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A federal judge will not issue an injunction blocking local Watauga County election districts created by the Republican-led North Carolina General Assembly.
Published: Tuesday, January 20th, 2026 @ 2:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina lawmakers met in Raleigh on Monday to review newly proposed congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Published: Friday, October 24th, 2025 @ 8:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Critics of new Watauga County local election districts have filed a federal lawsuit challenging them.
Published: Saturday, October 11th, 2025 @ 2:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A three-judge panel has upheld North Carolina's 2018 state constitutional amendments mandating voter ID and lowering the state's income tax cap.
Published: Monday, September 8th, 2025 @ 10:16 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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RINO establishment candidate slips in for State Auditor
Published: Wednesday, May 15th, 2024 @ 9:23 am
By: John Steed
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Plaintiffs challenging North Carolina's new state Senate election map seek a Feb. 15 ruling from the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals.
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2024 @ 7:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The new fall season in North Carolina is not only ushering in a change in the weather but a possible change in redistricting for the state as well.
Published: Friday, January 5th, 2024 @ 9:21 am
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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Riggs will have to defend the seat in 2024.
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 @ 12:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper appointed North Carolina Appeals Court Judge Allison Riggs to the state Supreme Court to serve the remaining term of Justice Michael Morgan, who retired from the court this month and announced that he would run for the Democratic nomination for Governor.
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2023 @ 12:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A five-year-old lawsuit challenging North Carolina's voter ID and tax cap state constitutional amendments will head to a three-judge panel.
Published: Friday, November 3rd, 2023 @ 12:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Raleigh, NC – Today, after final Senate approval of the 2023 Appropriations Act, Governor Roy Cooper announced that although he will not sign the budget, he will allow it become law without his signature.
Published: Saturday, October 14th, 2023 @ 4:58 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On Tuesday, for the second year in a row, North Carolina earned the top spot in CNBC’s annual “America’s Top States for Business” rankings out of all 50 states.
Published: Sunday, October 1st, 2023 @ 11:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina officials, politicians, and analysts offered mixed reactions Thursday to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision rejecting the use of race in admissions policies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Harvard.
Published: Saturday, September 16th, 2023 @ 11:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, North Carolina state politicians and analysts reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the high-profile Moore v. Harper case, with Democratic lawmakers celebrating the decision while plaintiff and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, said he is glad the case is “settled.”
Published: Tuesday, September 12th, 2023 @ 12:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Saturday, former Congressman Mark Walker entered the 2024 North Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary after months of speculation.
Published: Tuesday, July 4th, 2023 @ 2:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall announced during this month’s small business week that new business filings are still at near-record levels in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2023 @ 11:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2013, the new General Assembly held the sales tax at 4.75%, while expanding the base. Consumption-based taxes like the sales tax are more stable and less economically destructive than income taxes which discourage savings and investment.
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2023 @ 11:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2013, the new Republican-led General Assembly took steps to foster economic growth by lowering the state’s corporate income tax rate. The corporate income tax is a burden that ultimately falls on workers.
Published: Thursday, May 11th, 2023 @ 2:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Supreme Court will look much different in 2023. Voters decided in November to oust one incumbent Democrat from the state’s highest court.
Published: Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 @ 6:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Ten years ago, in July of 2013, the Republican-led General Assembly enacted historic tax reforms. Perhaps most notably, lawmakers overhauled the state’s personal income tax, moving from a progressive multi-tiered structure to a flat, simple rate.
Published: Sunday, May 7th, 2023 @ 10:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said that he doesn’t consider himself a politician but rather a public servant, as he delivered the Republican response to Gov. Roy Cooper’s final State of the State address on Monday night.
Published: Friday, March 24th, 2023 @ 3:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper gave his fourth and final State of the State address Monday night to what appeared to be, at times, a divided room between Democrats and Republicans.
Published: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 @ 6:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Cooper released his budget recommendations earlier today.
Published: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 @ 12:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. Supreme Court has issued an order asking for more information in the Moore v. Harper redistricting case. Justices want to know how a rehearing in a related N.C. Supreme Court case this month affects the legal landscape.
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2023 @ 3:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Hello, I’m your Lt. Governor Mark Robinson and it’s my honor to address you tonight
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 11:07 am
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina General Assembly lawmakers from the House and Senate met Tuesday to dig into why the state has $3.25 billion in excess revenue for the 2022-23 biennium. The revenue forecast was released last week by the Fiscal Research Division and the Office of State Budget and Management (O.S.B.M.)
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 11:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill filed Thursday in the N.C. Senate would repeal a law permitting state employee organizations to draft dues automatically from members’ paychecks.
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 @ 10:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Within hours after the returns came in from the 2022 midterm election, speculation was already floating about 2024.
Published: Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 @ 11:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper is appointing left-of-center activist lawyer Allison Riggs to fill a vacancy on the N.C. Court of Appeals.
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2023 @ 4:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper has announced that he will appoint progressive attorney Allison Riggs to the North Carolina Court of Appeal. Riggs will complete the term of Richard Dietz, who won election to the North Carolina Supreme Court last November as part of a Republican sweep of statewide judicial elections
Published: Monday, January 2nd, 2023 @ 11:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Rules Review Commission will consider Thursday two proposals that would restrict access to voting systems information. RRC staff members recommend rejecting both proposals.
Published: Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 @ 12:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, Nov. 1, North Carolina’s Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper held a press conference at the Executive Mansion announcing the creation of a new commission tasked with reforming the University of North Carolina System’s governance.
Published: Monday, November 28th, 2022 @ 8:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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