RALEIGH — During the just-ended 2024 election campaign, candidates for offices such as governor, legislature, county commission, and state superintendent of public instruction talked a lot about raising the pay of public schoolteachers in our state — as well they should have.
Governor Roy Cooper announced the release of North Carolina’s first Community Violence Prevention Strategic Plan, a milestone in the effort to reduce violence, harm from violence and firearm misuse across the state.
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement regarding the State of Qatar’s decision to expel the remaining Hamas terrorist leadership from Doha after pressure from the United States. Senator Budd has been calling for this expulsion or extradition since January 15, 2024.
Governor Roy Cooper named Kevin O’Barr as Commissioner of Labor to succeed Commissioner Josh Dobson, who resigned on Wednesday, November 6. O’Barr will serve until Commissioner-Elect Luke Farley takes office in January.
RALEIGH — The 2024 election cycle will be one for the history books — be they about American politics generally or North Carolina specifically.
I could not be more proud of the hard work that helped us elect House Democrats in difficult districts across the state, even in spite of the headwinds from a disappointing outcome in the presidential election
Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) released the following statement on the election results
Raleigh, N.C. – Congresswoman Deborah Ross released the following statement on her reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives serving North Carolina’s Second Congressional District:
Congresswoman Deborah Ross released the following statement on Attorney General Josh Stein’s decisive victory in North Carolina’s gubernatorial race:
Commissioner of Labor Josh Dobson submits his resignation to the governor effective today, November 6, 2024, at 5 p.m.
To describe North Carolina as one of America’s chief political battlegrounds is a well-worn cliché. I’ve certainly done my part to wear it out. In past columns I’ve called our state a “flirt” (which happens to be a reddish shade of purple) that still contains just enough split-ticket voters to surprise even the most experienced of political prognosticators
Preliminary results from the North Carolina 2024 General Election show a strong voter turnout, with 67.01% of registered voters casting ballots. As of 11:42 p.m. on election night, 92.36% of precincts (2,455 out of 2,658) have reported results, reflecting over 5.2 million votes.
