Politics and Government

Gary D. Robertson, AP – Democratic candidates dominated fundraising in last fall’s elections for the top statewide positions in North Carolina government, according to campaign finance reports filed this week. …
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Lauren Ohnesorge, Triangle Business Journal – Convicted billionaire Greg Lindberg’s lawsuit against North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has fallen flat.

WBT – A large collective of the United States has denounced the actions of Capitol rioters last week, including some of those in North Carolina. According to data from the …
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Matthew Burns, WRAL — As Congress debated impeaching President Donald Trump over last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, North Carolina lawmakers opened a two-year session on Wednesday with promises …
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Charles Duncan, Spectrum News – A week after the violent insurrection in Washington, D.C., North Carolina Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn says he is sticking by his speech at the pro-Trump …
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WRAL – A Republican who lost a race for a Wake County judgeship in November has filed suit to prevent Gov. Roy Cooper from appointing someone to fill the seat …
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Austin Weinstein, Charlotte Observer – After years of sending hundreds of thousands of dollars to the campaigns of conservative Republican candidates, some of North Carolina’s largest corporations are reconsidering the …
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WBTV – James “Smuggie” Mitchell announced he is resigning as a council member effective at 5 p.m. Monday. Mitchell, a democrat, was serving his third term as an at-large council …
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Lucille Sherman and Virginia Bridges, News and Observer – Sydney Batch, who previously represented Wake County in the state House, is North Carolina’s newest state senator. And Knightdale Mayor James …
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Erik Spanberg, Charlotte Business Journal – It’s been tried many times before and failed, but Charlotte city government leaders want to take another look at longer terms and higher pay …
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