Boliek wins Republican nomination for State Auditor in run-off
Dave Boliek projected to win state auditor's run-off.
Hal Weatherman was victorious over his second primary opponent Jim O’Neill on Tuesday for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in North Carolina. With more than two-thirds of precincts reporting on Tuesday night Weatherman had 76% of the vote compared to O’Neill’s 23.8%.
State House Speaker Tim Moore and lieutenant governor candidate Hal Weatherman are among 14 Republican political figures supporting parents who seek the North Carolina Supreme Court’s review of a lawsuit against a Charlotte private school. Doug and Nicole Turpin argue that Charlotte Latin School breached its contract with the Turpin family by expelling two children in 2021.
North Carolina State University has asked the state’s second-highest court to block a trial judge’s ruling in a legal controversy involving the Poe Hall shutdown. The lower court order would force NCSU to allow outside investigators into the closed building.
Critics and supporters of North Carolina’s photo voter identification law wrapped up their evidence Monday in a federal trial in Winston-Salem. US District Judge Loretta Biggs will decide whether to uphold the ID law or strike it down as unconstitutional.
North Carolina is holding its second primary today. Polls will be open from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm. To be eligible to vote, you must either be a registered Republican or an unaffiliated voter who either did not vote in the March 5th primary election or voted the Republican ballot in the primary.
While opponents have been fighting to stop a bill in the General Assembly from mandating sheriffs cooperate with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, the vast majority of North Carolinians are in support of the legislation.
A scholar from the libertarian Cato Institute recently publicized North Carolina's unique constitutional provision protecting economic liberty.
The University of North Carolina would be forced to pay more than $260 million in damages if plaintiffs win a lawsuit stemming from COVID-related campus shutdowns in spring 2020. Lawyers representing UNC used that figure in their latest brief Monday filed with the state Supreme Court.
As state lawmakers in Raleigh wrestle with how to divide surplus tax revenues among sundry spending priorities, North Carolina voters are raising their hand to ask for some of their money back. In a survey of 600 likely general election voters, conducted May 4-5, respondents were asked their perspective on projected tax revenue surpluses, and...
Former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr is asking a three-judge panel to reject state lawmakers’ motion to dismiss Orr’s “fair elections” lawsuit. A hearing on the motion is scheduled June 13.
A Wake County judge has rejected a losing Robeson County commissioner candidate’s request to block certification of the primary election results. The candidate accused the winning incumbent and another county commissioner of bribing voters during the Democratic primary.