NCCapitol

11/12/2023

General Assembly Republicans forced a pair of contracts on the North Carolina Department Public Instruction. One didn't yield a planned pilot project, then lawmakers added $5 million to the budget. The other worries education experts.

10/12/2023

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

08/12/2023

Manning's Greensboro-area district was redrawn this year by Republican state lawmakers, who shifted her seat from a safe Democratic seat to a safe Republican seat.

07/12/2023

Remarks by Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson are once again causing controversy. But this time, their apparent targets are within his own party.

06/12/2023

U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C. said he doesn't support more aid to Israel without funding for U.S. border security. And he said Qatar should extradite Hamas leaders to the U.S.

04/12/2023

See lists of North Carolina politicians running for office in 2024. On the ballot are races for Congress, governor, attorney general, NC Supreme Court and other council of state and judicial offices.

03/12/2023

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- New or tougher criminal penalties against rioting, vandalizing power stations and harassing law enforcement officers and emergency workers are among North Carolina laws approved this year that took effect Friday.

01/12/2023

Medicaid expansion means North Carolina's working poor can go to the doctor for free. It also means billions in new federal funding for hospitals.

29/11/2023

Approval by the Durham Committee for the Affairs of Black People is key for Democratic hopefuls seeking to impress the party's base.

27/11/2023

From suing the president to refusing to defend controversial laws or choosing which companies to investigate, the attorney general has plenty of power in North Carolina, where it's also frequently been a launchpad to later run for governor.

22/11/2023

Earls is being investigated by the Judicial Standards Commission for comments she made in media interviews about racial, gender and political biases on the state's highest court. Most of the Supreme Court justices are white Republican men; Earls is the only Black woman on the court as well as one of only two Democrats.

Earls is being investigated by the Judicial Standards Commission for comments she made in media interviews about racial, gender and political biases on the state's highest court. Most of the Supreme Court justices are white Republican men; Earls is the only Black woman on the court as well as one of...

20/11/2023

Former state Supreme Court Justice Mike Morgan spent $50,000 on a cinematic ad highlighting a compelling life story. But will it make a difference in the 2024 Democratic primary?

19/11/2023

North Carolina State Rep. Tricia Cotham plans to seek reelection, a spokesman for the House GOP says. A Democrat for years, Cotham faced criticism for joining the Republican Party in April.

15/11/2023

When North Carolina agreed to expand Medicaid this year, it came with a special sweetener from the federal government--a signing bonus of $1.6 billion.
Lawmakers could spend it on whatever they wanted. So where did it go?

When North Carolina agreed to expand Medicaid this year, it came with a special sweetener from the federal government--a signing bonus of $1.6 billion. Lawmakers could spend it on whatever they wanted. So where did it go?

13/11/2023

During Gov. Roy Cooper's two terms North Carolina has offered up to $3 billion in taxpayer-funded incentives aimed at bringing a specific industry to North Carolina: Clean energy manufacturing. He says it'll help transform the state's economy, but some are skeptical.

12/11/2023

Wood's driving habits and use of state vehicles came under scrutiny following a Dec. 8 incident in which Wood crashed a state-issued Toyota into a parked car. Wood said last week that she wouldn't seek reelection.

08/11/2023

For many voters casting ballots in North Carolina's 2023 municipal elections, it's the first time they've had to show photo identification at the polls. And even people who lack ID will still be allowed to vote, under most circumstances.

06/11/2023

Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, is an election day in North Carolina, with elections for mayor in Durham and Fayetteville, and a town council runoff election in Cary, among others. Polls open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

06/11/2023

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina's voter photo identification law, enacted nearly five years ago by the Republican-controlled legislature but blocked by litigation, is just now getting implemented with local elections that wrap up next week.

06/11/2023

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

01/11/2023

Republican lawmakers passed bills this year reworking key state boards and stripping the governor's office of some of his appointment powers. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper sued over that legislation.

30/10/2023

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

28/10/2023

District 13 now hooks around the edges of Wake County, all the way up to the Virginia line. It now leans Republican by an 18-point margin.

25/10/2023

It's believed to be the first time Moore has publicly confirmed he's considering a 2024 congressional run. He already said he wouldn't run for reelection to the legislature, but he has remained coy about his future plans.

23/10/2023

A new state law will make UNC Health and ECU Health workers ineligible for the state pension plan. Hospital leaders say they'll create a better retirement system. But North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell says it threatens the pensions of all state workers.

22/10/2023

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

21/10/2023

Newly proposed election maps are expected to tilt North Carolina's congressional delegation to the right and maintain GOP majorities in state legislative chambers. Republican lawmakers, who drew the maps in secret, went over them in public for the first time Thursday.

18/10/2023

A Salisbury lawyer, who ran for governor in 2008, has promised to put at least $5 million of his own money into the race.

18/10/2023

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper sued Republican legislative leaders Tuesday, saying recent changes in elections law are unconstitutional. It's the latest in a string of lawsuits over the new rules, including another filed Tuesday by voter rights groups.

17/10/2023

State leaders aren't planning to make fundamental changes as they revise s*x ed standards. But some reproductive health education experts and LGBTQ+ advocates see room for more inclusiveness at a time when lawmakers are limiting discussion or acknowledgment of s*xual orientation and gender in classrooms.

State leaders aren't planning to make fundamental changes as they revise s*x ed standards. But some reproductive health education experts and LGBTQ+ advocates see room for more inclusiveness at a time when lawmakers are limiting discussion or acknowledgment of s*xual orientation and gender in classr...

16/10/2023

Experts often credit comprehensive s*x education, along with access to birth control, with reducing teenage pregnancies and s*xually transmitted infections. Some schools are responding to a new state law in a way that could lead to fewer students taking s*x ed, unless their parents or guardians sign them up.

Experts often credit comprehensive s*x education, along with access to birth control, with reducing teenage pregnancies and s*xually transmitted infections. Some schools are responding to a new state law in a way that could lead to fewer students taking s*x ed, unless their parents or guardians sign...

15/10/2023

The week in North Carolina politics from WRAL's NCCapitol team.

12/10/2023

North Carolina appears to have had a significant decline in abortions performed in the first month after new restrictions approved by state legislators took effect, according to estimates released Wednesday by a research group.

11/10/2023

It's not the first time GOP leaders have sought to reduce the Democratic governor's power, nor the first time he's sued them over it. Even before Cooper had been sworn into office, in the days following his first gubernatorial win in late 2016, the legislature began chipping away at the power of the governor's office.

It's not the first time GOP leaders have sought to reduce the Democratic governor's power, nor the first time he's sued them over it. Even before Cooper had been sworn into office, in the days following his first gubernatorial win in late 2016, the legislature began chipping away at the power of the...

10/10/2023

From big changes in election laws to loosening environmental regulations, GOP state lawmakers are expected to vote Tuesday to override five vetoes by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. What each bill does, and why Cooper nixed it.