North Carolina’s election technology is long overdue for an upgrade, state officials say, and now a bipartisan commission is poised to meet for the first time Tuesday to…
Read more Bipartisan commission gets to work on upgrading 28-year-old NC elections systemsThe North Carolina State Board of Elections is investigating allegations of misconduct by voter registration-drive workers. The board said Friday that it received complaints alleging that workers have…
Read more State board investigating allegations of misconduct by voter registration-drive workersROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. — Phil Berger entered the small auditorium at Rockingham Community College and prepared to defend his record to a crowd of MAGA-hat-wearing constituents, with just…
Read more In North Carolina, a tight primary could upend the balance of conservative powerIn 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 overtimeA Republican running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina might not actually live in North Carolina, according to a complaint the State Board of Elections is investigating. The…
Read more Does one of NC’s US Senate candidates really live in Florida? Officials probing to find outA legislative committee on mental health plans to meet Wednesday for the first time since lawmakers demanded more information about the death of a Raleigh teacher and asked…
Read more NC lawmakers to meet on mental health amid questions about suspect in Raleigh homicide caseSupreme Court Justice Anita Earls is undergoing treatment for breast cancer, she announced Tuesday. Earls is on the ballot this year, seeking another eight-year term on the court…
Read more NC Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls has cancer, will continue reelection bidNorth 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 fundingA Pentagon-backed Research Triangle Park startup could announce as soon as Tuesday plans for a major manufacturing plant in Johnston County — a deal that, if consummated, could…
Read more Pentagon-backed RTP startup eyes Johnston County for rare-earth magnets plantPresident Donald Trump’s deployment of immigration agents in Charlotte is becoming a centerpiece of debate in the battle for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat. The Department of…
Read more As Senate race looms, Cooper and Whatley weigh-in on Charlotte immigration crackdownOn his sixth-month anniversary of taking over one of the state government’s most troubled agencies, Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Paul Tine came to the legislature Thursday to…
Read more DMV boss tells NC lawmakers wait times are down, but key funding is running lowThe North Carolina Democratic Party leader is calling on Republican legislative leaders to remove a Democratic state representative when lawmakers return to Raleigh next week. And Republican lawmakers…
Read more NC Democratic leader calls on GOP leaders to remove Democrat Brockman from House