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In the middle of back-to-back weekends with snow and ice blanketing North Carolina, state government officials made the call to spend $5 million on more salt to help…
Read more Storm response costing NC millions as state scrambles to buy more salt, pay overtimeGov. Josh Stein speaks while giving an update on N.C. Strong in Raleigh on Jan. 15. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on Saturday decried the…
Read more NC Gov. Stein calls agents’ killing of ICU nurse in Minneapolis ‘a travesty’Gov. Josh Stein speaks while giving an update on N.C. Strong in Raleigh on Jan. 15. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on Saturday decried the…
Read more NC Gov. Stein calls agents’ killing of ICU nurse in Minneapolis ‘a travesty’Rep. Mark Harris, a North Carolina Republican whose district covers parts of Mecklenburg County and Charlotte, speaks during a U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee hearing in Charlotte on crime…
Read more NC congressman distorts Stein’s comments on Raleigh teacher killing. Here are the factsNorth Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein is canceling Medicaid reimbursement rate reductions he initiated two months ago, a decision that protects short-term access to care for vulnerable patients…
Read more Stein ends Medicaid cuts amid political, legal battles over health care fundingGov. Josh Stein speaks at the groundbreaking for WakeMed’s new whole health campus in Garner, which includes 150 beds for mental health care. Josh Shaffer READ MORE Border…
Read more NC Gov. Stein asks for answers about Border Patrol in letter to DHS secretaryN.C. Gov. Josh Stein speaks during a press conference in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com The North Carolina state budget continues to be late,…
Read more Gov. Josh Stein says GOP lawmakers are ‘failing’ as NC budget stalemate drags onThe Lynx Blue Line Parkwood Station in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com Gov. Josh Stein and the Black Political Caucus of Charlotte-Mecklenburg formally…
Read more Stein, Black Political Caucus endorse Mecklenburg transportation referendumTop lieutenants of Gov. Josh Stein’s administration overseeing Hurricane Helene recovery testify in front of state lawmakers on Thursday, May 22, 2025. (Photo: Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline) As Gov.…
Read more As FEMA Helene money slowly arrives, NC lawmakers wonder: Are there faster options?North Carolina House lawmakers approved a sweeping crime package, 82-30, on Monday called Iryna’s Law, which is named after the Ukrainian refugee who was stabbed to death on…
Read more Iryna’s Law: New crime package aims to crack down on pretrial releaseCrowd at the Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek awaiting the arrival of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Photo by Carla Peay/The…
Read more Kamala Harris touts her belief in ‘The Promise of America’ at a rally in Raleigh, North CarolinaPhoto by Carla Peay/The Atlanta Voice CHARLOTTE – “Imagine it’s January 20, 2025. It is also Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. And a Black woman is holding…
Read more Barack Obama is “Fired Up and Ready to Go” at Harris-Walz rally in Charlotte, North CarolinaNorth Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein in Raleigh, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. Photo by Carla Peay/The Atlanta Voice GUILFORD COUNTY, NC – It’s day three of early voting…
Read more NC gubernatorial candidates Josh Stein and Mark Robinson still hard at work on the campaign trailThe long line for Saturday’s Trump rally started forming long before the rally began. Photo by Carla Peay/The Atlanta Voice WILMINGTON, NC – Linda Burnett may or may…
Read more Supporters brave long lines and high temperatures at Trump rally in WilmingtonJosh Stein talks to supporters in Pittsboro, North Carolina on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. Photo by Carla Peay/The Atlanta Voice PITTSBORO, NC – Republican Lt. Governor Mark Robinson…
Read more Josh Stein refuses to “platform” opponent Mark RobinsonRALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — North Carolina primary voters were choosing potential successors to term-limited Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday, with the Democratic attorney general and the Republican lieutenant…
Read more Primary voters choosing potential successor to Gov. Roy Cooper
