NC Department of Justice

Stein names Smythe as new Public Safety chief

December 13, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Gov. Josh Stein named Jeffrey Smythe as the new secretary for the North Carolina Department of Public Safety last Monday. “I am excited to announce the appointment of Jeffrey Smythe as the new […]

Jackson takes on Trump as AG

December 4, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s Democratic Attorney General Jeff Jackson has racked up participation in at least 17 lawsuits against the Trump administration over his first 11 months in office. The cases Jackson entered the state […]

Concealed carry instructors push back on proposed rules at public hearing

August 16, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — More than a hundred concealed carry firearms instructors filled the meeting room to oppose three proposed rules by the North Carolina Department of Justice’s Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission at the […]

NC lawmakers, AG cite progress in untested sexual-assault-kit backlog

May 27, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — At a press conference held on May 18, state lawmakers and Attorney General Josh Stein announced progress in clearing the state’s large rape-kit backlog. “For many survivors of sexual assault, justice never comes,” […]

Cooper, cabinet leaders again push local leaders to enact additional restrictions

December 14, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper, N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services secretary Mandy Cohen and N.C. Dept. of Public Safety secretary Erik Hooks wrote a letter to local elected officials again asking them to […]