RALEIGH - Nearly three-quarters of registered North Carolina voters support legalizing marijuana for medical use, and nearly two-thirds support legalizing it for recreational use, according to a SurveyUSA poll released Friday.
RALEIGH - The North Carolina State Board of Elections says administrative markings made by election workers do not disqualify ballots, countering a viral claim that resurfaced as in-person early voting began.
RALEIGH - A federal grand jury has indicted 10 noncitizens on charges tied to voter registration and voting in North Carolina’s 2024 general election, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
RALEIGH - Revised North Carolina child-support guidelines taking effect Jan. 1 update income thresholds, the support schedule and calculation rules.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday extended a pause in a political advertising-rate case involving North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper, staying a Fourth Circuit order that had required the FCC to act within 48 hours.
RALEIGH - A new statewide poll found 51% of North Carolina adults say their life and financial standing have worsened since the 2024 election, while likely voters ranked the economy and health care as their top midterm issues.
Shortly after leaving active service in the U.S. Marine Corps, I become a local businessman, operating multiple pizza restaurants and a sign making business. As a legislator, I care about small businessowners because they are living proof that America is the land of opportunity.
RALEIGH - The State Board of Elections says it will send letters this week to 1,392 registered voters flagged as potential noncitizens, while stressing that the notices do not cancel registrations or bar recipients from voting.
WASHINGTON - No Going Back PAC reported about $124,624 in new direct-mail spending tied to North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, split evenly between support for Republican Laurie Buckhout and opposition to Democratic Rep. Don Davis.
HENDERSONVILLE - A Hendersonville man has been arraigned in federal court on a charge that he voted in both North Carolina and Alabama during the 2024 general election, federal prosecutors said.
For millions of North Carolinians, the biggest obstacle to getting medical care is increasingly simple: finding someone nearby who can provide it.
SANFORD - A Lee County voter filed a complaint Oct. 9 with the North Carolina State Ethics Commission alleging that state House candidate Charles M. Taylor failed to disclose several real-estate and business interests on required ethics forms.
