In unofficial results from Tuesday's general election, Democrat North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has won the race for North Carolina’s next governor with 54.8% (3,036,034) of the vote, easily beating his Republican opponent Mark Robinson with 40.1% (2,224,955), a 15-point difference.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections and Democratic National Committee filed paperwork Monday asking the state Supreme Court to reject a request from state and national Republican groups. The GOP organizations want North Carolina’s top court to take a case challenging state election rules for overseas voters.
State and national Republican groups are asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to intervene in a lawsuit challenging state election officials’ approach to overseas voters. A trial judge and the state Appeals Court have ruled against the Republican National Committee, North Carolina Republican Party, and two individual plaintiffs. They are suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals will not block a trial judge’s order against Republican groups challenging state election rules dealing with overseas voters. An unnamed three-judge Appeals Court panel issued an order Tuesday denying GOP groups' request for a stay, injunction, or order blocking the trial court's Oct. 21 decision in the case.
A Wake County Superior Court judge rejected an injunction Monday in Republican groups’ lawsuit challenging North Carolina rules for overseas voters taking part in this year’s election. The Republican National Committee and North Carolina Republican Party had sued the State Board of Elections over its interpretation of a more than decade-old state law.
Community colleges plan to decide the future of their online and in-person learning in July, when they will revisit their strategic plan for the summer and the fall. Other colleges in the country have canceled their fall semesters for in-person learning. North Carolina’s State Board of Community Colleges has advised colleges to build up its...
North Carolina’s community colleges are struggling to avoid revenue shortfalls and payroll problems. Uncertain registration and online-only classes to enforce social distancing are resulting in community colleges collecting half their expected revenue. Shortfalls could reach $25 million across the state’s 58 community colleges serving 700,000 students. The federal government is sending $120 million directly to...
The N.C. Court of Appeals gave Lt. Gov. Dan Forest the green light for his lawsuit against the Employees Political Action Committee, the political arm of the State Employees Association of North Carolina. In a split 2-1 decision, the Court of Appeals reversed the earlier decision of a trial court, which threw out Forest’s complaint...
RALEIGH — Hundreds of supporters of the $2 billion bond referendum on the March 15 ballot gathered Tuesday on N.C. State University’s Centennial Campus to kick off a campaign they say is essential for a growing North Carolina. More than half the funding would go to UNC campuses.
RALEIGH — Education and health care are among the top campaign issues in House District 8, where Republican incumbent Susan Martin is seeking a second term against Democratic challenger Barbara D “Bobi” Gregory. Both women are vying to represent voters in most of Wilson and part of Pitt County. The North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation, which monitors historical voting trends, lists the district as competitive.
RALEIGH — Accounting for population growth and inflation, the 1984 U.S. Senate campaign between Jesse Helms and Jim Hunt remains the most costly in North Carolina history. Including funding from candidates and independent groups, this year’s race between Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis will spend much less per voter, relatively speaking.
