A recent media report suggests voters and elections officials are taking a reasonable approach to a new state ID law.
Supporters of felon voting in North Carolina are urging a federal court to expedite their case. They filed a motion Thursday in US District Court seeking a hearing on their requests for an injunction and summary judgment in the legal dispute.
The only Wake County Republican currently serving in the North Carolina General Assembly will run for Congress. Rep. Erin Paré will pursue a critical swing seat that will be key in the GOP’s 2024 efforts to retain a narrow U.S. House majority.
Gov. Roy Cooper offered his official endorsement Wednesday morning to fellow Democrat Josh Stein in North Carolina’s 2024 governor’s race. Stein succeeded Cooper in 2017 as the state’s attorney general.
As a conservative commentator, I rarely find agreement with Democrat NC Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls. However, today I do. The North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission should not be in the business of policing political speech. As reported by Carolina Journal, Earls — the most liberal and outspoken member of the state Supreme Court — has filed...
An Army Special Forces veteran from Gastonia is taking a second stab at running for Congress.
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses August 2023 Civitas Poll results related to President Biden and former President Donald Trump. Kokai offered these comments for an Aug. 24, 2023, report on WNCN (CBS17).
The state Republican Party objects to a planned Sept. 5 Wake County court hearing in a lawsuit challenging the party’s recent leadership election. State GOP lawyers urge a judge to delay the hearing on a possible injunction in the case.
Gov. Roy Cooper, whose approval ratings recently dipped into negative territory, vetoed bills Thursday dealing with election reforms and government appointments. Cooper signaled his intent to veto Senate Bill 747, the election measure, in a video message. Cooper accused Republicans of “using the advice of Trump’s handpicked election denier Cleta Mitchell.” However, while Senate Republicans...
Opponents of North Carolina’s new voter identification law are defending their request to reopen discovery in a federal lawsuit against voter ID. Republican legislative leaders and state election officials have argued against additional discovery.
Senior Associate Justice Michael Morgan will resign from the North Carolina Supreme Court in early September, shortly after the court’s next official opinion day. Political observers have reported that Morgan could announce a run for the Democratic nomination for governor.
