Election Ballot Mailing and Job Numbers

The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1 percent. Economists had expected U.S. employers to add 53,000 jobs last month and the jobless rate to hold steady at 4.1 perc

North Carolina is set to begin mailing general election absentee ballots on Friday, even as the Trump administration has moved to restrict voting by mail. The administration is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that stops is from moving forward with voting restrictions established by executive orde