A leading national newspaper is linking U.S. Rep. David Price’s retirement announcement to a national pattern. The New York Times cites Price’s decision as one example of Democrats’ “fading” hopes for maintaining control of Congress past 2022. “The quickening pace of Democratic retirements in the House may be…
A youth risk survey for middle- and high-school students in the public school system is raising eyebrows for asking students about drug use and sexual activity. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey — a joint project between the N.C. Division of Public Instruction and…
An independent expenditure group connected to former Governor Pat McCrory has launched one of the first known mail attacks in the 2022 U.S. Senate race. The 5 by 11-inch mailer started hitting mailboxes of likely GOP primary voters this week. The mailer reads that “Republicans can’t trust Ted Budd,” and…
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools continues to come under fire for how it has handled allegations from students who say they were sexually assaulted on campus. Lawsuits filed by two former students of Myers Park High School claim school administrators failed to take seriously their reports that they were…
The judge in the long-running Leandro school funding case could issue an order as early as three weeks compelling the General Assembly to fully fund a court-ordered plan drawn up by California-based consultants. The news came during a hearing on Monday, Oct. 18. Superior Court Judge David Lee…
Wake County State Senator Wiley Nickel, D-Wake, will run to replace David Price in North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District. The deep blue district currently covers Orange, Durham, and parts of Wake County. “We have been preparing for this for over a year and we off and running,” Nickel told CJ…
U.S. Congressman David Price, D-4th District, will not seek reelection. Sources are telling Carolina Journal that Price, 81, is currently making calls telling Democratic leaders that this will be his last congressional term and he’s expected to make an official announcement soon. Price has represented parts of Durham, Orange, and Wake…
Third-quarter fundraising numbers for U.S. Senate candidates in North Carolina show little separation between the Republican front-runners, former Gov. Pat McCrory and U.S. Rep. Ted Budd. On the Democrat side, former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley is solidifying her position as the front-runner. Both parties are scheduled to…
With more than three months into the new fiscal year, North Carolina still does not have a budget in place. Both the House and Senate have passed their versions but there is a new aspect of the process that hopefully, Gov. Roy Cooper will agree to so that…
Former State Senator Andy Wells, R-Catawba, who lost a primary challenge to Lt. Gov. to Mark Robinson, became the highest-profile N.C. Republican to criticize Robinson for his comments calling school library books and curriculum that discuss alternative lifestyles including homosexuality and transgenderism, “inappropriate” and “filth.” Andy Wells, N.C.
