The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR), Gov. Roy Cooper's agency responsible for assisting victims of natural disasters, informed legislative leaders it requires an additional 27% of its budget to continue operations. This financial catastrophe is a direct result of top-down mismanagement from the agency.
Governor Roy Cooper announced the release of the Governor's Environmental Justice Advisory Council report, representing a significant step towards addressing Environmental Justice (EJ) concerns in North Carolina.
WASHINGTON, N.C. — Tempers were rising among the political faithful on Market Street. Local leaders with the Beaufort County Democratic Party had assembled on the sidewalk outside Shep’s Grill, holding signs that say “VOTE BLUE” and “Josh Stein for Governor.”
As we enter the final weeks of the 2024 campaign, here’s the stay of play: North Carolina is a state in play.
More than 1 million voters had cast ballots in the 2024 general election.
(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced legal actions to protect North Carolinians from illegal robocalls that destroy their peace of mind and scam them out of hard-earned money.
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after the Israeli Defense Forces killed Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas and the mastermind behind the October 7, 2023 attacks.
Governor Roy Cooper joined United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in Western North Carolina for a briefing on recovery efforts with federal officials and view damaged areas in Asheville and Canton. The Governor and Secretary Buttigieg also visited a damaged section of I-40.
RALEIGH — The University of North Carolina system enrolled more students this fall — about 248,000 — than ever before. But continued growth is far from ordained. Indeed, as America’s college-age population levels off and then begins to decline over the next decade, many institutions will see enrollment declines. Some will be forced by shaky finances to merge or shut down.
A federal judge rejected an attempt by Meta to dismiss the lawsuit that Attorney General Josh Stein and other bipartisan attorneys general filed in 2023. The attorneys general sued Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, alleging that it designed its social media platforms to hook children and teenagers and deceived people about the apps’ harms.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina's Republican lieutenant governor and gubernatorial nominee, Mark Robinson, filed a defamation lawsuit against CNN on Tuesday, seeking $50 million in damages. The lawsuit concerns a CNN report that linked Robinson to racist and sexually explicit comments on a pornographic website between 2008 and 2012.
The devastation wreaked on North Carolina by Hurricane Helene will take weeks to assess, months to clear out, and years to repair or rebuild. Second only to the value of the lives lost will be the exorbitant fiscal and economic costs of our recovery.
