Labcorp settlement brings $100,427 to NC, requires stronger vendor security
A multistate agreement requires stronger oversight of companies handling Labcorp patient information and includes a payment to North Carolina.
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NC Political News Daily Briefs
Today’s briefs cover AI oversight proposals, generic-drug restitution and public comment on flood resilience plans.
NC expands DMV capacity as administration reports shorter waits
North Carolina’s DMV expansion puts staffing allocation and office capacity at the center of its service overhaul.
School eligibility certificate ends for North Carolina teen drivers
North Carolina ends the school-issued driving eligibility certificate Oct. 1, but teen driver education and graduated licensing requirements remain.
North Carolina public-workforce overhaul takes effect Oct. 1
North Carolina's new public-workforce law takes effect Oct. 1, beginning changes to state hiring, leave, compensation, grievances and agency authority.
Outside groups report $551,425 in new North Carolina 1st District spending
WASHINGTON - Federal election records show outside groups disclosed $551,425 in independent expenditures tied to North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District in a group of filings highlighted Thursday, adding to national attention on the race between Democratic U.S. Rep. Don Davis and Republican challenger Laurie Buckhout.
North Carolina completes first electric air-taxi flights
RALEIGH - North Carolina completed its first electric-aircraft flights under the eLIFT-NC program this month, beginning real-world testing for a planned statewide network linking hospitals, airports and rural communities.
Earls, Stevens outline opposing views in North Carolina Supreme Court race
RALEIGH - North Carolina Supreme Court candidates Anita Earls and Sarah Stevens are presenting sharply different views of precedent, legislative power and judicial recusals ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
FactCheck.org says GOP ad misstates Cooper’s role in rape-kit backlog
RALEIGH - FactCheck.org says a Republican super PAC ad in North Carolina's U.S. Senate race gives a misleading account of a backlog of untested sexual-assault evidence kits during Roy Cooper's time as attorney general.
Super PAC reports $131,108 in outside spending for Greg Murphy in NC-3
GREENVILLE - A super PAC reported $131,107.63 in independent expenditures supporting Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy in North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District. Reuters described it as the first outside spending on his behalf in the 2026 race.
Cook moves North Carolina’s 11th District race to Toss Up
ASHEVILLE - The Cook Political Report moved North Carolina's 11th Congressional District from Lean Republican to Toss Up in its Sept. 25 House ratings update, a change that places the open western North Carolina seat among the country's most competitive races.
Common Cause poll shows Cooper leading Whatley by 10 points
RALEIGH - A new Opinion Diagnostics poll commissioned by Common Cause North Carolina shows Democrat Roy Cooper leading Republican Michael Whatley by 10 percentage points in the state's U.S. Senate race.