Duke Energy has submitted a permit application that could pave the way for nuclear power near an existing Stokes County coal and natural gas power plant.
A federal Appeals Court will allow a former jail inmate’s lawsuit to proceed against Davie and Stokes counties.
Community leaders fear the limitations put in place by regulators, and the slow-walking of advanced small modular reactors (SMR) deployment, will cause North Carolina communities to miss out on homegrown and imported growth, specifically due to a lack of reliable energy resources.
Former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr is asking a three-judge panel to reject state lawmakers’ motion to dismiss Orr’s “fair elections” lawsuit. A hearing on the motion is scheduled June 13.
A three-judge panel overseeing former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr’s “fair elections” lawsuit has delayed a hearing in the case until June 13. The delay stems at least in part from the recent death of longtime Republican redistricting lawyer Thomas Farr.
The recent death of longtime Republican redistricting lawyer Thomas Farr could help lead to a delay for a hearing planned next month in a “fair elections” lawsuit. Farr’s colleagues have asked for a delay in the hearing now set for May 22.
A trial in a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map will not take place before the November general election. The earliest possible trial date is Dec. 2, based on proposals submitted in federal court this week. A hearing is scheduled in May in a separate lawsuit in state court calling for "fair elections."
In a statement on X Thursday (formerly Twitter) Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, D-Wake, announced that he intends to file legislation that would empower the North Carolina State Board of Elections with the authority to remove a presidential candidate from voter ballots under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment.
State House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, and Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, joined an amicus brief Thursday filed at the US Supreme Court. Moore, Berger, the Arizona legislature, and attorneys general for 25 other states aim to keep Donald Trump on the presidential election ballot.
In the wake of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the March 5 primary, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, said he would
The speaker of North Carolina's House of Representatives and the chairman of the House’s election committee plan to look into ways to ensure Donald Trump remains on North Carolina’s election ballot in 2024.
