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New NC General Assembly sworn in as 2025 long session begins

The North Carolina General Assembly’s 2025-26 biennium began on Wednesday with the swearing-in of all 170 state legislators who will represent their constituents across North Carolina at the state legislature in Raleigh for the next two years. 

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Griffin, Riggs offer competing arguments in federal Appeals Court filings

The two candidates in North Carolina's Nov. 5 Supreme Court election filed competing documents just before noon Wednesday at the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals. Both address the federal appellate court’s role in resolving an election dispute that has lasted for more than two months.

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Amended NC Supreme Court order shows Dietz also dissented from blocking election certification

The North Carolina Supreme Court has amended its order blocking certification of the recent election to the state’s highest court. The amended order shows that the vote to grant Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin a temporary stay was 4-2, not 5-1. Republican Justice Richard Dietz joined Democratic Justice Anita Earls in dissent.

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Elections board asks 4th Circuit to order Myers to take back NC Supreme Court dispute

The North Carolina State Board of Elections is asking a federal Appeals Court to order a federal trial judge to take back a case involving a dispute over the state’s recent state Supreme Court election. The case sits now with North Carolina’s Supreme Court, which blocked certification of the election through a temporary stay Tuesday.

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Speaker-Designate Hall announces key staff as long session looms

In a press release Tuesday, North Carolina House Speaker-Designate Hall, R-Caldwell, unveiled senior staff hires for the Office of the Speaker as he takes over the leadership position. Elected members of the NC General Assembly are expected to be sworn in on Wednesday, January 8, as the long legislative session begins. Senior members of Hall’s...

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NC Supreme Court grants stay, blocks certification of election between Griffin, Riggs

The North Carolina Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay in an election dispute involving a seat on the state’s highest court. The stay blocks the State Board of Elections from certifying appointed incumbent Democrat Allison Riggs as the winner of the Nov. 5 election against Republican Jefferson Griffin.

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