(The Center Square) – TikTok, popular short-form social media video site with parent company headquartered in China, is being sued by the North Carolina attorney general.
Josh Stein, also a candidate for governor, in the lawsuit seeks injunctive relief,... Read more
(The Center Square) – With just 28 days until the election, Democrat Jeff Jackson and Republican Dan Bishop are both confident in their Election Day chances becoming North Carolina's next attorney general.
Each a former state senator, the candidates... Read more
(The Center Square) – Democrat Allison Riggs and Republican Jefferson Griffin are in a dead heat for the only North Carolina Supreme Court seat up for election this year.
Recent polling has had both candidates leading, but within the... Read more
(The Center Square) – As voting in North Carolina has already begun, Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign for governor has taken an even steeper uphill climb to the governor’s mansion.
Voters only three times since the 1896 election... Read more
(The Center Square) – With just 10 days until in-person early voting begins in North Carolina, the State Board of Election voted unanimously to pass a resolution to assist with voting in the 13 most hard-hit counties.
Since Hurricane... Read more
(The Center Square) – Professional sports teams and government officials promise tax revenue benefits when taxpayer subsidies are used to build new or renovation stadiums and arenas.
But those benefits consistently do not come to fruition, according to a... Read more
(The Center Square) – Representation from the beach, near I-95 and in the most populous county are forecast to shape Republicans’ balance of authority in the 50-seat North Carolina Senate on Nov. 5.
Arguably the most watched among them... Read more
(The Center Square) – Four races are expected to decide just how much power Republicans can muster in the 120-seat North Carolina House of Representatives this fall.
Two others are considered worthy in the discussion and three more represent... Read more
(The Center Square) – With just 29 days until Election Day, Republican Michele Morrow and Democrat Mo Green are neck-in-neck for the position of superintendent of public instruction.
Yet, as voters begin to vote across the state, both candidates... Read more
(The Center Square) – Four candidates are seeking to be the new representative in North Carolina's heavily-Republican 10th Congressional District.
Republican Pat Harrigan won the spring primary with 41% of the vote, turning back four others. Next up are... Read more
(The Center Square) – Democrat Justin Dues and Republican Rev. Mark Harris face off in North Carolina's 8th Congressional District, a strong GOP area whose incumbent is trying to become state attorney general.
Dues is running on the motto... Read more
(The Center Square) – In North Carolina’s U.S. House District 11, Democrat Caleb Rudow is hoping to stop Republican U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards from gaining a second term.
Republicans have held the seat since flipping the long-time Democratic district... Read more
(The Center Square) – In North Carolina's 7th Congressional District, the candidates are proposing two very different visions for America.
In 2014, Republican David Rouzer flipped the district after it had long been held by Democrats. This election, Democrat... Read more
(The Center Square) – On a rally stage hundreds of miles north of Hurricane Helene’s path of devastation, former President Donald Trump attacked the federal government’s ongoing response to the disaster.
“What’s happened there is very bad,” he said... Read more
(The Center Square) – Bad actors coming in behind hurricanes in North Carolina is nothing new. This time, the White House felt the need to respond.
It comes just days after Rutherford County could take the rumors no more... Read more
(The Center Square) – North Carolina voters will have the opportunity to vote on a state constitutional amendment which will prevent noncitizens voting in any election in the state.
The North Carolina Citizenship Requirement Amendment is the only ballot... Read more
(The Center Square) – Lawmakers in North Carolina are returning to Raleigh to pass legislation next week securing fiscal aid and lawful allowances in other areas of daily life to the western part of the state devastated by Hurricane Helene flooding.
... Read more
(The Center Square) – Hands down and without question, voters' cash is most important when determining the issues driving election choices for North Carolinians.
Since the election cycle began, some version of poll questions involving the economy, jobs, inflation,... Read more
(The Center Square) – Among the massive damage to western North Carolina from Hurricane Helene has been the loss of farm livestock fences, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said.
He called for donations to help farmers. Damage estimates are unclear... Read more
(The Center Square) – One week after the remnants of Hurricane Helene ravaged the mountains, some of North Carolina’s highest gas prices by county average are in the region most challenged.
Statewide, the average for a gallon of unleaded... Read more
