In a true emergency declaration, Council of State members would have to vote on on the action taken by Cooper, or any other governor, under a new law that took effect on Jan. 1. Members' reaction was mixed. Here is what they told us.
North Carolina Democrats are frustrated. It’s not hard to see why. Since 2008, when Barack Obama narrowly won the state and Kay Hagan beat Elizabeth Dole by a more comfortable margin, Democrats have fought hard but lost every subsequent presidential and Senate race in the Tar Heel State. In 2010, Republicans won their first majorities...
Top N.C. legislative leaders are renewing their plea for a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit against the state’s abortion pill restrictions. Legislators’ attorneys responded Friday to arguments from lawsuit plaintiffs.
A business owner from North Carolina can move forward with his lawsuit seeking a 10-year-old federal tax refund. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected government objections Friday and ruled that the case of Stephen Pond v. United States can proceed. At the same time, the court ruled that Pond cannot rely on a “common-law mailbox rule” to boost his case.
Since Monday, criticism of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has escalated after his decision to formally declare a state of emergency over an education bill with which he disagrees. Cooper, a longtime opponent of school choice, released a video statement Monday declaring a “State of Emergency.” However, the governor said he would not be filing...
If the bad reviews weren’t enough, now comes word of VinFast’s recall of all 999 vehicles sent to the U.S. due to safety concerns. The Vietnamese-based electric vehicle maker wants to build a $4 billion EV production plant in Chatham County.
A split N.C. Court of Appeals panel has granted the state Department of Transportation’s request to step into a vendor contract dispute. Appellate judges issued an order Thursday blocking a trial judge’s ruling that would have forced DOT to change vendors. The contract covers the state’s electronic lien and titling system.
Twenty-one state attorneys general have asked the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to accept a friend-of-the-court brief supporting N.C. State Treasurer Dale Folwell and the State Health Plan. Folwell and the health plan are defendants in a case involving transgender health care. Participating states include three of North Carolina’s four neighbors.
This week on The Debrief, new poll numbers show the current numbers for Republican nominee for governor, plus where N.C. voters stand on voter ID. Gov. Cooper announces an education "State of Emergency," and reviews are in on Vinfast electric vehicles. Slated to be built in the Triangle, the EV car manufacturer, and recipient of state and county incentives, recalled all 999 vehicles already shipped to the U.S. after safety concerns from federation transportation officials.
John Locke Foundation President Donald Bryson discusses new Civitas Poll results focusing on North Carolina’s 2024 governor’s race. Bryson offered these comments for a May 25, 2023, report on WNCN (CBS17).
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The former chair of the Wake County GOP announced his candidacy for North Carolina Secretary of State on the Republican ticket.
Over the weekend, former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker of Greensboro officially joined the race for the Republican nomination for N.C. governor. Walker’s announcement makes him the third candidate in the primary race, with Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell already in.
That means North Carolina’s lone 2024 state Supreme Court election will be an open race.
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson comes out swinging in a hypothetical primary GOP race for governor. In a Civitas poll done by Survey USA, Robinson blows away the competition with 43% of the vote, compared to former Congressman Mark Walker, who got 9%, followed by State Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler at 8%, and State Treasurer Dale Folwell coming in last place with 4%.