Absentee 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...
View Article10 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...
View ArticleWomack served summons in felony case
Voters in North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District will choose their representative before Democratic challenger LaKesha Womack’s scheduled court appearance on a pending felony charge involving an...
View ArticleTrump to rally in Greenville as NC races enter final stretch
President Donald Trump will return to North Carolina for a campaign rally on Oct. 20 in Greenville, bringing the Republican campaign push back to the eastern part of the state two weeks before...
View ArticleNC awarded $1.5M in USDA grants for specialty crops
North Carolina was awarded more than $1.5 million in funding from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) as part of $86.6 million in grants through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Specialty...
View ArticleState defends CON law in latest Appeals Court filing
State government lawyers urged North Carolina’s second-highest court this week to leave the future of the state’s certificate-of-need law to political debate, not a legal decision. The North Carolina...
View ArticleBBQ restaurant abandons Durham expansion after backlash over beliefs
Brothers Nick and Bryce Dampf turned a backyard barbecue hobby into a Cary business recognized by the Michelin Guide. After launching their first pop-up in June 2021, the family built a following...
View ArticleReport: NC donors could give $810M a year under federal school choice credit
North Carolina taxpayers could give about $810 million a year to scholarship groups under the new federal Education Freedom Tax Credit if one in 10 eligible donors takes part, according to updated...
View ArticleNC to notify 1,392 voters flagged as potential noncitizens
On Tuesday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) said it will begin sending letters to 1,392 registered voters identified as potential noncitizens through the federal Systematic Alien...
View ArticleNC Life Sciences president: Tariff uncertainty risks future treatments
In 2025, pharmaceuticals were the No. 1 trade commodity in North Carolina, with Canada and Mexico as the United States’ top trade partners for exports and imports, respectively. The Carolina Journal...
View ArticleEarly voting in NC begins Thursday
North Carolina voters can begin casting their ballots in person on Oct. 15, when the state’s early voting period opens for the 2026 midterm elections. This period will end Oct. 31 at 3pm. Here’s what...
View ArticleReport: NC ties for last in nation on public school open enrollment
North Carolina ranks last in the nation on public school open enrollment for the third straight year, according to a Reason Foundation report released Oct. 13. The report gave North Carolina zero of...
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