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February 21, 2026

Roy Cooper

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Education Lottery funding drop’s link to law change, past Cooper appointee

February 12, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A recent audit by the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor revealed that contributions to public education from the state lottery have decreased over the past three years, even as total lottery […]

Iryna Zarutska
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COVID-era prison release settlement under Cooper linked to suspect in Zarutska murder

February 6, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — An article by Fox News questions if Decarlos Brown Jr. was released under former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-era prisoner release lawsuit settlement. At the time, the settlement was described as one of the […]

Article

Races to watch ahead of NC’s March primaries

January 29, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — With the March 3 primary approaching and early voting underway, there are several key races worth keeping an eye on. Key General Assembly races include the primary between Trump-endorsed Senate Leader Phil Berger […]

Alma Adams,Deborah Ross,Tim Moore,David Rouzer
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2025 Year in Review: NCGA tackles public safety, hurricane relief, immigration

December 25, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — As 2025 wraps up, the General Assembly has yet to agree on and pass a budget, but the legislature passed laws this session in the areas of public safety, hurricane relief, immigration and […]

Jim Hunt, 2025, death
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Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a leader in education reform, dead at 88

December 18, 2025 Gary D. Robertson

RALEIGH — Four-term North Carolina Democratic Gov. Jim Hunt, a towering figure in state politics in the late 20th century who helped leaders from both major parties strive for public education reform, died Thursday at […]

Article

4 judicial seats on ’26 statewide ballot

December 6, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Seats on North Carolina’s two top courts will be on the ballot in 2026: one on the Supreme Court and three on the Court of Appeals. All four seats are currently held by […]

Article

Legislative hearing focused on NCORR audit

November 29, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations’ subcommittee hearing held last week focused on a recent state audit report of former Gov. Roy Cooper’s hurricane relief and recovery office. The hearing was held […]

Article

State effort wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people

October 16, 2025 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — More than 2.5 million North Carolina residents are getting over $6.5 billion in medical debt eliminated through a state government effort that offered hospitals extra Medicaid funds from Washington if they gave low- […]

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Legislative hurricane subcommittee updated on Helene efforts

October 3, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The legislative subcommittee on Hurricane Recovery and Response held a hearing last week that included testimony on Hurricane Helene efforts from Gov. Josh Stein’s western North Carolina Recovery Office, as well as nonprofit […]

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Whatley drops first digital ad in NC’s 2026 Senate race

September 23, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The likely Republican nominee for North Carolina’s 2026 U.S. Senate race has dropped his first digital ad against his opponent, former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. Michael Whatley formally announced his bid July 31, […]

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