As soon as election officials in Guilford County got word that new ballots would need to be printed, officials pushed ahead to get prompt ballot approval so the county could place orders before the 99 other counties.
Democrats took party identification off for judicial races after they started losing them. Period. And they started losing largely because they're seen as weak on crime.
The New Bern eye surgeon challenging North Carolina’s certificate-of-need law for health care is highlighting a recent state Supreme Court decision in a dispute that might appear completely unrelated. A court filing Tuesday in the CON case cited the high court’s Aug. 23 decision in Kinsley v. Aca Speedway.
A federal Appeals Court panel will decide in the months ahead whether to revive a former North Carolina State University male athlete’s sexual discrimination lawsuit against the university. The student-athlete claims the university failed to respond appropriately to sexual abuse allegations against a university employee who later assaulted the athlete during medical treatment.
Senate passed budget adjustments, including funding Opportunity Scholarships and requiring sheriffs to cooperate with ICE.
The North Carolina Supreme Court has split, 4-3, in determining that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not appear on the state’s election ballot as a presidential candidate. Republican Justice Richard Dietz and the court’s two Democrats dissented.
The North Carolina General Assembly has taken the final steps to approve a bill that bars the federal government from executing a central bank digital currency in the Tar Heel State in the event that the Federal Reserve moves forward with the controversial addition to our monetary system. The Senate reconvened Monday in Raleigh and...
In a move aimed at finally making universal school choice a reality in North Carolina, the state Senate passed a measure on Monday that clears the waitlists for Opportunity Scholarships and the Education Savings Account program.
The Harris unrealized capital gains tax will impact the already hurting housing market.
The North Carolina General Assembly is scheduled to gavel in this week to vote on clearing the 55,000 family waitlist for Opportunity Scholarships. The OSP program provides state money to families for a private school. Language in the state legislature's budget last year opened the program to all North Carolina families on a sliding scale with the lowest incomes served first.
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses issues important to North Carolina voters in 2024. King offered these comments during the Sept. 6, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
Lawmakers to vote on budget changes including ICE and opportunity scholarships.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections is asking the state Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling removing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name from the state’s election ballot. State board lawyers filed paperwork with the high court Friday afternoon, hours after a unanimous three-judge state Appeals Court panel ruled in Kennedy’s favor.
Brianna Kraemer, Carolina Journal reporter, discusses the Flagstock ’24 celebration for University of North Carolina fraternity brothers who protected the American flag during an anti-Israel protest last spring. Kraemer offered these comments during a Sept. 3, 2024, interview with One America News Network.
Local and statewide candidates interested in making NC the freest, most prosperous state in the Union would do well to examine bold solutions like this compact.
Stein ad revives rape-kit backlog issue
What more can NC legislators do to strengthen DWI laws?
NC campuses rank high on speech
On Friday, the campaign touted victories against DNC challenges in Maine, New Jersey, and North Carolina, calling the partisan legal efforts "frivolous and often comical." Groups aligned with the DNC, such as the super PAC Clear Choice Action, have filed challenges to prevent Kennedy from appearing on the presidential ticket in the lead-up to the November election.
On Wednesday, former President Donald Trump made a campaign stop in Asheville, North Carolina to address an enthusiastic crowd at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. In the speech, Trump focused on key policy issues of his campaign, specifically the impact of inflation on families and businesses and how the rising cost of energy is driving up the price of groceries and housing.
This week on the Debrief, Vice President Kamala Harris taps a running mate, the North Carolina State Board of Elections is investigating Elon Musk's PAC, Duke Energy slapped for anti-competitive practices, and UNC-Chapel Hill gets a new chancellor.
High energy and crowds filled the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte Wednesday as Trump took the stage. Rally goers also heard from NC House Speaker Tim Moore, National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd, Congressmen Dan Bishop and Richard Hudson, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley, and former NASCAR driver Richard Childress.
