Spokesmen for North Carolina Republican U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis and Richard Burr condemned Senate Democrats’ attacks on the John Locke Foundation, Carolina Journal, and 47 other organizations that Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., accused of concocting a “Web of Denial” through research and reporting that creates a skeptical view of climate change alarmism. In an orchestrated...
Four Democrats are vying for their party’s nomination to the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Richard Burr: Durham businessman Kevin Griffin; retired Army Capt. Ernest Reeves of Greenville; Spring Lake Mayor Chris Rey; and former state Rep. Deborah Ross of Raleigh. “I believe the people of North Carolina deserve better representation in Washington,”...
During a televised debate Thursday night, the four Democrats seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Richard Burr discussed immigration, health care, the economy, keeping firearms out of the hands of people with mental health issues, and their thoughts about the incumbent. The half-hour debate, moderated by David Crabtree of WRAL News, was largely...
RALEIGH — Joe Stewart, executive director of the N.C. FreeEnterprise Foundation, said Wednesday that since the state is so competitive, North Carolina is likely to see groups come in to lend support or provide opposition to individual candidates in future elections. The U.S. Senate race between incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan and Republican House Speaker Thom Tillis remained close all year.
RALEIGH — U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan’s husband Charles “Chip” Hagan, a Greensboro attorney, certified to the North Carolina licensing board for electrical contractors that their son Tilden Hagan worked 3,500 hours installing electrical wiring and equipment over a period of 324 days in 2012 — requiring Tilden to work consecutive 76-hour weeks over that period.
WILMINGTON — Incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan portrayed Republican challenger Thom Tillis as a foil of corporate cronies; Tillis said Hagan was little more than a rubber stamp for the Obama adminstration's destructive policies. Libertarian Sean Haugh argued that his message of liberty offered a needed contrast from both.
WILMINGTON — Although education is primarily a state responsibility, the state of education in North Carolina schools is a wedge issue Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan has been eager to exploit in her re-election campaign against Republican House Speaker Thom Tillis and Libertarian Sean Haugh. But Hagan may find her focus on that issue cuts both ways with voters.
RALEIGH – As the ink begins to dry on vote totals from Tuesday’s North Carolina primary, political observers in the Tar Heel state are preparing for what should be one of the most-watched races in the country: the U.S. Senate contest between incumbent Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan, Republican state House Speaker Thom Tillis, and Libertarian candidate Sean Haugh, who won their respective primaries.
DURHAM — Tim D’Annunzio shocked the audience at an April 5 candidate forum sponsored by the Libertarian Party of North Carolina that if he defeated Sean Haugh for the party’s U.S. Senate nomination and Republican Greg Brannon prevailed in the GOP primary, he would do his best to make sure Brannon defeated incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan in the fall.
RALEIGH — Backers of third parties hope to cash in on a growing frustration with the political establishment. The Tea Party demonstrations that started last year, the growth of unaffiliated voters, and the expansion of social networking to spur political activism has fueled optimism from minority parties.
RALEIGH—Fingerprints are no longer enough for North Carolina law authorities. Neither is a database containing the DNA of those convicted of violent crimes. Legislation enacted this year by the General Assembly, seeks to expand the state’s DNA registry to include DNA samples of all felons and those convicted of “certain other criminal offenses.” In addition, those individuals found innocent of a felony charge by reason of insanity would also be forced to submit their DNA for the registry.
