Plaintiffs appealing a recent ruling in a North Carolina redistricting lawsuit are asking the full 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals to hear the case. They also ask appellate judges to expedite the case as candidate filing approaches for the state’s 2026 elections.
Two plaintiffs challenging state Senate districts in northeastern North Carolina are appealing a federal judge’s ruling against them. State Rep. Rodney Pierce and Moses Matthews filed a notice of appeal Wednesday, the day after the judge’s order upholding the districts.
A federal judge has ruled that the North Carolina General Assembly did not violate constitutional restrictions against racial gerrymandering when it drew two challenged state Senate districts in northeastern North Carolina. Lawmakers "need not use the odious practice of sorting voters based on race," the judge wrote Tuesday.
High property taxes put pressure on homeowners in Northampton County.
The North Carolina House voted Wednesday to pass a bill that will clear the waitlist for the state’s voucher program and bring true universal school choice to the state for the first time. The measure, House Bill 10, has one hurdle remaining: A likely veto from Gov. Roy Cooper.
All three counties in District 27 voted this week to reject Wray's petition requesting an investigation into the irregularities and a corrected vote count.
North Carolina receives two USDA grants through Biden-Harris's "Investing In America."
State legislative leaders and the Department of Health and Human Services take different stances on a request to block a new state law banning gender transition surgeries for minors. Top lawmakers filed paperwork in US District Court Friday opposing a preliminary injunction in the case Voe v. Mansfield. The suit targets House Bill 808. Meanwhile, state lawyers representing DHHS argued in a separate court filing that the new state law runs afoul of federal law.
The federal government believes North Carolina’s new law banning gender transition surgeries for minors violates the US Constitution. Federal officials offered that opinion in a court document filed Friday.
On Aug. 16, supermajorities in both the North Carolina House and Senate overrode Gov. Roy Cooper's veto on House Bill 808, Gender Transition/Minors, along with five other bills. H.B. 808 now becomes state law and will prevent those under 18 from receiving experimental sex-change treatments.
In a bipartisan vote, the North Carolina House approved a measure on Wednesday that bans gender transitioning surgeries for minors. House Bill 808, Surgical Gender Trans./Minors, passed the chamber in a 74-44 vote, with all Republicans in support and two Democrats — Reps. Garland Pierce of Scotland County and Michael Wray of Northampton County. The...
