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(04/03/20 2:29am)
N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) has convened a select committee to begin forming the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. However, some lawmakers and experts have raised concerns that the General Assembly might not be able to act soon enough on some of the state’s most pressing needs.
(04/03/20 12:50am)
Following complaints filed by Common Cause, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) is under investigation for possible violations of the STOCK Act, a bill that prohibits members and employees of Congress from using private information derived from their official positions for personal benefit. The U.S. Department of Justice, in cooperation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, recently began a probe of stock sales made by Burr and other senators following confidential briefings on COVID-19.
(03/27/20 2:54am)
Following allegations that U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and other senators sold large amounts of stock after confidential briefings on COVID-19, Common Cause, a nonprofit government watchdog group, has filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Senate Ethics Committee.
(03/20/20 1:55am)
Following delays in the U.S. Senate, President Donald Trump signed into law a bill originally passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday to address the COVID-19 pandemic in ways that are already on the minds of many North Carolinians.
(04/01/20 1:04am)
Many environmental departments in the state have faced severe budget cuts over the past few years, according to a report from the Environmental Integrity Project — a nonprofit that advocates for effective enforcement of environmental laws.
(03/13/20 8:11pm)
N.C. Rep. Yvonne Lewis Holley (D-Wake) will be the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor after N.C. Sen. Terry Van Duyn (D-Buncombe) declined to hold a runoff election.
(03/06/20 5:16am)
At a North Carolina Democratic Party event in Raleigh on Tuesday, candidates, politicians and party members gathered to celebrate Super Tuesday and get ready for the upcoming eight months.
(03/04/20 6:34am)
Tuesday night’s election determined the nominees for races up and down the ballot in the November general election. But one nomination remains undecided.
(03/04/20 6:01am)
The unofficial results are in for the race to be the Democratic nominee for district court judge in Orange and Chatham counties. Hathaway Pendergrass has won the primary with 54.84 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results.
(03/04/20 5:00am)
The race for North Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat appears to be set after Tuesday night’s unofficial primary election results came in. Republican incumbent Thom Tillis will face off against Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham in the general election on Nov. 3, 2020.
(03/04/20 3:52am)
With current state superintendent Mark Johnson foregoing a reelection bid to run for lieutenant governor, North Carolina voters have chosen their candidates for the N.C. superintendent of public instruction election in November.
(03/04/20 5:02am)
It was all Joe Biden on Tuesday night.
(03/04/20 6:42am)
With the 2020 presidential primary decided in North Carolina, it's unclear how much changes in state laws have affected voter turnout since 2016.
(03/03/20 11:45pm)
For the first time, North Carolina is voting on Super Tuesday.
(03/02/20 3:52am)
Former vice president and presidential candidate Joe Biden held a campaign event in Raleigh on Saturday ahead of North Carolina's Super Tuesday election.
(02/27/20 2:56am)
The North Carolina primary election is coming up, so The Daily Tar Heel is breaking down every office on the ballot from president to county commissioner. Here we broke down who the Republican candidates are for lieutenant governor.
(02/14/20 5:13am)
The Environmental Protection Agency recently passed a rule that diminished regulations on bodies of water in North Carolina, which produce over half of the state's drinking water.
(02/13/20 3:43pm)
Current State Superintendent Mark Johnson is running for lieutenant governor, leaving the chair for North Carolina’s superintendent open to many candidates on both the Democrat and Republican sides.
(02/07/20 5:21am)
As the March 3 primary approaches, five candidates on the N.C. Democratic primary ballot for U.S. Senate — Cal Cunningham, Trevor Fuller, Atul Goel, Erica Smith and Steve Swenson — are promoting their platforms to make the case as to why they should be the one to run against incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C.
(02/07/20 3:07am)
In 1997, the N.C. Supreme Court ruled that the right for each child to receive a sound basic education was protected by the state’s constitution.