Victims of Hurricane Florence can’t wait until Oct. 9, legislative leaders say. In a letter sent Friday, Sept. 21, Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, asked Gov. Roy Cooper to move up the special session he called for early October by nearly two…
North Carolina universities have drastically improved First Amendment protections since 2010, a new report says. Public and private institutions across the state were graded poorly on free speech rights less than a decade ago, show data collected by the Foundation for…
Brock McCleary, president of Harper Polling, said Republicans should be worried about the recent Civitas Institute poll, which shows Democratic candidates in the lead. “I think it’s further evidence that the 2018 midterms are setting…
State Treasurer Dale Folwell said he is awaiting guidance from lawyers before deciding whether to challenge an N.C. Court of Appeals ruling that allows four former school superintendents to collect an additional $1.7 million in retirement benefits from alleged pension spiking.
Several counties hard hit by Hurricane Florence can’t send absentee ballots to military and overseas voters for the Nov. 6 election. So the Bipartisan State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement is taking on that task. “We are assessing emergency options, and our team is committed…
The Civitas Institute has released a new poll showing incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. George Holding and Democratic challenger Linda Coleman neck-in-neck in a race for North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District seat. SurveyUSA conducted the poll on behalf of the conservative public policy organization between…
Correction: This story was corrected Aug. 20 to clarify Terrance Merriweather’s role with the agency. Terrance Merriweather is the new deputy director of the N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission. Merriweather’s appointment becomes effective Sept. 17, a news release from the ABC says.
The General Assembly’s newly created subcommittees to investigate the pace of spending on recovery efforts for Hurricane Matthew and the unusual side fund negotiated by the Cooper administration with the operation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline are complete. In a Thursday, Sept. 6, press release, from the office of…
Eric Davis was chosen to replace Bill Cobey as chairman of the State Board of Education. Davis recently became vice chairman after A.L. “Buddy” Collins left to campaign for a seat on the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners. Board member Alan Duncan was chosen as the…
A three-judge Superior Court judge panel handed Gov. Roy Cooper a victory over the General Assembly in a continuing battle over appointments to state boards and commissions. The ruling, published late Friday, Aug. 31, said the legislature violated separation of powers by claiming the right to pick the majority…
