David Larson

Butterfield’s ‘October surprise’ comes early in NC-1 GOP primary

The 1st District was redrawn to be more competitive, and with a Republican wave-year predicted, whoever wins the GOP primary will find themselves in one of only two competitive congressional districts in the state. Republican Sandy Smith has her eye on the seat; she ran and lost to Butterfield in 2020 54% to 45%. She's running again in the primary, but she's not necessarily the front-runner. She has a well-funded primary challenger in Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson.

Wilmington group fighting for conservative school board may go statewide

Conservative parents and citizens across the country got a chance during the COVID-19 pandemic to see how their county school boards operated, and often they were not impressed. In New Hanover County, which is home to Wilmington and its coastal suburbs, a group called Tide Turners has formed to elect conservative school board members who...

Effort to push back on woke companies starts with Bank of America

An organized effort to remove woke doctrine from corporate boardrooms is first targeting North Carolina’s largest corporation, Bank of America. 

Could Durham provide the next member of AOC’s ‘Squad’? 

North Carolina’s 4th U.S. Congressional District is a near-certain win for Democrats, but which Triangle-area Democrat will be replacing the retiring U.S. Rep. David Price, who began representing the area in Congress in 1987, is yet to be decided. The candidate really locking down the progressive wing of the party, though, appears to be Durham...