state capitol

WATCH: Gov. Roy Cooper’s 2021 State of the State address

April 26, 2021 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper gives his third State of the State address at 7:01 p.m. on Monday, April 26 from the N.C. House Chamber. PBS NC is providing the live stream of the speech.

Gov. Roy Cooper sworn in to second term as governor

January 9, 2021 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper was sworn in for his second term as North Carolina’s Governor. Members of North Carolina’s Council of State also took the oath of office. The inauguration was held at 10 […]

Gov. Roy Cooper, Council of State swearing in to be held Jan. 9

January 8, 2021 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and the Council of State will be sworn in on Jan. 9, 2021, at 10 a.m. at the state capitol. Gov. Cooper’s office said the theme of the 2021 Inaugural […]

General Assembly retirements of 2020

December 23, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Just over half-a-dozen lawmakers announced retirement this year, with some of them headed to other governmental roles or appointments. The first was Rep. Floyd McKissick (D-Durham), who formally resigned on Jan. 7 after […]

NC Electoral College vote a ‘great honor’ for participants

December 15, 2020 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — The 58th Electoral College met on Monday, Dec. 14 to formally cast the votes for president and vice president. In Raleigh, electors for the state of North Carolina met at noon in the […]

Monument to the Confederate Dead, Raleigh

Protesters rip down two confederate statues from Capitol monument

June 20, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — On Friday night in Raleigh, protesters surrounded a monument dedicated to dead Confederate soldiers and over the course of several hours pulled down two of the statues mounted on it. One of the […]