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July 6, 2025

Articles by Matt Mercer

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Matt Mercer is the editor in chief of North State Journal and can be reached at matt@northstatejournal.com.
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NC Values Coalition poll shows Budd leading Senate primary

March 30, 2022 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — A poll of Republican primary voters commissioned by the NC Values Coalition gives three-term U.S. Rep. Ted Budd the edge over former Gov. Pat McCrory and former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker in the May […]

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Former President Donald Trump holding rally for Ted Budd

March 30, 2022 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Johnston County on Saturday, April 9 according to a statement from his Save America PAC confirming the announcement.  The rally will be held in […]

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Former President Donald Trump to hold April 9 rally in NC

March 25, 2022 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Johnston County on Saturday, April 9 according to a statement from his Save America PAC. The rally will be held in Selma, the site […]

Christine T. Nguyen—The North State Journal
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NC House sees less competition among parties than two years ago

March 23, 2022 A.P. Dillon and Matt Mercer, North State Journal

RALEIGH — In the 2020 election cycle, Democrats fielded candidates for 119 of the 120 House seats. In this year’s midterm filings, Democrats are competing for only 92 seats whereas Republicans are represented in 111 of […]

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NCDHHS ends daily COVID reporting metrics

March 22, 2022 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services released what it calls its new plan for the current stage of the coronavirus pandemic and announced it would end daily updates to its COVID-19 dashboard. […]

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RNC registers voters at gas stations

March 22, 2022 Matt Mercer

CHARLOTTE — The Republican National Committee kicked off a nationwide voter registration initiative by registering voters at gas stations across Mecklenburg County.  The initiative in three states: North Carolina, Arizona, and Florida, comes as gas prices […]

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Club for Growth launches $10 million in ad spending for US Senate primary

March 16, 2022 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — The Club for Growth, a Washington, D.C.-based conservative organization, announced it was increasing its spending to boost U.S. Rep. Ted Budd in the state’s competitive 2022 Republican U.S. Senate primary.  The Club for Growth’s […]

General Assembly - Raleigh - May 2020
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Party of one: 33 state legislators unopposed for reelection

March 11, 2022 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — When the dust settled shortly after 12 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 33 legislators punched their tickets to another two years in Raleigh. In both the N.C. House and Senate, it was Republicans who […]

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US inflation soared 7.9% in past year, a fresh 40-year high

March 11, 2022 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Propelled by surging costs for gas, food and housing, consumer inflation jumped 7.9% over the past year, the sharpest spike since 1982 and likely only a harbinger of even higher prices to […]

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RSLC will make NC General Assembly a priority in 2022 elections

March 10, 2022 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) announced its full list of state legislative targets for the 2022 elections on Thursday, March 10. The list includes a total of 18 states ranging from those […]

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