The early returns are in. So far, Chief Justice Cheri Beasley’s election protests have flopped. The Democratic incumbent is challenging the outcome of her race against Republican Justice Paul Newby. Newby led by 366 votes before Beasley filed formal protests to elections boards in 89 of…
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Moving forward: Despite a failed bid for state superintendent, Jen Mangrum, a Democrat, still has her sights on…
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Reopening schools: Good news for schools. Welcoming students back to the classroom hasn’t led to a rise in…
After taking almost $1 million from taxpayers, former Wake County Register of Deeds Laura Riddick won’t qualify for retirement benefits, a three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, Nov. 3. Riddick, a Republican, pleaded guilty to six counts…
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Lumbee tribe recognition: The Lumbee Tribe’s fight for federal recognition has two new major allies: President Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Federal…
The State Board of Elections will send voters whose absentee ballots lack a witness signature a new ballot, restoring a process for mail-in votes that was tied up in state and federal courts. Meanwhile, the N.C. Court of Appeals has ended its order blocking other provisions of a state…
The election lawsuit merry-go-round keeps turning, as tens of thousands of North Carolinians cast ballots at early voting sites, and legislative leaders urge the State Board of Elections to “stop this chaos.” The most recent development happened Friday, Oct. 16. N.C. Superior Court Judge Bryan Collins…
Virtual learning is taking a toll on Chloe Dixon’s children. Dixon took her eldest daughter out of public school because of mental health issues. She was able to send the girl to private school, but her two other children are still in public school in Cumberland…
Superior Court Judge Bryan Collins signed off on a deal letting the State Board of Elections rewrite several parts of a state election law dealing with absentee ballots in the current election cycle. Collins ruled from the bench on Friday, Oct. 2. He’s expected to issue…
Gov. Roy Cooper may announce the reopening of private bars, as early as Friday. But at severely limited capacity. Cooper is expected Wednesday, Sept. 30, to move the state into Phase 3 of his lockdown edicts, when large outdoor event…
