Elections NC has its own December runoff election While all eyes will be on Georgia next week for the Senate runoff there, North Carolina will have a runoff...
Health Care Stein says he can’t intervene in Atrium merger Attorney General Josh Stein said late Thursday that he has no legal authority to block the proposed merger of Charlotte-based...
Education Cheap tuition program now serving 20,000 students State legislators got an update Tuesday on the program that provides $500-per-semester tuition at four UNC System campuses.
Elections Mail-in ballot signature matching still contentious There was one partisan disagreement that bubbled up during Tueday’s Board of Elections meeting – and it’s one that might...
Elections Election canvass finalizes results with no snafus For all the fears of a chaotic, contentious election process, North Carolina’s midterm proved to be about as smooth and...
Elections Poll Watch: 2024 hypothetical primaries for governor We’re only a few weeks out from the 2022 election, but there’s already a poll evaluating possible candidates for the...
Elections New report looks at unaffiliated voters Several of North Carolina’s best-known political scientists released a new report Monday digging into the available data on the state’s...
Budget & Taxes Sales tax hikes voted down in five NC counties Five counties across North Carolina had the worst political timing this year: They asked voters to raise local sales tax...
Education Cooper announces picks for new UNC commission Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday announced his appointments for his new Governor's Commission on the Governance of Public Universities in...
Budget & Taxes Groups criticize NC pension fund’s ties to corporate landlord Progress Residential is among the national companies in the headlines for buying up single-family homes to convert to rental properties,...
Elections McCrory, Ric Flair among this year’s write-in votes Tallying write-in votes might be the most tedious post-election job. With a few rare exceptions (usually small-town elections), write-in candidates...
Elections Three counties that flipped blue to red in 2022 election While the outcome of the U.S. Senate race this year wasn’t all that different from 2020, three counties flipped from...
Elections New election equipment rules could be rejected The Rules Review Commission will meet today to review regulations proposed by the State Board of Elections that would add...
Budget & Taxes Revenue challenges at N.C. Industrial Commission Speaking of budget shortfalls, the head of the N.C. Industrial Commission told lawmakers this week that it’s struggling to cover...
Education UNC System enrollment drops prompt funding request Facing steep enrollment declines, UNC System officials plan to ask lawmakers next year for additional funding help for three campuses...
