RALEIGH – The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision striking the state’s voter ID law on Wednesday. The judges said in a unanimous opinion that “The district court penalized the General Assembly […]
RALEIGH — New laws began Tuesday in North Carolina that are designed to help more people convicted of lower-level crimes and nonviolent drug trafficking get records cleared or punishments eased. The “Second Chance Act” and […]
RALEIGH — The N.C. Senate will have a female majority leader for the first time in the chamber’s history. N.C. Senate Republicans on Monday held internal leadership elections and nominated Gaston County Sen. Kathy Harrington […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly’s Program Evaluation Division recently released a report on state efforts to increase diversity in the state’s teacher workforce. The Program Evaluation Division (PED) report says that North Carolina […]
RALEIGH — State House Speaker Tim Moore’s chief of staff is leaving the post for a job within the University of North Carolina system. Bart Goodson has been at the post since 2017, helping Moore […]
RALEIGH — Mostly blue Wake County has a new patch of red with Republican Erin Paré unseating incumbent Democrat Sydney Batch for the N.C. House District 37 seat. “After a hard-fought campaign, I am humbled […]
RALEIGH — After all the votes were counted and dollars spent, the results in North Carolina’s state legislative races were a disappointment to Democrats, who had hoped to flip at least one of the two […]
RALEIGH – Democratic incumbent state Sen. Jeff Jackson defeated Republican Sonja Nichols to return to the General Assembly. Jackson’s district had been made more Republican following redistricting in 2019, and state Republicans drew a competitive candidate in […]
RALEIGH – Republicans will extend their control of the General Assembly for another two years. Unofficial results show the party will maintain majorities in both chambers following a round of redistricting in 2019. They will […]
RALEIGH — From early in election season to the very last week, North Carolina’s State Board of Elections, run by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s appointees, and the state’s legislature, run by Republicans, have fought a […]
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