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Stein, Scott make case for federalism
The governors appeared in Oklahoma City during the National Governors Association's first bipartisan "Common Ground" town hall, hosted with NBC News.
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Prysmian plans $1B expansion in Catawba County, promises 385 jobs
Prysmian expansion in Catawba County to be partially funded by One North Carolina Fund grant.
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Cooper deposition motion labeled ‘extreme’ in COVID bar shutdown case
Forcing former Gov. Roy Cooper to provide sworn testimony would be an “extreme remedy” in a lawsuit brought by bar owners shut down because of Cooper’s COVID-related shutdown orders. State government lawyers offered that argument in a court filing Thursday.
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Poll: Most parents back school-choice tax credit, few have heard of it
A new EdChoice survey finds 72% of school parents support the federal school-choice tax credit North Carolina opted into this spring over Gov. Josh Stein's veto, but only about a quarter have heard much about it.
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Stein, legislative leaders to clash in top NC court on Nov. 10
Gov. Josh Stein and state legislative leaders will offer competing arguments on Nov. 10 before North Carolina’s highest court. The Democratic governor and top Republican lawmakers are battling over state laws that limited Stein’s appointment authority.
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AG: Duke residential rate increase is 9.3%, not 6.8%
In an update to a story Carolina Journal published yesterday, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson now says a settlement in the Duke Energy Progress rate case would raise residential electric bills about 9.3%, not 6.8% over the next two years.
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CJ poll: Cooper stretches lead over Whatley in US Senate race
Roy Cooper has stretched his lead over Michael Whatley to 13 points, 52% to 39%, in the latest Carolina Journal poll of likely NC voters.
August 2026 — Cooper’s lead over Whatley grows to 12.5 points
RALEIGH — Democrat Roy Cooper now holds a 12.5-point lead over Republican Michael Whatley in the race for North Carolina’s open US Senate seat, according to the latest Carolina Journal Poll of 600 likely general election voters. Support for Cooper, a former two-term governor, now stands at 51.5%, according to the poll conducted Aug. 9-10...
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Jackson rejects Duke Energy deal, says 6.8% rate hike too high
A settlement in the Duke Energy Progress rate case that would raise residential electric bills about 6.8% over the next two years as opposed to their original request of 18.1% is still too high according to North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson.
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Elon pollster: Senate race likely to tighten despite Cooper’s 11-point lead
A new Elon University Poll shows Roy Cooper leading Michael Whatley 53% to 42% among likely voters in North Carolina's US Senate race. But the poll's director expects the contest to tighten, noting the race is nearly even among the half of voters who actually know the little-known Republican.
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Stein signs 4 bills, blasts ‘petty’ limits on his power
On Tuesday, Gov. Josh Stein signed four bills into law, despite the fact that one of those further reduces his appointment powers and other changes under his office.
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$600M STERIS investment promises 335 jobs to Sanford, with state aid
STERIS to invest to bring manufacturing facility to Sanford partially funded by JDIG.
