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November 14, 2025

Michael Wray

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Wray announces bid to take back his NCGA seat

July 19, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — General Assembly House veteran Michael Wray is seeking to take back his House District 27 seat from Rep. Rodney Pierce (Halifax), to whom he lost the Democratic primary last year by 34 votes. “This campaign is about standing up for the […]

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2 state constitutional amendments may be on ballot in 2026

December 11, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly Senate has passed two amendments to the state constitution by a vote of 30-19 for each with no Democrats voting in favor of the measures. The House has […]

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Cooper’s ICE, Opportunity Scholarship veto overridden

November 27, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Lawmakers in the North Carolina legislature overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of House Bill 10 last week. The House overrode the veto on Nov. 19 by a vote of 72-44. Three Democrats crossed […]

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Budget conference report approved by General Assembly

September 19, 2024 A.P. Dillon

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 […]

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House overrides 3 more vetoes

August 8, 2024 A.P. Dillon

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 […]

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Cooper makes 95th veto on DOT agency bill

May 1, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper made the 95th veto of his two terms over billboard signage vegetation clearing in a North Carolina Department of Transportation agency bill. House Bill 198 contains requests made by […]

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Federal appeals court won’t force redrawing of NC Senate districts

April 3, 2024 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — A federal appeals court declined Thursday to order North Carolina legislators to redraw some state Senate districts, rejecting arguments that clear evidence has been presented showing Republican manipulation of boundaries means black voters […]

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The 411: Truitt honored at charter summit

March 20, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The second annual North Carolina Coalition for Charter Schools summit held in Raleigh earlier this month was attended by more than 200 charter leaders, stakeholders, lawmakers, industry experts and professionals in attendance. “This […]

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Wray files election protest after trailing in House primary

March 16, 2024 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — Democratic Rep. Michael Wray filed protests Friday in his primary election in which he slightly trails, alleging that ballot distribution and counting mistakes along with unlawful voting-site campaigning cast doubt on the results. […]

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Several notable results from NC primaries

March 14, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — While much of the attention was on the North Carolina gubernatorial primaries, results like 10-term incumbent General Assembly Rep. George Cleveland (R-Onslow) being upset by newcomer Wyatt Gable, a college student finishing his […]

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