The No. 1 legal nemesis of North Carolina’s conservative-led legislature over the past decade, US Circuit Judge James (Jim) Wynn, has decided to step down from the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals, opening a fourth seat for President Joe Biden to fill on the Richmond-based panel. The court hears appeals from North Carolina as...
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...
Ahora que ha cerrado el período de presentación de candidatos para las elecciones de 2024, tenemos un primer vistazo de cómo serán las elecciones de 2024 en Carolina del Norte. Si bien todavía faltan más de 10 meses para las elecciones generales de 2024, los candidatos involucrados en contiendas primarias críticas ahora tienen poco tiempo....
Now that candidate filing period for the 2024 elections has closed, we now have a first glimpse at what the 2024 elections will look like in North Carolina. While the 2024 General Election is still more than 10 months off, candidates involved in critical primary contests, are now on a short clock. Once the holidays are...
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...
North Carolina Democrats have already lost the first skirmish in the next round of redistricting wars, as a federal judge rejected an urgent call to block new state Senate districts from going into place before the start of candidate filing in early December. US District Judge James Dever labeled the proposed timeline “meritless,” in a scathing...
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...
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...
With the completion of two key veto overrides, Republicans in the state legislature have taken important steps to improve election security and administration in North Carolina. One important reform is that state and local election boards will now be evenly balanced between the two major political parties. Never again will one political party control election...
The leaves are turning across North Carolina, altering our landscapes into kaleidoscopes of vibrant colors. It’s a wonderful time, enjoyed annually, and it is beautiful to watch. Unfortunately, North Carolina now has another annual tradition: redistricting. The resetting of political boundaries to adjust for population changes should happen only once a decade. However, North Carolina...
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.
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...