Attorney General Josh Stein

Judge rules against NC AG in Smithfield Foods settlement case

July 25, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A long-running legal dispute involving $12 million paid by Smithfield Foods to the state since July 2019 has ended, with a judge ruling against Attorney General Josh Stein’s use of the funds for environmental […]

Rape becoming a focal point in governor’s race between Robinson, Stein

June 21, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — As was the case in the 2020 race for North Carolina attorney general, crime is again becoming a focal point of the North Carolina race for governor as evidenced by two recently aired […]

23 state AGs look to overturn gender-affirming surgery ruling

June 20, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Nearly half of the nation’s attorneys general have joined an amicus brief led by Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall that seeks to overturn a ruling by the 11th Circuit that employer health insurance […]

NCGOP Chair Jason Simmons on economy, immigration and ’24 key races

June 14, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH —North Carolina Republican Party Chair Jason Simmons says the economy, inflation and education are the top issues for Republicans ahead of the 2024 elections. “You know, it’s been a great transition. We have a […]

North Carolina court delays, then restores candidate filing

December 6, 2021 Bryan Anderson and Gary Robertson, Associated Press

RALEIGH — The start of North Carolina candidate filing for U.S. House and legislative seats was blocked on Monday by an appeals court panel — only to be restored hours later when most Court of […]

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Lawmakers seek to end ‘sue and settle’ agreements

March 31, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Members of the North Carolina Senate have filed a bill to block future “sue and settle” agreements like the one the N.C. State Board of Elections director and state attorney general entered into […]

Attorney General Stein files motion to dismiss NCAE lawsuit against scholarship program

March 30, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A motion to dismiss has been filed in the lawsuit filed by the N.C. Association of Educators involving the that’s Opportunity Scholarship Program. Attorney General Josh Stein filed a motion to dismiss the […]

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Republican N.C. State Board of Elections members resign

September 24, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – Late Wednesday night, the two Republican members of the N.C. State Board of Elections submitted their resignations. David Black of Cabarrus County and Ken Raymond of Forsyth County both resigned from the N.C. […]

U.S. top court rejects appeal of NC voter ID law

May 15, 2017 admin

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal filed by Republican legislators to overturn a lower court ruling that voided the state’s voter I.D. law. The court cited what they called a […]