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Speaker Tim Moore wins CD-14 Republican Primary
With greater than 75% of the vote, North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore wins the Republican primary contest for Congressional District 14.
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What voters need to know ahead of North Carolina’s primary election
North Carolina's State Board of Elections began mailing absentee voter ballots to those who had submitted a request ahead of the March primaries.
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Legislators warn about ‘election meltdown’ if injunction blocks state Senate districts
North Carolina’s top legislative leaders urge a federal court to reject an injunction in a lawsuit challenging the state’s new state Senate election map. An injunction “would risk an election meltdown,” according to a court filing Friday.
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Moore, Mills to explore keeping Trump on NC ballot
The speaker of North Carolina's House of Representatives and the chairman of the House’s election committee plan to look into ways to ensure Donald Trump remains on North Carolina’s election ballot in 2024.
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Latest Cooper v. Berger lawsuit targets bipartisan election board bill
Gov. Roy Cooper has filed another lawsuit in state court against top legislative leaders. His latest complaint targets a bill that creates an even split between Democrats and Republicans on the state elections board.
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Three-judge panel to address Cooper v. Berger appointments lawsuit Nov. 1
Superior Court judges from Granville, Johnston, and Richmond counties will convene Nov. 1 in Raleigh for the first hearing in Gov. Roy Cooper’s lawsuit against legislation removing some of his appointment powers. State court records indicate Judges John Dunlow, Paul Holcombe, and Dawn Layton will serve as the three-judge panel overseeing the case, titled Cooper v. Berger.
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Berger, Moore seek to intervene in three federal elections lawsuits
Top state legislative leaders have filed paperwork this week to intervene in three recent federal lawsuits. Each challenges state election law. Lawyers for State Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, filed motions to intervene in all three cases in North Carolina’s Middle District.
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Democrats walk out as North Carolina House votes for resolution urging Congress to support Israel
Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, led the debate as the NC House voted unanimously Tuesday for House Resolution 897. It urges Congress to support Israel in response to unprovoked attacks from terrorist group Hamas. However, a group of 12 House Democrats walked out of the chamber rather than vote on the resolution. It passed, 104-0. The...
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Husband sues Speaker Tim Moore after alleged affair with wife
Scott Lassiter, an assistant principal at Connections Academy Middle School and member of the Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors, filed a lawsuit against N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, accusing Moore of helping to break up Lassiter’s marriage.
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NCDOT unveils its new clean-energy transportation plan
The North Carolina Department of Transportation unveiled its Clean Transportation Plan Wednesday. They say it will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, advance environmental justice, and create good-paying jobs tied to clean transportation.
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House Republicans, Rick Santorum, renew push for Convention of States
On Wednesday, former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pennsylvania, and North Carolina House Republicans held a press conference supporting a bill making North Carolina the 20th state to call for a Convention of States. Two-thirds of the states, or 34, must sign on before a convention can be held. The House passed a resolution calling for a...
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Speaker Moore and Rep Willis in car accident, ‘rammed from behind several times’
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, and Rep. David Willis, R-Union, were involved in a car accident late on Thursday where they were "rammed from behind several times," according to Demi Dowdy, a spokesperson for Moore.
