NEW HANOVER COUNTY — Three new members, along with one incumbent, will be sworn in to the New Hanover County Schools Board of Education on Tuesday; however…
NEW HANOVER COUNTY — Protests from the local Republican Party lingered as the New Hanover County Board of Elections closed the books on this year’s contests.
On this episode, we sit down with Andre Brown, chair of the New Hanover Democratic Party. We’ll talk about the tough, but relatively close, loss of all four school board spots in this year’s election and what that means for the coming years. Plus, what’s next for the party as many are already gearing up for the 2023 municipal elections.
Progress NC put roughly $120,000 into the school board race, sending mailers supporting Democratic candidates and opposing Republican ones. But while the outside spending appears to have given Democrats the fundraising advantage, it didn’t have the desired impact at the polls. It’s also not, as some have claimed, the work of billionaire George Soros.
NEW HANOVER COUNTY — The school board took a major swing to the right after Wednesday’s election. Its current make up is 4-3 Democrat leaning, but by the time…