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Raleigh’s iconic NC Theatre pushed to bankruptcy by COVID, competition

In December 2023, my family attended the North Carolina Theatre’s production of Elf. It was another thrilling night back with old friends in my nearly 40-year association with North Carolina’s largest professional theatre company — one of the few in America primarily dedicated to producing Broadway-caliber musicals with a world class youth-training organization. The vision...

Dallas Woodhouse
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Sanford, Faircloth, Dole: Biden isn’t first on NC ballot to face age, health scrutiny

As President Biden faces mounting questions about his ability to lead and govern due to his age and declining health, historic North Carolina US Senate campaigns across three decades show the perils and pitfalls these issues present at the moment and throughout history. 1992 It was my first election as a voter — November 1992. I...

Dallas Woodhouse
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All eyes on GOP primary in NC-1, state’s only competitive congressional district

The sprawling, rural First Congressional District covers 22 counties, including Nash, Wayne, and Wilson. Not since 1883 has a Republican from North Carolina’s First District served in Congress. But the district is now rated as a toss up and will be North Carolina’s most competitive congressional district in the fall. NC-1 became a swing district...

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Trump/Cooper counties are key to victory in 2024

North Carolina Republicans desperately want to break the Democrats’ hold on the Governor’s Mansion and other key Council of State races including the important Attorney General’s race. Democrats are hoping to keep these and expand their success. For either side to achieve their goals in 2024, they must improve vote totals in counties that were...

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Trump and Club for Growth split in NC 6 GOP Primary

Former NC State football player and failed 2022 GOP Congressional candidate, Republican Bo Hines, won the endorsement of Club for Growth Action in the closely divided GOP primary for North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District. Club for Growth is a strong force in GOP primary circles, backing up endorsements with large sums of outside spending. The organization spent...

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Key political questions for NC in 2024

North Carolina will punch above its weight in 2024 when it comes to political significance.   As noted last year by U.S. News and World Report:  “From the race for president down the ticket to agriculture commissioner, a uniquely competitive political environment assures the state will be one of the centers of the political universe in...

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Early outside spending boosts Speaker Moore’s position in congressional race

Early independent spending combined with significant home county support has NC House Speaker Tim Moore surging into a commanding position in Congressional District 14, a newly configured district that heavily favors the GOP in the General Election in 2024. A new survey conducted for the GOPAC Education Fund by Differentiators Data shows North Carolina State...

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Nash County key in NC politics in 2024

Republican Sandy Roberson was re-elected as Rocky Mount mayor this week. The Republican was first elected to lead the city, which sits in Nash and Edgecombe counties an hour east of Raleigh, in  2019.   However, the GOP mayor of the 55,000-resident city will be busy next year as his home of Nash County takes on huge political significance in...

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Mark Walker exits governor’s race to seek new Triad-area congressional seat

With new congressional districts having just been approved by the North Carolina General Assembly, former US representative Mark Walker will drop his bid to become the GOP nominee for governor and instead seek to reclaim his 6th District Congressional seat. “With the new congressional district maps, Kelly and I are overwhelmed with the all support...

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Mark Harris announces bid for Congress

Former congressional candidate, Pastor Mark Harris, a Republican, announced Tuesday morning that he will make a third try for Congress, despite the controversial 2018 election that saw Harris’ victory overturned due to allegations of ballot fraud.  The announcement follows sitting Congressman Dan Bishop's announcement that he will not run for his seat again, seeking instead to be elected North Carolina's attorney general in 2024.

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Big week, big decisions as NCGA heads towards checkered flag

With the summer holidays finished and kids back in school, the long session of the North Carolina General Assembly is exiting turn four and headed down the back straight to the checkered flag of this monumental and historic legislative session. Over the next week, some major decisions will be made by North Carolina’s leading political...

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