RALEIGH — Richard Alexander, a special-education teacher from Monroe, wants to convert the elected post of state schools superintendent into an appointed position, similar to the U.S. secretary of education. Alexander stands alone in supporting the shift.
RALEIGH — By the close of the filing deadline in late February, 75 candidates had filed for congressional office, 54 candidates for executive-level office, and 413 for legislative office. Forty-four seats in the legislature, two executive-level posts, and three seats in Congress are without an incumbent.
RALEIGH — Renee Ellmers won — barely — in 2010 in a congressional district that had 51 percent registered Democrats, 28 percent registered Republicans, and 21 percent unaffiliated. Under the new maps, voter registration is 38 percent Democrat, 36 percent Republican, and 26 percent unaffiliated.
RALEIGH — At the congressional level, four of North Carolina’s primaries, all Republican, have four or more candidates competing: the 2nd, 8th, 9th, and 11th districts. In the primary for governor, six Republicans and six Democrats have filed, plus one Libertarian.
RALEIGH — The study factored in tax incentives offered by state governments and highlighted taxes that would be more meaningful to Subchapter C corporations rather than to sole proprietorships, partnerships, or limited liability corporations.
RALEIGH — Several political analysts note that the impact of a gerrymandered redistricting plan diminishes over time as political and demographic factors shift. That presents opportunities for the political party not in power — in this case, the Democrats — to make inroads.
RALEIGH — For 32 candidates vying to win a seat in the state legislature, the election ended at noon Wednesday — and they all won. That’s the combined number of House and Senate candidates who weren’t challenged to a primary and who won’t have opposition in the general election.
RALEIGH — House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, announced the launch of the task force Tuesday at a press conference. The goal, he said, is to find out how many people are cheating the system and ways to end the fraud.
RALEIGH — The infamous influence peddler became the poster boy for political corruption in Washington, D.C, during the first years of President George W. Bush’s second term. But since leaving prison, he has become a corruption-fighting crusader.
RALEIGH — Since 1999, North Carolina has afforded faith-based employers a broad exemption to its mandate requiring private health insurers to provide contraceptive services. The exemption would be eliminated under the Obama administration’s federal mandate.
RALEIGH — In recent months, the question of fraud in the federal government’s second largest nutrition entitlement has reached critical mass in Illinois and Georgia, where school officials are trying to weed out cheaters.
