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.
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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.
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.
RALEIGH - A new statewide poll found that 85% of likely North Carolina voters have at least some confidence that ballots in the November election will be counted accurately, days before in-person early voting begins.
RALEIGH - A new Carolina Forward poll finds Democratic candidates ahead in tests of the U.S. Senate, state Supreme Court and state legislative ballots, with margins ranging from 7 to 10 points.
RALEIGH - A North Carolina Business Court judge denied the State Health Plan’s emergency request to temporarily block Atrium Health’s new cost-sharing program, leaving the program on track to begin Jan. 1 while the underlying lawsuit continues.
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