order to be a write-in candidate, the person seeking presidency must submit a petition signed by 500 North Carolina voters. The North Carolina ballot will include Republican candidate Donald Trump, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson. Voters can also write-in See THIRD PARTY, page A2

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Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign event at Trask Coliseum on the campus of the University of North CarolinaWilmington on Tuesday. Thousands inside and outside of the arena streamed in to hear the GOP presidential candidate speak along with Gov. Pat McCrory and former mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani.

Republicans call for Cooper’s resignation in Charlotte On Murphy to Manteo, page A5


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