Several incumbents and establishment-backed candidates lost in the May 8 primary, but those results may not signal a trend. Or offer any broader message about this fall’s general election, an expert on state voting patterns said in a post-election event. “I think we should caution against thinking that because eight incumbents lost in a primary...
The Rev. Mark Harris, who lost the 2016 Republican primary in the 9th Congressional District by 134 votes, won a rematch Tuesday with three-term incumbent Rep. Robert Pittenger. Harris’ stunning win was one of many surprises in North Carolina’s 2018 election cycle — the first major test the state’s elected officials have faced with divided...
It’s being called a historic milestone. But just because every state legislative seat will be contested in this year’s general election for the first time in memory doesn’t mean most races will be competitive. “Not every candidate is created equal, nor is every campaign created equal, though you have to have players on the field...
On Thursday, the day after a Senate panel on judicial reform discussed alternatives to judicial elections and possible changes in judicial districts, the leaders of the Senate and House agreed to create a joint legislative panel to address the issues. In a statement from the office of Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, Berger and House...
The state Senate Sunday night released its proposed legislative maps for the 2018 general election. Similar to the House plan, the Senate proposal would force incumbents in four of the new districts to oppose one another. One of those incumbents already has announced plans to retire. The maps, mandated by a three-judge panel in a federal...
RALEIGH — The General Assembly’s compromise budget plan funds House Bill 280, which would raise the age of many juvenile offenders from 16 to 18. The General Assembly has allocated $1 million to implement the plan, and $13.4 million to build a new juvenile detention facility. The N.C. Department of Public Safety would dispense the money over...
RALEIGH — Properties included in certain long-range “wish list” road projects would not have to be disclosed in real estate transactions, under a bill filed in the state House. The bill, House Bill 31, sponsored by Rep. Kelly Hastings, R-Gaston, would consider a property’s inclusion in a comprehensive transportation plan “not a material fact.” Comprehensive transportation...
RALEIGH — The power of incumbency, gerrymandered election districts, and a growing national distaste for politics in general might be the causes of having voter ballots for the May 6 primary election showing more blanks than the responses to a pop quiz. More than 50 state legislators effectively won seats in the 2015-16 General Assembly when filing ended at noon Friday.
RALEIGH — A proposed Good Samaritan law – that would give someone who calls 911 for help for someone who had overdosed on drugs limited immunity from prosecution – cleared the Senate on Tuesday. It now goes to the House.
RALEIGH — The movement to allow greater access to educational alternatives and programs, by expanding charter schools, providing tax credits for educational expenses, and giving homeschooled students more opportunities to participate in public school sports did not advance this year.
