GREENVILLE - A new East Carolina University poll released Sunday puts Democrat Roy Cooper ahead of Republican Michael Whatley in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race, 54% to 45%, as the candidates approach the Nov. 3 election.
RALEIGH - A new YouGov survey gives Democrat Roy Cooper an 11-point lead over Republican Michael Whatley in North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate race, days before the Nov. 3 election.
MIDDLETOWN - Advertising spending in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race fell between two October reporting periods, according to a new Wesleyan Media Project analysis of AdImpact data.
RALEIGH - North Carolina will receive $7,657,771 under a $220 million multistate settlement with General Motors over its handling of drivers’ personal information, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced Friday.
RALEIGH - Gov. Josh Stein and North Carolina legislative leaders filed final reply briefs Friday in a state Supreme Court dispute over who controls appointments to appellate courts and powerful state boards.
RALEIGH - Newly released census estimates are arriving as North Carolina data specialists weigh how a federal privacy-policy change could affect information used by small communities to make public decisions.
CHAPEL HILL - A new state report says Chapel Hill missed federal bond-compliance requirements before paying $389,292.84 to the Internal Revenue Service, while the town says it has changed its procedures and will review compliance annually.
RALEIGH - North Carolina’s Department of Insurance released approved 2027 Affordable Care Act health insurance rates Friday, with insurer-level average increases ranging from 8.35% to 27.36% in the individual market and from 18.78% to 19.54% for small-group coverage.
RALEIGH - Inside Elections moved North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District from Solid Republican to Likely Republican on Oct. 29, a shift toward greater competitiveness in Republican U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson’s contest against Democrat Richard Ojeda.
RALEIGH - A new North Carolina analysis finds domestic and family violence has remained steady even as other reported crimes against people declined, giving state officials fresh evidence for victim-service funding decisions as federal support shrinks.
RALEIGH - Inside Elections moved North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District from Toss-up to Tilt Democratic on Oct. 29, giving Democratic U.S. Rep. Don Davis a slight edge in his rematch with Republican Laurie Buckhout.
WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors announced 18 additional North Carolina voting cases on Oct. 29, expanding a statewide set of prosecutions involving alleged noncitizen voting in past elections.
