Nation Jan 10 GOP vows to fight judges’ decision to strike down North Carolina House districts A federal court's decision to strike down North Carolina's congressional map has cast uncertainty over the state's 2018 U.S. House races and thrust the state into a national debate over reducing the role of partisanship in drawing electoral districts.
Politics Jan 09 Judges say North Carolina must redraw GOP’s gerrymandered map In their ruling Tuesday, the judges ordered the General Assembly to approve another set of districts by Jan. 24.
Nation Nov 06 Judge denies North Carolina’s request to drop election software from company targeted by Russian hackers The election board's staff is still investigating what they call the malfunctioning of the e-books at five Durham County precincts in November 2016, which led officials to abandon the electronic system, issue paper ballots and extend voting hours.
Nation Jul 31 No special elections for redrawn districts in North Carolina, judges say The unanimous order by the three-judge panel means the next legislative elections won't occur until November 2018. But the judges did tell Republican lawmakers that they'll have to approve new House and Senate boundaries by this September — at least…
Politics Dec 17 Trump wants SC Rep. Mick Mulvaney to be his budget director President-elect Donald Trump has announced his pick for White House budget director, a tough-on-spending conservative congressman.
Politics Dec 06 North Carolina’s new governor to face resolute GOP legislature North Carolina's next governor campaigned on a promise to work on bending back state government's recent rightward turn, with the repeal of a law limiting LGBT rights near the top of his to-do list.
Politics Oct 29 LGBT law, hurricane jostle close North Carolina governor’s race Republican Gov. Pat McCrory has been unable to quash the firestorm over his signing of a law limiting protections for LGBT people.
Nation May 05 NC’s federal funds for public colleges in crosshairs of LGBT law If the U.S. Justice Department follows through on its enforcement threat, tens of thousands of students could lose around $800 million in federally backed loans.
Politics Oct 13 GOP spends $6M more on North Carolina Senate race The group dedicated to winning a Republican U.S. Senate majority in November says it's more than doubling its investment supporting North Carolina GOP nominee Thom Tillis' campaign to unseat Democrat Kay Hagan.
Politics Sep 03 Watch: First debate in high-stakes NC Senate race RALEIGH, N.C. -- Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan and Republican challenger Thom Tillis are seeking political advantage in their first debate as television advertising intensifies in a costly, competitive Senate race with national stakes.