Federal transportation officials have obligated $550 million for North Carolina's S-Line passenger rail project, advancing work on a corridor intended to shorten trips between Raleigh and Richmond, Virginia.
Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Gov. Josh Stein are seeking stronger consumer protections in Duke Energy's proposed rules for data centers and other large electricity users, putting the allocation of energy costs before state utility regulators.
Democrat Roy Cooper led Republican Michael Whatley 54% to 40% in a SurveyUSA poll released Oct. 13, offering a snapshot of North Carolina's U.S. Senate race before in-person early voting began.
RALEIGH - Inside Elections moved North Carolina's 1st and 11th Congressional District contests to Toss-up in an Oct. 15 rating update, placing both among the country's most competitive U.S. House races.
WASHINGTON - New Federal Election Commission data show Roy Cooper's principal Senate committee had $12.48 million in cash entering October, while Michael Whatley's committee reported $916,101.50.
RALEIGH - Half of North Carolina adults say they are dissatisfied with the government's response to Hurricane Helene, according to a new SurveyUSA poll commissioned by WRAL-TV and WSOC-TV.
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 - Revised North Carolina child-support guidelines taking effect Jan. 1 update income thresholds, the support schedule and calculation rules.
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 - 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.
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 - 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.
