N.C. Chamber endorses Republican Tom Murry in House District 41. Democratic incumbent Tony Foriest, Republican Rick Gunn square off in debate. State Rep. Lorene Coates, D-Rowan, has a 16 percentage…
GOP candidate Wesley Meredith might file a lawsuit against Democratic state Rep. Margaret Dickson in Senate District 19. Democrat David Redwine says that, if elected, he?ll work for free in…
House Minority Leader Paul Stam, R-Wake, predicts that if the election were held now, the GOP would pick up 14 to 15 seats in the state House. The party needs…
Renee Ellmers, U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge’s Republican opponent in the 2nd Congressional District, gets endorsed by a conservative women?s group, the Concerned Women PAC. Associated Press reports on key judicial…
A Republican-aligned polling firm gives a 16-percentage point lead to state Rep. Lorene Coates, D-Rowan, over her Republican foe Harry Warren. The poll is significant because Coates’ district, House 77,…
Harry Warren chosen to challenge Lorene Coates in House-77. Mike Hager beat three Republican challengers for the chance to run against Jim Proctor in House-112. Rayne Brown ready…
Brent Jackson, Republican candidate for N.C. Senate-10 near Wilmington, appointed to be a “handler member” on the National Watermelon Promotion Board. Republican Bettie Fennel asks the Pender County Board of…
Follow up on the 59-59 vote to move the Annexation Reform bill (HB 524) back to Appropriations. Quick refresher: There are 120 members of the House; 68 Democrats, 52…
Eventually it comes to the bottom line: Local teachers discussed their positions on pay, health insurance, retirement, personal leave, collective bargaining and more Saturday morning when they met with legislators,…
With union contributions to state races in November?s elections exceeding $4 million, you can count on bills to allow NC government employees to collectively bargain, i.e. form a union, to…
At last count, Republican Hal Jordan has moved back in front of Democratic N.C. House Speaker Jim Black 51-49, with more than 80 percent of precincts reporting. The Associated Press…
With 59 percent of precincts reporting, incumbent Democrat Pryor Gibson leads Republican Jim Bention in the race for House District 69: 53 percent to 47 percent. Meanwhile, incumbent Democrat Lorene…