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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, […]

NCGA leaders announce potential criminal justice reforms

September 19, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — House Speaker Destin Hall (R-Granite Falls) and Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) announced that lawmakers intend to propose criminal justice reforms in the wake of the August murder of Iryna Zarutska that took […]

Trump, NC leaders react to assassination of TPUSA co-founder Charlie Kirk

September 11, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Officials from different countries and from across the United States, including North Carolina, reacted to the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder and CEO Charlie Kirk that occurred on a Utah college campus […]

HILL: The practical personal side of politics

August 28, 2025 Frank Hill

The 2026 U.S. Senate race in North Carolina shaping up to be between Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley looks like it is going to test the judgment of […]

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North Carolina Supreme Court says bars’ COVID-19 lawsuits can proceed

August 25, 2025 Gary D. Robertson, NSJ 's A.P. Dillon contributing

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Supreme Court issued favorable rulings Friday for bars and their operators in litigation seeking monetary compensation from the state for COVID-19 restrictions first issued by then-Gov. Roy Cooper that shuttered […]

Jefferson Griffin emerges at lawyers’ event

August 15, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — In one of his first appearances since conceding the 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court race, Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin bestowed awards to fellow legal colleagues who volunteered during the 2024 election […]

NCGA bill opts state into Trump’s school choice program, Stein vetoed it

August 8, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly sent a bill that would opt the state into President Donald Trump’s school choice program to Gov. Josh Stein, who then vetoed the measure. In his veto message […]

Helene cleanup focus of committee meeting

August 7, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A General Assembly legislative committee questioned officials tasked with Hurricane Helene recovery efforts during a July 30 hearing, with lawmakers focused on the speed of debris removal. The Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental […]

Stein appeals ruling on boards, commissions appointments

August 3, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein filed a motion July 23 appealing a portion of a ruling that sided with a law removing his appointment power to the N.C. Utilities Board and Building Code […]

With Trump’s backing, Whatley kicks off U.S. Senate bid

July 31, 2025 A.P. Dillon

GASTONIA — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley formally announced his candidacy for North Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat at an event held Thursday at Loray Mill Tap Room in Whatley’s hometown of Gastonia. The seat […]