WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. employers dramatically stepped up their hiring in December, adding 312,000 jobs in an encouraging display of strength for an economy in the midst of international trade skirmishes and a partial shutdown […]
RALEIGH — Mark Harris, Republican candidate in the nation’s last undecided congressional race, asked a North Carolina court Thursday to require that he be declared the winner because the now-defunct state elections board didn’t act. A lawsuit by […]
RALEIGH — A new political strategy firm launched today, led by two former state Senate staffers. Jim Blaine, former chief of staff to Sen. Phil Berger, and Ray Martin, state Senate caucus executive Director, announced […]
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday took the first major step toward launching a widely anticipated campaign for the presidency, hoping her reputation as a populist fighter can help her navigate a Democratic field […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Republican Party, despite retaining majorities in both chambers of the state legislature, have lost their supermajorities after 2018’s elections. Before 2010’s sweep by the N.C. GOP, the party had not […]
Since 2007 North Carolina has used a three-tier system for designating economic development status. The N.C. Department of Commerce annually ranks the state’s 100 counties based on economic well-being and assigns each a tier designation. […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Here’s what you’ll need to make a gingerbread model of Biltmore House: gingerbread, of course. Royal icing. Homemade vanilla wafers. Silver luster. Modeling chocolate. Gold dust. And a little vodka. The biggest […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Toward the end of 2018, the nation bid goodbye to former President George H.W. Bush with high praise, cannon salutes and gentle humor, celebrating the life of the Texan who embraced a […]
If you wanted a break from the wall-to-wall politics that dominated 2018, there was a royal wedding with something for everyone, some groundbreaking movies, the return of Mary Poppins and Harry Potter, a goodbye to […]
WASHINGTON — In September of 2018, Hurricane Florence made history as it came ashore in Wilmington, cutting off the port city for weeks and leading to frustration, food lines and fear. But the damage from […]
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