Josh Stein: “North Carolina is a place where businesses like SteelFab can grow.”

Strengthen public education. Invest in workforce development, including apprentices. Lower the cost of living. And make sure that you all have a seat at the table.

The State Board’s decision is a slap in the face to voters who stood up to these changes and a blatant circumvention of the law.

Today the State Board of Elections approved new ways for mail-in ballots to be rejected on technicalities, including changes that had been put on hold by state law after I joined a number of other North Carolinians in objecting to them.

I’ve got all kinds of respect for them and their willingness to do that because I know that it’s not the easiest thing to do in these inflamed times.