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During Thanksgiving week in 2024, a total of 23 people in North Carolina were killed and 65% of those were not wearing a seat belt.
Published: Friday, November 28th, 2025 @ 6:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals has denied Gov. Josh Stein's motion to delay a case involving a dispute over appointments to judicial seats and the state Utilities Commission.
Published: Sunday, September 7th, 2025 @ 6:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Treasury Secretary Dale Folwell, and now, challenging for the seat of North Carolina's governor visits with Eastern North Carolina NOW's publisher, Stan Deatherage, to discuss the multiple jobs of the Secretary, his commitment to performance, and that lurking elected position hence.
Published: Monday, September 23rd, 2024 @ 5:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Now that the North Carolina General Assembly has passed congressional maps, candidates are announcing their intentions to run for one of the states 14 congressional seats.
Published: Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 @ 5:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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First-term North Carolina Congressman Jeff Jackson has been redistricted out of his seat, but he isn’t going quietly. Jackson took to TikTok on Thursday to announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for state attorney general.
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2024 @ 2:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Allison Riggs was appointed Monday to the state’s Supreme Court by Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper to fill the seat vacated by N.C. Supreme Court Justice Michael Morgan.
Published: Saturday, December 16th, 2023 @ 9:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The only Wake County Republican currently serving in the North Carolina General Assembly will run for Congress. State Rep. Erin Paré will pursue a critical swing seat that will be key in the GOP’s 2024 efforts to retain a narrow U.S. House majority.
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 2:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican congressman Dan Bishop has formally announced that he will not be running for congressional office again, instead choosing to run for the open North Carolina Attorney General seat in 2024.
Published: Friday, October 13th, 2023 @ 1:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Thursday, a bipartisan group of North Carolina legislators announced they would introduce legislation to add two seats to the N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission.
Published: Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 @ 9:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Statewide, a third of North Carolina’s school board seats were on the ballot Tuesday. Republicans had a rough night in many urban races
Published: Saturday, December 10th, 2022 @ 10:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Until the last weeks of the election, polls consistently showed Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd and Democrat former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley in a dead heat for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat
Published: Thursday, December 1st, 2022 @ 11:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Three recent polls have put Republican Ted Budd ahead of Democrat Cheri Beasley as the race for North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat enters the homestretch.
Published: Wednesday, November 16th, 2022 @ 7:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Much of the media’s attention in North Carolina’s 2022 U.S. congressional races has been on the open U.S. Senate seat and the N.C.-13 race, both of which appear to be tossups
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 @ 9:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In November’s midterm elections, the stakes are high in the two races for the North Carolina Supreme Court. The high court currently has a 4-3 Democrat majority, so if Republicans flip just one seat, the balance shifts on the court.
Published: Thursday, September 15th, 2022 @ 10:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Jordan may be disqualified from running for the North Carolina Third District Senate seat
Published: Sunday, August 21st, 2022 @ 3:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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GOP House Representative Ted Budd of North Carolina and Cheri Beasley will face off in November for the North Carolina Senate seat after Senator Richard Burr (R) did not seek reelection, setting up a heated contest in the swing state.
Published: Sunday, July 31st, 2022 @ 10:12 am
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina Senate Republicans may have an even greater likelihood of picking up a supermajority after the Democratic candidate in one of the state’s most competitive seats dropped out of the race.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 8:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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People are migrating to North Carolina in droves. The Tar Heel state has seen 10% population growth in just 10 years and is one of only six states gaining a congressional seat based on the latest Census.
Published: Friday, April 1st, 2022 @ 11:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There is one less “toss-up” for Democrats on the Senate map.
Published: Monday, February 28th, 2022 @ 9:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It may be a new year, but Democrats are playing the same game. Donors from blue states like California, Massachusetts and New York are boosting Cheri Beasley in the hopes of buying North Carolina’s senate seat.
Published: Tuesday, January 4th, 2022 @ 9:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The News & Observer reported today that former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court Cheri Beasley will likely be running for the Richard Burr’s Senate seat.
