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Democrat James Taylor announces for state Senate, Republican Glenn Cobb runs for state House
Democrat James Taylor of Winston-Salem announced Wednesday that he is running in N.C. Senate District 32, and Republican Glenn Cobb became the third candidate for the seat that Rep. Dale Folwell is vacating in House District 74.
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Signs point to new stalemate between Perdue, GOP over taxes
Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue says her decision not to seek re-election will free her up to take her proposal to raise the sales tax for education directly to residents, without worrying her stance could be used against her in a campaign.
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Ex-speaker Hackney won't run for N.C. House in 2012
Former two-term Speaker Joe Hackney announced Thursday he wouldn't seek re-election to his House seat this year after more than 30 years in the legislature.
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NC's Heath Shuler won't seek re-election to House
U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler of North Carolina announced Thursday he won't seek re-election in what's become another blow to conservative Democrats on Capitol Hill and the party's state congressional delegation.
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Pat McCrory formally opens second campaign for governor
Pat McCrory formally opened his second campaign for governor Tuesday, vowing North Carolina voters "won't get fooled again" into rejecting a Republican as they did four years ago and declaring nothing has changed under yet another Democrat in the Executive Mansion.
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Perdue calls decision 'selfless'
North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue said Saturday that her decision not to seek re-election was the "most selfless decision I've ever made" but said it was necessary to press for more education funding during her last year in office.
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Perdue move may help Obama
The key battleground state of North Carolina is still within President Barack Obama's grasp, despite Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue's surprise decision not to run for re-election.
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Lawmaker suggests public hangings should resume
A new North Carolina lawmaker has suggested that public hangings should resume in response to a death-row prisoner's description of living the high life while incarcerated.
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Miller says he will not seek a sixth term in Congress
To avoid a damaging battle with a fellow Democratic incumbent, U.S. Rep. Brad Miller said Thursday he won't seek a sixth term in Congress representing his north-central North Carolina district.
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HHS secretary resigning as of Jan. 31
Health and Human Services Secretary Lanier Cansler will leave Gov. Bev Perdue's Cabinet at the end of the month after three years running one of the largest and most complicated departments in state government and return to the private sector.
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Lawyers arguing district lines
Attorneys defending new North Carolina political boundaries that favor Republicans asked a panel of judges Thursday to throw out lawsuits challenging them on grounds of racial gerrymandering, arguing while the boundaries could be different, they comply with the new rules of redistricting.
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DSS changes handling of child-death cases
Faced with a backlog of child-death cases, a state agency said Tuesday that it will handle high-profile fatalities faster to learn from mistakes and prevent future tragedies.
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Groups, Democrats ask judge to delay primary
Dozens of Democrats and advocacy groups challenging the new Republican-drawn maps for the state's legislative and congressional districts want judges to delay the state's May 8 primary by two months while their lawsuits wind through the courts.
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Racial Justice Act appears to remain intact
The N.C. House appeared late Wednesday to have given up for now on trying to override Gov. Bev Perdue's veto of a bill that would have gutted key sections of the Racial Justice Act.
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Legislature returns to take up Racial Justice Act
When the Republican-led legislature considers today whether to cancel Gov. Bev Perdue's veto and scrap the Racial Justice Act, the outcome of the override session will depend again on whether a handful of the governor's fellow Democrats side with the GOP.
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Berger warns cities, towns against annexation suits
The leader of the N.C. Senate has warned municipal leaders against "frivolous and abusive legal maneuvers" to challenge North Carolina's new annexation laws and suggested that the General Assembly could pass additional legislation to make some current litigation moot.
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State board officially clears McCrory campaign
The State Board of Elections has unanimously dismissed a complaint against the 2008 gubernatorial campaign of Republican Pat McCrory, who is expected to launch a second bid for governor next year.
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Edwards says he has medical condition, asks for trial delay
Former presidential candidate John Edwards says he has been found to have a medical condition that would make it difficult for him to attend his approaching criminal trial over campaign finances and is asking for it to be delayed.
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No wrongdoing found in McCrory campaign
A state investigation of the 2008 gubernatorial campaign of Republican Pat McCrory found no evidence of improper coordination with an outside GOP group.
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McCrory '100 percent' in for NC gov
Republican Pat McCrory confirmed Monday what's been the least-disguised decision in North Carolina politics for months — the former Charlotte mayor is running for governor again.
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NC governor vetoes death-row racial bias bill
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has vetoed a bill that would have essentially repealed a 2009 law designed to address alleged racial bias in death penalty cases.
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Perdue campaign workers, family friend indicted
A Wake County grand jury on Monday indicted former campaign workers and a close family friend of Gov. Bev Perdue as part of an investigation into undisclosed flights on private airplanes leading up to her 2008 election victory.
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NC Sen. Burr says he'll seek No. 2 GOP Senate post
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr says he will run for the No. 2 position in the Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate after the 2012 elections.
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New laws limit malpractice damages, loosen helmet laws
Victims of medical negligence will be limited on how much they get from doctors and other medical providers for pain and suffering damages as more than 50 new state laws approved this year are enforced starting this weekend.
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Perdue's quip makes headlines
Gov. Bev Perdue's press secretary says her boss was joking to make a point about gridlock when Perdue suggested congressional elections be suspended for two years.
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