Opinion
Parsing Stein’s campaign ads for clues about priorities
Beyond bashing his opponent, ads from North Carolina's next governor offer some clues about his priorities.
Opinion
Trump won the ‘double haters’
Instead of focusing primarily on what Donald Trump did, consider the possibility that the outcome may be due more to what his opponents did or didn’t do.
News
Stein and Hunt win victories over Robinson and Weatherman for NC governor and lieutenant governor
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.
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Former NC governors support Cooper in elections board legal battle
North Carolina’s living former governors all back current Gov. Roy Cooper in his legal battle with legislative leaders over a law that would remake the State Board of Elections. They filed paperwork in the state Appeals Court Tuesday to submit a friend-of-the-court brief supporting Cooper.
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Former governors back Cooper in appointments fight with legislative leaders
The five living former governors of North Carolina are backing current Gov. Roy Cooper in his legal battle with state legislative leaders over appointments to state boards and commissioners. The bipartisan group of former governors filed paperwork Tuesday with the North Carolina Court of Appeals. They want to submit a friend-of-the-court brief as that court addresses a dispute over appointment changes to seven state boards.
Opinion
In Helene’s wake, leadership is crucial
I got it wrong. Deeply wrong. Embarrassingly wrong. It was a few days after Hurricane Floyd struck the coast on September 16, 1999. I’d been covering North Carolina politics for more than a dozen years by then, penning my syndicated column and appearing regularly on radio and television. Our discussion program “N.C. Spin” had debuted...
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Cooper signs 100th veto as governor
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper reached a significant milestone on Friday when he vetoed his 100th and 101st bills during his governorship, more than any other governor in the state's history.
Opinion
Lessons for November in the school superintendent race
One the biggest upsets of this 2024 primary was the defeat of long-time educator and Republican Catherine Truitt, Superintendent of Public Instruction. She lost the Republican primary race by nearly five points to Michele Morrow, a homeschool instructor and conservative activist with a strong grassroots ground game. In hindsight, it shouldn't have been a surprise.
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Lieutenant Governor race: GOP runoff for Weatherman and O’Neill as Hunt locks democratic nomination
While State Sen. Rachel Hunt cruised to victory in her bid for the North Carolina Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, it may be a while before the Republican nominee is known as no one met the 30% threshold to clinch the nomination on Tuesday.
Opinion
Justices highlight flaws in common Leandro lawsuit narrative
Two of the state Supreme Court's newest members offer a new approach toward a 30-year-old education funding case.
Opinion
Dems hope to defend governor’s office
Since the turn of the 20th century, North Carolina voters have picked Republicans for governor just four times: Jim Holshouser in 1972, Jim Martin in 1984 and 1988, and Pat McCrory in 2012. In each case, there was no Democratic incumbent. In each case, the GOP presidential candidate also won North Carolina. A similar scenario...
Opinion
Lt. governor race draws fourteen candidates
Most of the executive-branch offices comprising North Carolina’s Council of State are either open seats in 2024 or will feature highly competitive races in both the primary and general elections. But none has attracted as many candidates as lieutenant governor. GOP incumbent Mark Robinson is running for governor. Fourteen North Carolinians want to succeed him...
