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July 24, 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 House Oversight Committee schedules 2nd hearing

April 12, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — The House Oversight and Reform Committee invited key members of Gov. Roy Cooper’s staff and the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) general counsel to testify before the committee Tuesday, April 18.  The hearing will […]

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Ethics complaint filed against Nickel for misuse of TikTok

April 6, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — Jeff Jackson isn’t the only North Carolina Democrat in Congress with a TikTok problem. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) is filing a complaint about Democratic Rep. Wiley Nickel’s (NC-13) TikTok […]

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Reactions pour in after Cotham joins Republican Party

April 5, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — Rep. Tricia Cotham’s (R-Mecklenburg) defection from the Democratic to Republican Party jolted North Carolina politics when the word of the impending move became public. As Cotham and state Republican leaders spoke on Wednesday […]

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Cotham makes it official and joins Republican Party

April 5, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — Rep. Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County announced on Wednesday morning she was officially joining the Republican Party in a press conference flanked by Republican legislators. First appointed to a state House seat to […]

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Council of State will look much different in 2025

March 30, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — With the entry of at least three statewide elected officials into the race for governor, a fifth seat on North Carolina’s Council of State will be open for both parties in the 2024 […]

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Ignoring warnings, Republicans pass Medicaid expansion 

March 29, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — North Carolina Republicans made it official last Thursday, passing a massive Medicaid expansion bill that will add as many as 600,000 able-bodied North Carolinians to federal health care rolls.  The final passage of […]

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SBI director alleges interference from governor’s office in hearing

March 28, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — State Bureau of Investigation director Bob Schurmeier testified that his agency should be untethered completely from cabinet-level agencies in a House Oversight and Reform hearing in Raleigh on Tuesday, March 28. The purpose […]

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Tillis tackles state of economy at small business event 

March 22, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) headlined an event for small business leaders across North Carolina on Monday in downtown Raleigh — a stone’s throw away from the General Assembly, where he helped usher in […]

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NRCC adds 3 NC seats to pickup list

March 16, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is aiming to win at least three congressional seats in North Carolina in the 2024 election cycle. A list of 37 targets nationwide includes 3 in the […]

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Sports betting bill back in NC House

March 16, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — A bill to legalize and bring sports betting to North Carolina was introduced by state Rep. Jason Saine (R-Lincoln) on Monday.  After narrowly failing in the North Carolina House of Representatives last year, the […]

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