Top North Carolina lawmakers label two state Supreme Court precedents as "wrong the day they were decided" in a court filing Monday.
Gov. Josh Stein urges the North Carolina Supreme Court not to take up his dispute with legislative leaders over appointments to seven state boards and commissions.
Top legislative leaders are asking the state Supreme Court to take up their dispute with the governor over appointments to state boards and commissions.
A ruling Wednesday in a courtroom battle over appointments to seven North Carolina state boards and commissions could influence the outcome of another legal fight. This one involves the shift of a state Utilities Commission appointment from the governor to the state treasurer.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals offered Democratic Gov. Josh Stein and Republican legislative leaders a split decision Wednesday in their fight over changes to appointments for seven state boards and commissions. Appellate judges upheld lawmakers’ changes to four boards but rejected changes to three others.
At Tuesday’s Council of State meeting, North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance Mike Causey, a Republican, once again stressed the need for flood insurance after the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina.
Greg Lindberg, once North Carolina’s top election campaign donor, pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges connected to a scheme government officials described as a $2 billion fraud.
AG Josh Stein far surpasses Lt. Gov. Robinson in campaign finance reports.
A federal judge has approved forfeiture of more than $1.4 million tied to the bribery case against former top North Carolina political donor Greg Lindberg. A jury found Lindberg and co-defendant John Gray guilty in May in a retrial on federal bribery and fraud charges. Lindberg and Gray await new sentences in the case.
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s this week’s review: County resolutions: A number of N.C. counties want the budget stalemate to end. The commissioners of Avery, Sampson, Union, and Gaston counties have all passed resolutions calling...
RALEIGH — It remains unclear who the Republican nominees for five powerful executive offices will be. The Democratic nominee for state labor commissioner also has yet to be decided. While Council of State races typically don’t draw much public interest, the winners of the nine offices will have highly influential positions.
