Gov.Josh Stein is wrapping up his first year in office. It’s been a year marked by hurricane recovery efforts in Western North Carolina and fights with the legislature over taxes, Medicaid and more […]
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Adam Lindsay brings 22 years of significant local government leadership experience to Catawba County, most recently serving the city of Fayetteville as assistant city manager.
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Gov. Josh Stein has said the legislature’s failure to fully fund Medicaid at an estimated $919 million — either in the 2025-26 state budget or through a separate bill — forced the cuts.
The 2026 campaign season has officially kicked off (although many campaigns have been going for months now) with the start of candidate filing. With the primary less than three months away, we're […]
A crowded field for U.S. Senate and a hotly contested primary in the 4th Congressional District. Here’s who filed to run for Congress in 2026.
With four of seven seats up for grabs, the March election will mean a major shakeup for the Durham school board.
Orange County will see contested primaries for sheriff and register of deeds in March. Here’s who filed to run in 2026.
Here’s who filed for all Raleigh City Council seats and whom voters can expect to see on their primary election ballots in March.
Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell's political career has taken her from Raleigh City Council, to the North Carolina Senate, to serving as State Treasurer, and now back to leading the Capital City. Janet […]
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, NC Young Republicans President Emily Stack and NC Young Democrats President Zach Finley issued a rare joint statement denouncing political violence and […]
NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey shares his life story, from his early days as an insurance man to his political career that took several attempts before finally winning the office he now […]
Political Science professor Chris Cooper (Western Carolina University) joins Brian for a wide-ranging conversation on the state of North Carolina politics in 2025. They unpack what to expect from the […]
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