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Jennifer Balkcom to replace Edwards on NC-11 ballot
Rep. Jennifer Balkcom was selected by NC-11 Republicans to replace Chuck Edwards on the November ballot and will face Democrat Jamie Ager.
News
Balkcom in, Moffitt out, in NC-11 replacement talks
Jennifer Balkcom emerges as the favorite for the NC-11 GOP nomination as Tim Moffitt and Adam Smith bow out ahead of Monday evening’s vote.
News
NC-11 GOP moves quickly to replace Edwards ahead of November election
Western North Carolina Republicans will meet Monday to replace Chuck Edwards on the ballot, with no second primary and a short timeline before November.
Opinion
Western NC’s next representative must be ready Day One
Monday’s decision will determine more than who represents the Republican Party. It may also reshape where western North Carolina’s political influence resides at the moment the region needs it most.
Opinion
Case at top NC court tackles felon’s 2nd Amendment claim
Eric James Ducker argues that recent US Supreme Court rulings should help him beat a gun-related conviction in state court.
News
Defendant challenges state’s arguments for NC felon gun ban
The defendant in a case challenging North Carolina’s ban on felons’ gun ownership argues in a new state Supreme Court brief that the law cannot survive recent federal court precedents.
News
Locke expert hopes Ace Speedway case will help in NC CON challenge
A John Locke Foundation expert hopes North Carolina’s second-highest court will consider the impact of a two-year-old precedent as it considers a lawsuit challenging state certificate-of-need healthcare restrictions.
News
Stein touts Renew NC homebuilding efforts, as many remain on waitlist
Stein highlights housing recovery as hundreds await assistance, and thousands are deemed ineligible.
News
Stein urges top NC court to uphold law against felons owning guns
Gov. Josh Stein is asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to uphold a state law banning gun possession by felons.
News
New Bern eye surgeon cites three reasons to reverse CON dispute ruling
The New Bern eye surgeon challenging North Carolina’s certificate-of-need healthcare restrictions is asking the state’s second-highest court to overturn trial judges’ December 2025 ruling against him.
News
NC private schools post biggest jump in four decades amid voucher boom
North Carolina private schools added 8,260 students and 67 schools in 2025-26, the largest one-year increase in schools in more than four decades. The leap came in the first school year that universal Opportunity Scholarships were fully funded from the start.
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Stein vetoes homelessness bill, signs 12 others into law
On Tuesday, Gov. Josh Stein signed 12 bills into law and vetoed one dealing with restricting sleeping and camping on public property.