Published: Thursday, March 25th, 2021 @ 9:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Voters in 2020 gave Republicans more seats on the North Carolina Supreme Court, including elevating Republican Paul Newby to the Chief Justice seat.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2021 @ 11:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that he has appointed North Carolina State Representative Darren Jackson to a seat on the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
Published: Thursday, December 31st, 2020 @ 11:31 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, E.C. Sykes, the Republican nominee for North Carolina Secretary of State, announced his financial supporters broke the fundraising record set in 1996 for this seat and there are four months remaining in the campaign.
Published: Monday, July 13th, 2020 @ 1:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In North Carolina, people want to "be in the driver's seat." Good transportation policy begins by respecting that choice.
Published: Sunday, October 20th, 2019 @ 1:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today Dr. Virginia Foxx, Congresswoman for North Carolina's 5th congressional district, endorsed Dr. Joan Perry for Congress in the NC-3 Special Election to fill the seat of the late Congressman Walter Jones.
Published: Thursday, May 30th, 2019 @ 6:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I’ve been watching the emerging election for North Carolina’s Senate seat and wonder if we are seeing symptoms of a larger trend.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 12:13 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Mark Davis said he is the happiest person in North Carolina after being appointed to a seat on the N.C. Supreme Court. Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, is not so pleased
Published: Wednesday, March 13th, 2019 @ 8:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Early Monday morning State Representative Dr. Greg Murphy formally announced his intentions to run for North Carolina's 3rd Congressional Seat, formally held by the late Walter B. Jones Jr. with a kickoff to an entire day of campaign events.
Published: Monday, February 25th, 2019 @ 11:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Former University of North Carolina System Board of Governors member Bill Webb, who resigned in January, vacated his seat for financial reasons, according to his resignation letter.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2019 @ 11:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Civitas Institute has released a new poll showing incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. George Holding and Democratic challenger Linda Coleman neck-in-neck in a race for North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District seat
Published: Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 9:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new poll shows Republican incumbent Rep. Ted Budd leads his Democratic competitor, Kathy Manning, by five points in the race for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District seat
Published: Saturday, July 28th, 2018 @ 11:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Half of North Carolina's 10 Republican congressional incumbents have primary challengers, and two of three Democrats are being challenged on May 8. If history is a guide, unseating any of them would be a long-shot upset
Published: Friday, March 2nd, 2018 @ 2:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Washington, North Carolina is not only the county seat of Beaufort County, but the gateway to the Pamlico Estuary.
Published: Saturday, December 31st, 2016 @ 9:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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According to initial voting returns, Republican legislators seem likely to keep clear control of the North Carolina General Assembly, losing one seat overall in the House of Representatives but gaining a seat in the Senate
Published: Sunday, December 11th, 2016 @ 10:42 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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One of the more intriguing North Carolina congressional races is for the open seat in the 13th Congressional District between Democrat Bruce Davis and Republican Ted Budd
Published: Thursday, October 13th, 2016 @ 10:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As Democrats and Republicans actively contest North Carolina's governorship, U.S. Senate seat, and 15 electoral votes for president this fall, don't expect them to ignore other races on the ballot
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2016 @ 10:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It will be North Carolina peanuts, BBQ sauce and Cheerwine on the line against Washington wine, popcorn and a selection of beer in a friendly wager between Governor Pat McCrory and Washington Governor Jay Inslee over this Sunday's NFL Playoff game between the Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks
Published: Thursday, January 21st, 2016 @ 8:23 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Last week's newsletter mentioned in passing something that this week's entry will explore further. It discussed my new report promoting a state REINS Act for North Carolina, in light of findings by Beacon Hill economists that the regulatory burden imposed by North Carolina on the private sector...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 3:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) today released the following statement upon North Carolina Treasurer Janet Cowell's announcement that she will not seek re-election...
Published: Tuesday, October 13th, 2015 @ 12:13 pm
By: Chris Downey
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