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.
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.
RICHMOND - A federal appeals court heard arguments Oct. 28 over whether federal drug regulation prevents North Carolina from imposing additional restrictions on the prescribing and dispensing of mifepristone, the medication at the center of a long-running state lawsuit.
BOSTON - A federal judge on Oct. 29 blocked a narrower definition of the Medicaid work-requirement exemption for medically frail people, in a case North Carolina brought with other states.
As a police chief in North Carolina, I have spent my career enforcing the law as it is written to protect the communities I serve. I am now watching, with growing frustration, as a federal loophole has allowed a de facto drug market to operate openly in our communities under the guise of farm policy.
On behalf of Governor Josh Stein, North Carolina Department of Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley joined state and business leaders from across the Southeast and Japan in Nashville, Tennessee, for the 48th Annual Joint Meeting of the Southeast U.S./Japan Association (SEUS/Japan) and the Japan-U.S. Southeast Association.
Early voting opened across North Carolina on Oct. 15, and by Election Day on Nov. 3, voters will have weighed in on everything from a closely watched U.S. Senate race to county commission seats. Alongside the campaigns there’s another contest, though: the fight over whether we will believe the results.
You saved for the down payment, something that is an accomplishment in today’s economy. You found a home you like. But somewhere along the way, before you get the keys, you realize some of the costs associated with your home purchase are much steeper than they should be.
WASHINGTON - Cook Political Report moved North Carolina’s 3rd and 13th congressional districts from Solid Republican to Likely Republican in its latest U.S. House ratings update.
GREENVILLE - Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy entered the closing stretch of the North Carolina 3rd District campaign with about $2.4 million in cash on hand, compared with $81,164.67 for Democratic challenger Raymond Smith Jr., according to FEC summaries through Sept. 30.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Don Davis of North Carolina has introduced legislation that would bar federal candidates and certain family members from trading prediction-market contracts tied to their own elections.
WASHINGTON - A federal judge temporarily preserved nearly $56 million in federal housing-counseling grants while a lawsuit joined by the North Carolina Housing Coalition proceeds, preventing the money from expiring as the court considers broader relief.
