By replacing portions of Granville County with northern Durham County, redistricting will make it difficult for Yarborough to win re-election. In 2020, the district voted 55% for President Joe Biden and 57% for Gov. Roy Cooper.
Rep. Ashton Clemmons, D-Guilford, has developed a reputation as a consensus builder in the House. That’s a challenge in a hyperpartisan environment as a member of the minority party.
One of the big winners of vague “capital improvements” funding in the recently approved state budget is the relatively new I-95/I-40 Crossroads of America Economic Development Alliance, which is receiving $12.3 million.
Every race for governor and U.S. Senate in recent history here has included at least one debate, but will this year be the exception?
As the legislature held more no-vote sessions on Thursday before adjourning until late September, legislative Democrats held a news conference to call for immediate access to address a shortage of teachers as the new school year begins.
After his U.S. Senate hopes were dashed in the May primary, former Congressman Mark Walker is hitting the campaign trail again – but not for himself.
The N.C. House’s new Select Committee on Advancing Women in STEM kicked off Wednesday with a meeting at SAS Institute’s sprawling campus in Cary.
The legislature’s monthly “check in” sessions with no votes have become something of a press conference day. While most rank-and-file lawmakers aren’t coming to Raleigh to gavel in and out within minutes, House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger make an appearance.
Attorney General Josh Stein filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Justice to allow student debt relief for former students of the defunct Charlotte School of Law. The for-profit law school shut down in 2017 following accreditation and other problems.
In an unusual response to N.C. Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls’ refusal to recuse herself in the Leandro case, attorneys for legislative leaders filed a request Tuesday asking the judges to remove her former client from the case.
Senate District 11’s campaign hasn’t drawn as much attention as others, but it could be a possible pick-up for Democrats because the redrawn boundaries have it rated “lean Democratic” – even though it has a Republican incumbent, Sen. Lisa Stone Barnes, R-Nash.
In an effort to combat election misinformation and distrust in the electoral process, an unlikely bipartisan duo is organizing a series of 15 town hall events across the state.
Publishing an autobiography is a common practice for national politicians, but you don’t see it as much on the state level. There are no books to be had (at least not yet) on the lives of Gov. Roy Cooper, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr or Senate leader Phil Berger.
It’s now official: Rep. Bobby Hanig, R-Currituck, is moving to the Senate for the remainder of the year, regardless of whether he’s able to win the seat for a two-year term in November.
House District 43, which covers eastern Cumberland County, is rated the most competitive House race in the Fayetteville area. But you wouldn’t know it from the fundraising numbers so far.
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