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Democrats add NRCC Chair Hudson’s seat to 2026 ‘Districts in Play’

NC-9 is rated a solid R district by the Cook Political Report, which was last updated Nov. 17, 2025, as an R+8 district.

Energy policy should start with the people who pay the bills

Instead of asking whether electricity bills are high, the Energy Poverty Index asks a more meaningful question: high for whom?

NCSBE to rule on candidate’s preferred religious name

The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) voted unanimously at their remote meeting on Thursday to make a declaratory ruling on a Rutherford County candidate’s request for the use of a preferred religious name as opposed to their legal name on the ballot in November’s General Election.

Documents detail settlement of federal suit over juvenile confinement

New documents offer details about the proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit over solitary confinement of juveniles in North Carolina.