Davis outpaces Buckhout in NC-1 fundraising
Incumbent US Rep. Don Davis, D-NC1, has outpaced his Republican challenger, Col. Laurie Buckhout, in third-quarter campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Davis...
View ArticleTrump administration releases $550M for NC passenger rail project
The Trump administration has obligated $550 million in previously awarded federal funds to advance North Carolina’s long-planned S-Line passenger rail project, which aims to connect Raleigh and...
View ArticleAger well outpaces Balkcom in NC-11 fundraising
Third quarter reports show Democratic candidate Jamie Ager well outpaces state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom, R-Henderson, in fundraising for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District race, following US...
View ArticleUNC System puts $400K into new routes to teaching
The University of North Carolina System has awarded $400,000 to 15 of its universities to build teacher apprenticeships and other new pathways into K-12 classrooms, according to an Oct. 12 press...
View ArticleTillis to join Davidson College’s Martin Institute after leaving Senate
US Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, will join Davidson College’s Martin Institute for Public Good as a leader-in-residence next year, after his US Senate term ends in January. The college announced Oct. 7 that...
View ArticleCharter school asks top NC court to reject student suicide case
A Wake County charter school is urging North Carolina’s highest court to reject a case related to a 13-year-old student’s off-campus suicide in 2022. A trial judge and the state Court of Appeals have...
View ArticleLocke brief backs lawmakers in appointments fight at top NC court
The John Locke Foundation is supporting legal arguments from North Carolina legislative leaders in their appointments dispute with Gov. Josh Stein at the state’s highest court. An amicus, or...
View ArticleHCA seeks to have AG Jackson’s Mission Hospital lawsuit dismissed
HCA Healthcare has filed a new motion to throw out North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s lawsuit over HCA’s operations of Asheville’s Mission Hospital. The motion filed Thursday arrived more...
View ArticleGreater Carolina warrant targets obtaining property by false pretense
The latest search warrant released in the State Bureau of Investigation probe into advocacy group Greater Carolina focuses on the possible crime of obtaining property by false pretense. The returned...
View ArticleEd schools seek protection as K-6 teachers move to grades 7-8
North Carolina teachers licensed for kindergarten through sixth grade could soon be assigned to seventh- and eighth-grade classrooms under a draft rule the Professional Educator Preparation and...
View ArticleAbsentee ballot requests drop by 32% from 2022
With just 19 days to go before Election Day, absentee ballot requests have dropped 32.7% compared with the same point in the 2022 election cycle. Experts suggest that this is likely due in large part...
View ArticleN&O chided for ignoring GOP women in court endorsement article
A Republican member of the North Carolina Court of Appeals criticized major state newspapers Thursday for ignoring four women who serve on the state’s second-highest court. An email from Judge April...
View ArticleMooresville urges court to block release of ‘pantless mayor’ video
Mooresville is asking North Carolina’s second-highest court to reverse a trial judge’s ruling that would force the town to release security video showcasing the “pantless mayor.” WBTV sued Mooresville...
View ArticleACLU backs Cabarrus schools in federal bathroom access suit
The American Civil Liberties Union is supporting Cabarrus County school officials in a federal lawsuit involving biological males’ access to female restrooms at a local high school. Three Cox Mill...
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10 noncitizens indicted for lying about citizenship, illegally voting
A federal grand jury has indicted 10 noncitizens on charges of lying about their citizenship and voting illegally in North Carolina elections. Eight of the 10 defendants appeared in handcuffs and...
View ArticleJudge rules fired Cabarrus manager can access closed-session recording
A Superior Court judge has ruled that former Cabarrus County Manager Sean Newton can access a recording of an August 2025 county commissioners’ closed session that preceded his firing. Commissioners...
View Article27k ballots cast in 1st hours as NC early voting begins
In-person early voting for North Carolina’s 2026 midterm election opened Thursday across all 100 counties, with State Board of Elections Executive Director Sam Hayes reporting that 27,077 voters had...
View ArticleReport: NC 3rd in public education ‘integrity’
North Carolina ties for third in the nation in a new 50-state ranking that scores states on gender policy, parental rights, teacher unions, and foreign influence in public schools. Defending Education...
View ArticleJudge’s order explains decision in State Health Plan, Atrium dispute
A North Carolina Business Court judge offered a written explanation Wednesday for his decision not to issue a temporary restraining order or injunction in a dispute between the State Health Plan and...
View ArticleSupreme Court extends stay of 4th Circuit’s ruling in election ad rate dispute
The US Supreme Court has voted, 7-2, to extend a stay of a lower court’s ruling in an election ad rate dispute pitting the Federal Communications Commission against North Carolina’s Roy Cooper and...
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