Trump, Biden In North Carolina On Monday
While Donald Trump comes to western North Carolina to promote his own candidacy, Vice President Joe Biden will be in the Triangle helping a group that backs Democratic candidates for governor like Attorney General Roy Cooper.
Biden is the big-named guest in the Raleigh area at a private fundraiser Monday for the Democratic Governors Association. Meanwhile Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, is expected to hold a rally early Monday evening in Asheville's downtown arena.
The vice president also scheduled a public event late Monday morning at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte.
Former NCAE Leader Dies
The former head of the North Carolina Association of Educators has died. Rodney Ellis' passing has brought condolences from across the state.
Ellis was a former teacher in the Winston-Salem Forsyth County school system. But it was his advocacy for public schools where he might have made his biggest mark - first as a member of the Forsyth County Association of Educators and then as president of the statewide organization.
An arrest during a Moral Monday protest showed he wasn't afraid to court controversy. At a community forum on education at Wake Forest University three years ago, Ellis said he wanted to guarantee great public schools for every child in North Carolina.
'Moral Day Of Action' Planned In 30 State Capitals And D.C.
A movement that began more than three years ago about conservative policies in North Carolina has grown into an event that will be held in 30 states and Washington, D.C., to promote what supporters call a "moral public policy framework."
The Rev. William Barber will lead the protest on Monday at the North Carolina Capitol in Raleigh. Barber is the leader of the "Moral Monday" movement that began in April 2013 to protest conservative policies that advocates say hurt the poor and minorities. He gained national attention when he spoke at the Democratic National Convention.
Organizers say clergy will lead a "Higher Ground Moral Day of Action" outside state Capitol buildings and city halls, delivering petitions that express their support for groups they say are hurt by current public policies.
Election Board Clears McCrory, Bond Campaigns On Complaints
The State Board of Elections has cleared Gov. Pat McCrory's campaign and a committee that urged voters to approve a $2 billion bond referendum in March of allegations they worked together unlawfully.
A board investigation of complaints filed in February by the head of a left-leaning advocacy group found no evidence the Connect NC Committee and McCrory's campaign organization coordinated activity to seek approval of the bond question.
The complaints by Gerrick Brenner centered primarily on a Connect NC video in which McCrory appeared and went to bond supporters. The board's report dated Friday said evidence showed the video's use complied with board guidance on campaign finance laws.
Family Research Council Camps In NC Urging Election Turnout
A conservative political advocacy group is putting an intensive focus on the election swing state of North Carolina in urging people to vote their values.
The Family Research Council Action started its coast-to-coast bus tour in North Carolina on Sunday. The group's effort to get evangelical Christians to the polls visits Baptist churches and other locations in western North Carolina Monday.
The tax-exempt lobbying arm of the Family Research Council plans 144 stops from Florida to Oregon, with more than 100 of those in North Carolina.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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