RALEIGH — North Carolina and other states expanding their school-choice programs over the past few years are betting on the power of competition to promote educational opportunity and boost student outcomes. Is it a prudent wager? Recently published studies may shed some light on this important question.
Today, Senate Republicans filed a bill to allow for permitless carry of a concealed handgun in North Carolina.
When someone is having a mental health crisis — whether they’re thinking about suicide, acting erratically or experiencing hallucinations — they frequently end up in a hospital emergency department, mostly because there are few places for them to go.
Amanda Watson was diagnosed with breast cancer three weeks after having an emergency cesarean section to deliver her second son. Her test results showed she had one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer, with a high recurrence rate and low survival rate.
With President Donald Trump back in power, a Republican-led push for work requirements for Medicaid is gaining momentum.
Following the resignation of Utilities Commission Chair Charlotte Mitchell, Governor Josh Stein appointed Floyd B. McKissick Jr. to carry out the remainder of Mitchell’s term, which goes through June 30, 2029. Governor Stein also appointed Steve Levitas to fill McKissick’s position through June 30, 2025.
Pastor C.J. Brinson takes on how President Donald Trump and his supporters have used religion in the president’s first days in office.
In Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin’s petition to have the state Supreme Court throw out votes, he asks that they look first to a collection of ballots cast in four overwhelmingly Democratic counties.
Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 18 attorneys general challenged a new executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. The order, beginning 30 days after signature, would strip children born in the United States of their guaranteed constitutional rights and their ability to fully and fairly be American citizens.
Governor Josh Stein wrote a letter asking FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell to extend the Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program for eligible North Carolinians for an additional six months, through September 30, 2025, so that western North Carolinians have certainty about a safe place to live as they rebuild.
On the first day of 2025, Justice Allison Riggs, the North Carolina State Board of Elections, and nonpartisan voting rights groups filed briefs in Jefferson Griffin v. North Carolina State Board of Elections, asking a federal judge to end losing candidate Jefferson Griffin’s attempt to throw out the votes of his fellow North Carolinians.
Attorney General Jeff Jackson took the oath of office to become North Carolina’s Attorney General and lead the North Carolina Department of Justice. Mecklenburg County Superior Court Judge Donald Cureton, Jr. administered the oath of office to Attorney General Jackson.
The Republican Party enjoyed impressive electoral successes in 2024. Its candidates won the presidency, the U.S. Senate, and (narrowly) the U.S. House, while retaining control of most state governments around the country. For the first time in many decades, more Americans identified as Republicans than as Democrats in preelection polls.
State and federal resources are often quick to help minimize the damage and rebuild after devastating natural disasters like Hurricane Helene. Many Americans also know that charities and nonprofit organizations like mine work tirelessly to help those impacted get back on their feet and fill the gaps both during and long after the event occurs.
Republican Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin asked the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to do what the state Board of Elections would not — throw out tens of thousands of votes on the belief that canceling them will elevate him to a seat on the same tribunal.
A new audit of North Carolina’s Hurricane Florence relief fund found additional money that was spent without proper verification in the years after the 2018 storm.
North Carolina lawmakers approved a wide-ranging bill to shift executive power in state government on Wednesday, cementing a Republican override of Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto a month before new elected officials are sworn in.
The state Board of Elections on Wednesday rejected Republican Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin’s efforts to toss out more than 60,000 ballots cast in last month’s election.
Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Kathy Castor (FL-14), and Don Bacon (NE-02) hosted a virtual press conference to announce the introduction of their Safer Sports for Athletes Act. Alongside survivors and advocates, the lawmakers introduced their bipartisan legislation to strengthen the U.S. Center for SafeSport (SafeSport) and help end sexual, physical, and emotional abuse in sports.
