Raleigh, N.C. - Today in partnership with Governor Josh Stein, the North Carolina Department of Commerce announced the official kickoff of the state’s next Comprehensive Strategic Economic Development Plan, which will seek input from North Carolinians throughout the state and is expected to be published in spring 2026.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has officially launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate. In a statement released Monday, Cooper said, “I have thought on it and prayed about it, and I have decided: I am running to be the next U.S. Senator from North Carolina.”
Raleigh, N.C. — Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross released the following statement on Governor Roy Cooper running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina:
RALEIGH — North Carolina is in a mess. It was an entirely predictable mess. Indeed, I and others have been predicting it for more than two years. But former Gov. Roy Cooper, coming soon to a U.S. Senate race near you, and lawmakers of both parties didn’t listen. They expanded Medicaid to include hundreds of thousands of childless, able-bodied North Carolinians — without a realistic means of paying the bill.
In my decades of public service—from the sheriff’s office in Rutherford County to the UNC Board of Governors—I’ve seen the strength, grit, and heart of Western North Carolina. We’re resilient people. But resilience doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It takes planning, protection, and the right long-term partners.
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after the release of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (IAA).
Governor Josh Stein announced today that 27 counties across the state will receive more than $204 million in funding for 48 drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The awards will improve drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, address PFAS and other forever chemicals, identify and replace lead pipes, and improve resiliency after future storms.
Michael Whatley, the chair of the Republican National Committee and former North Carolina GOP leader, is reportedly set to launch a campaign for U.S. Senate — setting up a run against former Gov. Roy Cooper.
RALEIGH – Today, during Military Consumer Protection Month, Attorney General Jeff Jackson released NCDOJ’s 2025 Military Consumer Guide with information to help protect servicemembers and their families from scams and help them navigate important life decisions like buying a car or renting an apartment.
RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that Gilead Sciences will pay $202 million to resolve claims that it paid kickbacks to doctors in exchange for promoting its HIV medications, resulting in millions of dollars of false claims submitted to government health care programs, including North Carolina’s Medicaid program. North Carolina’s Medicaid program will receive $760,106 from the settlement in principle, which was reached in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice and 48 other states and came from a qui tam lawsuit.
Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is reportedly set to formally launch a campaign for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat.
Durham government officials and advocates for immigrants on Wednesday condemned the presence of four plainclothes Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at the Durham County Courthouse to detain a man due to make his first court appearance.
Last week, Lieutenant Governor Rachel Hunt was appointed to the Executive Committee of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) at the NLGA Annual Meeting.
RALEIGH, NC — Labor Commissioner Farley is proud to share that the FY 2024 OSHA Federal Annual Monitoring Evaluation (FAME) Report gives high marks to the N.C. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Division. From construction sites to care facilities, NCDOL continues to protect North Carolina’s workforce through strong enforcement, proactive outreach, and data-driven improvements.
Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Senate will reconvene on Tuesday, July 29, to take up all seven of the vetoes Gov. Josh Stein has returned to the Senate, as well as any successful overrides from the House.
RALEIGH — Are today’s elected leaders incapable of addressing public problems in a serious, respectful, bipartisan manner? If your answer is yes, I’ll concede that you have a strong case. Congress just enacted a sweeping reconciliation bill by the narrowest of margins, with no Democrats in favor. Neither party exhibits any serious intention to close our yawning federal deficits. Current and would-be officeholders seem more interested in talking up conspiracy theories than talking down political tensions or taking on tough issues.
RALEIGH - The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and First Lady Anna Stein, in collaboration with Shatterproof, announce the launch of the Unshame North Carolina (Unshame NC) campaign to end stigma related to substance use disorder. Unshame NC has two primary goals: to increase knowledge and awareness of substance use disorder and promote medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) as a treatment option.
The state election board announced plans to collect missing identifiers from more than 100,000 voters, but said all will remain on the registration rolls.
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) led his colleagues in introducing the Foreign Registration Obligations for Nonprofit Transparency (FRONT) Act today, which would require nonprofits in the United States that receive funding from foreign principals in countries of concern, such as China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, and Cuba, to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). The bill would also require nonprofits to disclose the activities they use foreign funds to engage in to mitigate future unrest.
(RALEIGH) Today, Governor Josh Stein announced that he would not appeal the trial court’s ruling in litigation involving Senate Bill 382’s changes to the structure of the State Highway Patrol. Governor Stein released the following statement about his decision:
