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As a state Senator and as co-chair of the Senate Committee on Transportation, I have a front-row seat to the challenges and opportunities facing North Carolina's transportation sector. A pressing issue at the forefront is the modernization of our Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
Luke Farley, the conservative Republican candidate for N.C. Labor Commissioner, announced his opposition to new COVID workplace mandates being considered by the N.C. Labor Department.
Colonel (Ret.) Laurie Buckhout (R) is campaigning throughout Congressional District 1 to unseat incumbent Rep. Don Davis (D) in the 2024 election. The self-described constitutional conservative believes her military background provides her with leadership skills that would benefit her constituents. She also believes the current Republican Party is fractured.
Access to high-speed internet plays an increasingly significant role in today’s modern, digital world. It fuels daily life, enabling healthcare access, communication with loved ones, online learning and more. However, internet access is still out of reach for too many states across the U.S. North Carolina is one of these states, home to around 500,000 households who are either underserved or completely disconnected from internet access.
RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper announced that North Carolina will receive $26.7 million in federal funds to purchase 114 electric school buses as part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Grant Program.
The North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association (NCSA) has recognized Representative John Bell (R-Wayne) as a 2023 Defender of Public Safety for the important work done during the 2023 legislative session to protect public safety in North Carolina.
Dear Lt. Gov. Robinson, A year from now, you could be sworn in as the new Governor of North Carolina. A week later, you could be charged with criminal violations from an ongoing investigation into more than $500,000 of apparent illegal activity related to your 2020 campaign. Illegal cash donations; contributions in illegal amounts and from illegal donors; illegal cash withdrawals; illegal credit card charges and illegal expenses; illegal disclosure of financial transactions.
Raleigh, N.C. — Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 39 of North Carolina’s counties in November 2023, decreased in 17, and remained unchanged in 44. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 5.9 percent while Buncombe and Swain Counties each had the lowest at 2.6 percent.
RALEIGH — For political journalists, a standard tool of the trade is the New Year prediction column. Especially when the date is an even number, signifying the start of a presidential or midterm election cycle, pundits typically offer up a series of forecasts about who will win, who will lose, and whom the losers will blame.
Raleigh, NC – North Carolina Speaker Tim Moore announced appointments to the House Select Committee on Substance Abuse, including Committee Chair Rep. Stephen Ross and Vice Chair Rep. Erin Paré.
RALEIGH — Before Thomas Jefferson died in 1826, he wrote his own epitaph. Did he mention any of his elected offices? No. Jefferson wanted only three accomplishments listed on his gravestone: author of the Declaration of Independence, founder of the University of Virginia, and author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
Voting rights groups in North Carolina filed a sweeping redistricting lawsuit last Tuesday that claims the Republican-led legislature violated federal law by racially gerrymandering the state House, state Senate and congressional plans for election districts.
Now that candidate filing period for the 2024 elections has closed, we now have a first glimpse at what the 2024 elections will look like in North Carolina.
North Carolina's State Board of Elections has unanimously approved names of candidates to go on state ballots for the presidential primary on March 5, 2024.
Plaintiffs challenging North Carolina’s new state Senate election map are asking a federal judge to make a decision Thursday, December 28, 2023 about issuing a preliminary injunction.
(Raleigh, N.C.) – State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, announced that the North Carolina Department of State Treasurer has updated its list of companies subject to divestment and contract restrictions due to their boycott of Israel. Added to this year’s list is Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc. This action includes affiliates of Ben & Jerry’s such as its parent company, Unilever PLC, and Unilever’s subsidiaries.
One of the most hauntingly beautiful songs you’ll heard at Christmastime originated right here in North Carolina.
Senator Thom Tillis and his colleagues recently introduced the Value in Health Care Act, bipartisan legislation that would update the program parameters of Medicare’s Alternative Payment Models (APMs) to incentivize participation in Accountable Care Organizations (ACO).
Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced he will soon introduce the Constitutional Election Integrity Act, legislation that would prevent state politicians and state entities like the Colorado Supreme Court from disqualifying presidential candidates from the ballot on Constitutional matters that should be decided by only the Supreme Court.
