Lawmakers defend voter ID, tax cap amendments at 2nd-highest NC court
State Republican legislative leaders are defending a trial court’s decision to uphold two state constitutional amendments North Carolina voters approved in 2018.
Dan Kiger fills Sarah Stevens’ former NC House seat after a delayed appointment that House sources tied to Stein veto negotiations.
Rep. Sarah Stevens will resign from the NC House effective June 16 to focus full time on her 2026 campaign for NC Supreme Court.
The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP is urging the state’s second-highest court to overturn trial court decisions upholding two state constitutional amendments from 2018.
The North Carolina Forest Service issues a statewide burn ban as wildfires continue to burn across western North Carolina. As of Tuesday afternoon, five fires classified as “active” burn in the High County region. Counties include Wilkes, Avery, Mitchel, and McDowell. The Cane Creek Wildfire in Wilkes County is the largest reported fire, spreading over...
“North Carolina is committed to helping families who lost their homes during Hurricane Helene recover,” said Gov. Josh Stein.
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced $155 million in public assistance reimbursements for western North Carolina due to the devastation of Hurricane Helene in September 2024.
The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP is appealing a three-judge panel’s recent ruling upholding the state’s constitutional amendments on voter identification and the state income tax cap. Judges rejected in September the NAACP’s arguments that the voter-approved amendments were racially discriminatory.
A bipartisan three-judge panel has upheld North Carolina’s 2018 state constitutional amendments guaranteeing photo identification for voters and lowering the state’s cap on income tax rates. It’s a case that prompted Carolina Journal’s “Extreme Injustice” podcast.
In a press release Tuesday, North Carolina House Speaker-Designate Hall, R-Caldwell, unveiled senior staff hires for the Office of the Speaker as he takes over the leadership position. Elected members of the NC General Assembly are expected to be sworn in on Wednesday, January 8, as the long legislative session begins. Senior members of Hall’s...
The three-judge panel overseeing a legal dispute over two 2018 North Carolina state constitutional amendments granted motions Monday helping both sides in the case. One amendment placed a photo identification requirement for voters into the state’s governing document. The other lowered the state’s cap on income tax rates from 10% to 7%.
Trey Enloe of Bright Branch Farms discusses the implications of Hurricane Helene on NC's apple industry.