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Judges reverse ruling sending hog ‘slush fund’ money to NC schools
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court ruling that could have diverted $12 million from the state attorney general to public schools.
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NC Appeals Court hears arguments in AG’s hog farm ‘slush fund’ case
North Carolina’s second-highest court will decide in the weeks ahead whether Smithfield Foods’ $12 million in payments to the state since 2019 will head to public schools. A trial judge ruled in 2024 that the money should fund schools rather than remain with an environmental grant program run by the state attorney general.
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Court filing challenges AG’s hog farm ‘slush fund’
A new court filing at North Carolina’s second-highest court challenges the state attorney general’s ability to control money from a state settlement with Smithfield Foods. Critics have labeled the arrangement a “slush fund.”
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AG’s office defends hog ‘slush fund’ in NC Appeals Court brief
The North Carolina attorney general’s office is defending its 25-year-old multimillion-dollar environmental grant program funded by Smithfield Foods. A Wake County judge ruled last year that $12 million from the fund should head to public schools.
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NC’s Dellinger drops his legal fight after court rules Trump can fire him
North Carolina's Hampton Dellinger is dropping his legal fight to keep his job leading the federal Office of Special Counsel. Dellinger made that announcement Thursday, one day after a federal Appeals Court ruled that President Donald Trump could fire Dellinger.
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Supreme Court puts off ruling on Trump plan to fire NC’s Dellinger
The US Supreme Court refused Friday to block a lower court’s decision protecting a federal agency head from President Donald Trump’s plan to fire him. The targeted official ran for lieutenant governor of North Carolina in 2008.
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State Supreme Court sides with Philip Morris in fight over $8.7 million tax bill
The North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Philip Morris in the tobacco company’s legal battle with the state Revenue Department over an $8.7 million tax bill. The decision Friday split the court, 5-2, along party lines. The dispute involved export tax credits Philip Morris claimed on tax returns dating back a decade.
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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 NC governors call for unity as early voter turnout breaks records
Two former North Carolina governors from opposite sides of the political spectrum have joined forces in a new ad promoting unity in terms of the state’s election process.
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Feds charge 16 motorcycle gang members for violent crimes in Raleigh and Fayetteville
Following a criminal investigation known as Operation Broken Halo, a federal indictment has charged 16 members of the Hells Angels and Red Devils Motorcycle Clubs in North Carolina with violent crimes, including murder and assault.
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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.
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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.
