NC Attorney General

Bishop campaigns on ‘law and order’ in AG race

September 26, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — As the race for North Carolina attorney general intensifies, Republican candidate Congressman Dan Bishop is pitching himself as the law-and-order candidate. In a recent interview with North State, Bishop addressed concerns about rising […]

AG candidate Dan Bishop campaigns on crime, safety

September 5, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Republican Congressman Dan Bishop has been campaigning around the state, focusing on crime and safety in his attempt to become North Carolina’s next attorney general. Bishop’s has hit mainly larger urban areas in […]

Bishop files for attorney general

December 13, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Republican U.S. Dan Bishop (NC-08) officially filed his paperwork to run for North Carolina attorney general on Friday, Dec. 8. Bishop filed alongside multiple state district attorneys, including Mike Hardin (Hoke/Moore) and Andy […]

Bishop files for attorney general flanked by multiple state district attorneys

December 8, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-08) officially filed his paperwork to run for North Carolina attorney general on Friday, Dec. 8. Bishop filed alongside multiple state district attorneys, including Mike Hardin (Hoke/Moore), Andy […]

Bishop welcomes ‘Chinese Social Media Star’ to NC attorney general race

October 27, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — On Oct. 26, Freshman Democratic Rep. Jeff Jackson (NC-14) announced in a video message posted to the social media platform X that he would not be seeking reelection in 2024 and would instead […]

Rumors fly that U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson will enter NC Attorney General race

September 28, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Rumors have been bubbling up for months that freshman U.S. Democratic Rep. Jeff Jackson (NC-14) will abandon a congressional reelection bid in order to run for North Carolina Attorney General. One source recently […]

Congressman Dan Bishop officials enters NC attorney general race

August 4, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — After a few months of rumor and speculation, Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-08) officially announced his campaign for North Carolina attorney general during an Aug. 3 interview on WBT Radio. Bishop, who […]

Former AG William Barr’s memoir to be published March 8

January 21, 2022 Hillel Italie, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Former Attorney General William P. Barr has a memoir coming out March 8 titled “One Damn Thing After Another,” and billed by his publisher as a “vivid and forthright book” of his […]

AG Stein Memorial Day email invokes Jan. 6

June 2, 2021 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — Attorney General Josh Stein’s campaign sent an email on Monday, May 31, to supporters invoking the Jan. 6 protests in Washington, D.C. on Memorial Day. “This Memorial Day is different. It comes just […]

Stein, state AGs tell Facebook no ‘Instagram for children’

May 13, 2021 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — Attorney General Josh Stein joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 state attorneys general to urge Facebook to abandon its plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under 13, citing serious concerns […]