Dec 19 Watch News Wrap: Electoral College confirms election of Donald Trump By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the Electoral College confirmed Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential race. Mr. Trump was on track for 304 electoral votes, losing two defectors in Texas. Hillary Clinton lost four in Washington state. Also, state legislators… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch 5:31 In North Carolina, new laws to limit governor’s power By PBS News Hour Last month, incumbent Republican Gov. Pat McCrory lost the governor's race to Democrat Roy Cooper. The election spurred Republican state lawmakers to call a special legislative session and pass laws that limit the power of the incoming governor. Michael Gerhardt,… Continue watching
Dec 16 Outgoing N.C. governor signs GOP bill stripping powers from Democratic successor By Gary D. Robertson and Meg Kinnard, Associated Press North Carolina Republicans stripped the incoming Democratic governor of some of his authority on Friday and were on the cusp of an even greater power grab, an extraordinary move critics said flies in the face of voters. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 2:59 Learning a foreign language revealed a world I never knew existed By PBS News Hour Growing up in a small town in North Carolina, Lauren Collins never needed to speak a foreign language outside of high school Spanish classes. It wasn’t until she met her French-speaking husband and moved to Switzerland that she felt the… Continue watching
Dec 06 North Carolina’s new governor to face resolute GOP legislature By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 05 North Carolina governor concedes he lost re-election By Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has conceded the governor's race, clearing the way for Democrat Roy Cooper to be declared the winner. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 4:21 News Wrap: No criminal charges for officer who fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the North Carolina police officer who fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott in September will not face criminal charges. The prosecutor said there was evidence that Scott, a black man, was holding a gun and ignored… Continue watching
Nov 08 What we know so far about voting problems By Robin Fields, ProPublica On Election Day, reports from polling places across America reveal how it is playing out in real time. Continue reading
Nov 06 Trump, Clinton take different strategies to shore up votes Donald Trump is promising to take his campaign into traditional Democratic territory in an effort to appeal to people outside the Republican Party. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 7:49 As election approaches, taking North Carolina’s pulse By PBS News Hour North Carolina is among the top tier of battleground states this election, with 15 electoral votes up for grabs. Since the nominating conventions, not a week has gone by without the candidates or their running mates paying a visit to… Continue watching