politics

RALEIGH — In a victory for social conservatives, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that North Carolina’s civil magistrates have a right to recuse themselves from performing same-sex marriages.The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld […]

RALEIGH — On Monday, a group of N.C. veterans and Republican county leaders called on N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper to support expanded aid for the children of war veterans killed in action. Scholarships for Gold […]

RALEIGH — After only two weeks of closed door negotiations, Republican lawmakers introduced their state budget compromise on Monday and promptly passed it in the state Senate Tuesday. The $22.9 billion biennium budget appears to […]

RALEIGH — As the 2017 legislative session approaches its conclusion with the budget conference process starting in earnest this week, North State Journal sat down with N.C. House Majority Leader Rep. John Bell (R-Wayne) to […]

RALEIGH — Thomas Jefferson was 33 when he wrote the Declaration of Independence. James Madison 36 when he spearheaded the writing of the U.S. Constitution. That realization was one of the motivations for Steven Olikara […]

RALEIGH — A three-judge panel has dismissed Gov. Roy Cooper’s lawsuit challenging the Republican-led merger of the State Board of Elections and State Ethics Commission.On Thursday, Judges Jesse B. Caldwell III, L. Todd Burke, and […]

RALEIGH — The N.C. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee is meeting Wednesday morning, working on its budget proposal after initially announcing an aggregate spending level of $22.9 billion that matches the total appropriations level as […]