RALEIGH — Rep. David Lewis (R-Harnett) submitted his formal resignation letter to House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) this afternoon. He had originally announced his intention to retire on July 24. In addition to formally […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly returns to Raleigh briefly on Tuesday with a short to-do list, topped by another Republican attempt to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the budget more than […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina judges ordered a new U.S. House district map that Republican state legislators drew last month be used in the 2020 elections, deciding on Monday there wasn’t the time to scrutinize the […]
RALEIGH — The state Senate has agreed to a new map of nearly half of its electoral districts to comply with a state court order that declared current boundaries partisan gerrymanders. The Senate voted 38-9 […]
RALEIGH — President Donald Trump has criticized Governor Roy Cooper for vetoing a bill that would have required the state’s sheriffs to recognize requests by federal immigration agents to hold jail inmates believed to be […]
BREVARD — A North Carolina state lawmaker is pleading guilty to cyberstalking his estranged wife, a misdemeanor that will be dismissed if he completes 18 months of probation. Second-term Republican Rep. Cody Henson, who represents […]
RALEIGH — A state legislator aided by conservatives on Capitol Hill won the Republican nomination Tuesday for the North Carolina congressional district seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Walter Jones Jr. Voters in […]
RALEIGH — Some members of the N.C. House GOP say it’s time to debate Medicaid legislation that would expand the federal program to more able-bodied adults in North Carolina, even as Senate counterparts remain against […]
RALEIGH — The GOP-controlled state House scheduled for Monday an override vote on Cooper’s budget veto. Only three Democrats sided with House Republicans during a final budget vote last week. Republicans will likely need more […]
RALEIGH — Colleges, universities and various state institutions recently submitted applications to the NC State Board of Elections to have their student and employee ID’s approved for use in voting. Of the 81 colleges and […]
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