North Carolina lawmakers will soon return to work after keeping the General Assembly session in a holding pattern for weeks while Republicans negotiated some bills and awaited court rulings. The Senate and House have floor...
Read MoreThe U.S. Supreme Court has rejected some but not all of the North Carolina legislative districts that federal judges redrew for this year’s elections. The justices partially granted Tuesday the request of Republican lawmakers...
Read MoreThe U.S. Supreme Court has refused to speed up the expected appeal over whether North Carolina’s congressional district boundaries are illegal because Republicans drew them to win most of the seats. The court issued an order...
Read MoreDemocratic Gov. Roy Cooper wants North Carolina business leaders to speak up for public education funding by telling the Republican-controlled legislature to block additional income tax cuts set to take effect next year. Cooper...
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The killer serving life in prison for murdering NBA legend Michael Jordan’s father has seen his...
Read MoreAbout 5,500 faculty will be represented in a class-action lawsuit alleging two prestigious North Carolina medical schools conspired to depress their wages by agreeing not to poach professors from each other. U.S. District Judge...
Read MoreA North Carolina law that cancels primaries this year for judicial seats has been partially halted. A federal judge on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction directing state election officials to hold primaries for appellate...
Read MoreFew things are certain about North Carolina’s 2018 elections, except that voters ultimately will choose members of Congress and the General Assembly and those for county positons. A tangled web of legislation and litigation...
Read MoreNeighbors of Duke Energy Corp.’s unlined coal ash pits in North Carolina went to court after the company said their $5,000 “goodwill” payments required them to give up future health claims linked to contaminated well water, but...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has started a series of appearances on college campuses to speak about issues facing students. Stein held his first event Thursday at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....
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