The Wake County Board of Commissioners just voted to approve Atrium Health, North Carolina’s largest hospital chain, merging with WakeMed, a move that left some state officials “profoundly concerned.”
RALEIGH - Gov. Josh Stein has asked the North Carolina Supreme Court to review a divided ruling that upheld moving elections-board appointment authority from the governor to the state auditor.
WASHINGTON - Sabato’s Crystal Ball has moved North Carolina’s 1st and 11th congressional district races from Toss-up to Leans Democratic in its Oct. 20 House ratings update.
RALEIGH - A Carolina Journal poll released Oct. 22 found Democrat Roy Cooper leading Republican Michael Whatley 49.4% to 39.1% among 600 likely North Carolina voters, a narrower margin than in September.
RALEIGH - Ballotpedia identifies 23 of North Carolina's 120 House districts as battlegrounds in elections that could decide whether Republicans regain veto-override strength.
RALEIGH - An ActiVote poll released Oct. 20 found Democrat Roy Cooper leading Republican Michael Whatley 56.9% to 43.1% among 400 likely midterm voters in North Carolina's open U.S. Senate race.
ASHEVILLE - A Trump-aligned super PAC canceled future advertising reservations in North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, according to the Washington Sun, which said it independently confirmed the cancellation.
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina voters had cast 733,299 accepted absentee and early ballots through Oct. 19, an increase of 201,059 ballots, or 37.8%, from the comparable point in the 2022 midterm election.
RALEIGH - An Elon University Poll released Oct. 20 found Democrat Roy Cooper leading Republican Michael Whatley 52% to 39% among likely voters in North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate race.
WINSTON-SALEM - A federal judge on Monday denied a request to pause North Carolina's absentee-ballot sealing and signature rules during the ongoing election.
RALEIGH - Third-quarter federal reports show Don Davis reporting about $1.3 million in receipts and Laurie Buckhout reporting $933,240 in North Carolina’s 1st District race.
North Carolina officials are directing voters to election workers for help, extending public input on an industrial permit and seeking a contractor for a statewide coastal management plan.
