Elections Green Party back on ballot after petition drive The N.C. Green Party will be back on the ballot this fall, including its U.S. Senate candidate, Matthew Hoh.
Budget & Taxes Suspend the gas tax and use surplus for roads? Senate Democrats want to use the state’s revenue surplus to temporarily suspend the gas tax, but they might not have...
Elections Four N.C. primary runners-up to watch in the future You must be logged in to view this content.
Education UNC System’s plans for old Chapel Hill offices The UNC Board of Governors plans to vote this week on the future of its vacated UNC System Office space...
Elections Poll Watch: 2024, already It’s never too early to think about the 2024 governor’s race – or at least the pollsters and advocacy groups...
Budget & Taxes Could a sales tax holiday find bipartisan support? N.C. Senate Democrats are proposing sales tax holidays as a way to help with rising prices.
Elections NC-based donors outspent in primary Tuesday’s primary wasn’t just a defeat for former Gov. Pat McCrory (who, adding insult to injury, announced Thursday that he...
Elections A new legislator for Forsyth In Forsyth County, Kanika Brown defeated Rep. Evelyn Terry’s husband, former Winston-Salem City Councilman Fred Terry, to win the seat...
Elections Election results vary on sales tax hikes Here’s an interesting side note from the election: A deep red county voted to raise its sales tax rate, while...
Budget & Taxes First crop of new bills filed The first day of the short session meant the opening of a relatively short bill filing window. Many of the...
Budget & Taxes Moore suggests ‘further tax relief’ might be in budget Flush with a big surplus as lawmakers start to develop a budget, House Speaker Tim Moore floated the idea of...
Elections Meet your (likely) new legislators A number of newcomers effectively won a seat in the legislature on Tuesday, because the other party didn't field any...
Elections Upset of the night: Veteran Asheboro lawmaker defeated I have to admit I wasn't watching this primary at all: Veteran Rep. Pat Hurley, R-Randolph, had a primary challenge...
Elections Double-bunked incumbents go down Thanks to redistricting, four incumbent legislators – all Republicans – were guaranteed to lose their seats on Tuesday in face-offs...
Elections Big endorsements pay off – mostly The primary also highlighted the power of endorsements – particularly when they come from a party’s most influential leaders.
