A federal magistrate judge has issued an order limiting the number of new witnesses and documents plaintiffs can use during next week's trial challenging North Carolina’s voter identification law. US District Judge Loretta Biggs is scheduled to hold a bench trial starting Monday in Winston-Salem.
North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program has gotten a lot of headlines recently, and with good reason. The state’s voucher for private schools is poised to more than double its enrollment, dependent on whether lawmakers OK additional funding in the short session that convened just last week. But a lesser known school choice program in the...
A New Bern eye surgeon challenges a law that costs his patients time and money.
The full 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has tossed out the North Carolina State Health Plan’s ban on coverage of medical treatments sought mainly by transgender people. The decision created an 8-6 split among the appellate jud
State Attorney General Josh Stein is defending the 2019 SAFE Child Act in a new court filing with the North Carolina Supreme Court. Lawsuits at the state’s highest court test the act’s constitutionality.
There are a great many “investments” Gov. Roy Cooper suggests the North Carolina General Assembly should make in their short session, according to his Recommended Budget Adjustments for the 2024-25 fiscal year — but NCInnovation (NCI) is not among them. In fact, Cooper’s budget proposal, ‘Securing North Carolina’s Future,’ eliminates the $250 million appropriation to...
A federal election lawsuit In North Carolina tied to Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm could be put on hold for the rest of the 2024 election cycle. All parties in the case are asking a judge to issue a stay.
Democrat Mo Green is handily besting Republican Michele Morrow in total fundraising to date in the state’s race for superintendent of public instruction, according to recent campaign disclosures. Green has $315,913 on hand compared to Morrow’s $58,265, which includes 48-hour reports for independent expenditures. The race for state superintendent is likely to become heated headed...
North Carolina granted $6.2 million for supply chain funding.
North Carolina has been declared free of bird flu.
The legislative hallways were bustling with politicos on Wednesday as North Carolina’s General Assembly convened for its short session. While members and staffers greeted one another with excitement for the first day back, they were also greeted by several advocacy groups voicing their concerns to legislators. The gun rights group Grass Roots North Carolina was...
