ASHEVILLE — Days of torrential rains in North Carolina culminating with tropical downpours from what was Hurricane Helene have led to officials keeping a close eye on a major dam, the closure of two main […]
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed legislation Friday that allocates several hundred million dollars to an expanded private school voucher program and orders sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigrant agents looking for people in the […]
RALEIGH — Both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly passed its budget conference report contained in House Bill 10 last week. The bill includes $248 million in nonrecurring funds to clear the waitlist for […]
CHARLOTTE — State Rep. Kelly Alexander Jr., a scion of an influential civil rights family in North Carolina who advocated for legalizing medical cannabis, died Friday. He was 75. A family statement posted on an […]
Until last Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, had not sat down for a formal interview nor any other type of interview since she named him her VP pick in […]
RALEIGH — With Republicans sweeping statewide judicial races in the past two election cycles, eyes are on this year’s lone North Carolina Supreme Court seat race between Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin and Associate […]
RALEIGH — House lawmakers overrode three more of Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes last week. In early July, Cooper broke the 100 veto threshold on three bills: House Bills 155, 556 and 690. On the last day of […]
RALEIGH — The decision by the North Carolina State Board of Elections to keep certain parties off the state’s November General Election ballot was the subject of legislative hearing held on July 23. The House […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper opted not to be a candidate in Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate search, he announced just after midnight Tuesday, in part because of concerns that his […]
The 2024 White House campaign has thrust a handful of governors and senators into the mix for vice president, and that has drawn attention to rules of succession in the contenders’ home states should they […]
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