NCFREE sees narrower Republican majority in North Carolina House
RALEIGH - NCFREE's current outlook identifies nine North Carolina House races as toss-ups and says the Republican majority could narrow substantially while remaining intact.
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Trump’s North Carolina aid joke draws renewed scrutiny in midterm debate
RALEIGH - President Donald Trump’s joke that additional Hurricane Helene recovery money could depend on Republican Michael Whatley winning North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race is receiving renewed scrutiny as disaster relief enters the midterm campaign.
Womack bought home outside NC-14 while running for district seat
CHARLOTTE - Democratic U.S. House candidate LaKesha Womack bought a north Charlotte home outside the 14th Congressional District she is seeking to represent, according to an official county property record and a WBTV review of district boundaries.
Tillis says Trump’s Russian diesel plan may violate U.S. law
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis said President Donald Trump’s plan to allow Russian diesel imports may violate federal law, joining a bipartisan call to reverse course.
Raleigh voters to decide $203 million in housing, transportation bonds
RALEIGH - City voters will decide two separate $101.5 million bond questions Nov. 3, one for affordable housing and one for transportation projects.
Cook moves North Carolina’s 1st District to Toss Up
WASHINGTON - The Cook Political Report moved North Carolina's 1st Congressional District from Lean Republican to Toss Up Friday, increasing the assessed competitiveness of Democratic U.S. Rep. Don Davis' race against Republican Laurie Buckhout.
Democratic-sponsored poll has Davis leading Buckhout by 8 points in NC-1
RALEIGH - A Democratic-sponsored GQR poll found U.S. Rep. Don Davis leading Republican Laurie Buckhout by 8 percentage points in North Carolina's 1st Congressional District, 47% to 39%, with Libertarian Thomas Bailey at 8%.
Michael Whatley campaign pauses TV ads while retargeting final push
RALEIGH - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley’s campaign has temporarily pulled its television advertisements while changing whom it is targeting during the final weeks of North Carolina’s open-seat race.
ECU poll finds Cooper leading Whatley by 7 points as undecided share falls
GREENVILLE - An East Carolina University poll released Thursday shows Democrat Roy Cooper leading Republican Michael Whatley 50% to 43% among likely North Carolina voters, while the undecided share fell to 6%.
Roberts pauses FCC deadline in Roy Cooper political ad-rate case
WASHINGTON - Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday temporarily paused a Fourth Circuit order requiring the FCC to rule by Friday on a political ad-rate challenge that includes North Carolina Senate candidate Roy Cooper.
Raleigh approves six-month data center moratorium
RALEIGH - The Raleigh City Council approved a six-month moratorium on new data center development applications Tuesday night, pausing the city's review of those projects while officials write permanent development rules.
Ginevra Joyce-Myers: North Carolina’s housing problem is a supply problem
North Carolina's housing shortage is no longer an abstract policy debate.