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North Carolina candidate filing begins for 2024 election marked by office vacancies and remapping
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Candidate filing for North Carolina elections next year opened on Monday with races for governor and several statewide positions without incumbents expected on the ballot, along with contests for all U.S. House and legislative seats, altered yet again by redistricting. ...
North Carolina governor and allies celebrate kickoff of Medicaid expansion
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Roy Cooper and health care advocates celebrated Friday's official start of Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, the result of state legislation this year that's expected to help roughly 600,000 low-income adults obtain the government health insurance. ...
Tougher penalties for rioting, power station attacks among new North Carolina laws starting Friday
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. Expanded gun rights at some places of worship...
North Carolina trial judges block election board changes made by Republican legislature
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina trial judges on Thursday blocked portions of a new law that would transfer Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s authority to pick election board members to the Republican-dominated General Assembly. Following a 90-minute hearing, the three state judges...
Hundreds of thousands in North Carolina will be added to Medicaid rolls this week
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A decade after the federal government began offering expanded Medicaid coverage in states that opted to accept it, hundreds of thousands of adults in North Carolina are set to receive benefits, a development that boosters say will aid hospitals and local economies in addition...
North Carolina Democrat says he won't seek reelection, cites frustrations with GOP legislature
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina state House member who won't seek reelection next year says having to serve in the minority in the chamber has been “worse than a dental appointment.” Mecklenburg County Democratic Rep. John Autry, who is among the more liberal members in...
Two days after an indictment, North Carolina's state auditor says she'll resign
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood announced on Thursday that she will resign from her elected post next month, a decision coming two days after she was indicted on charges that she misused her state-owned vehicle for personal activities. Wood, a Democrat...
North Carolina governor declares state of emergency as wildfires burn in mountains
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency Wednesday to help fight wildfires especially in the western part of the state, where an outdoor burning ban is in place. The declaration makes it easier to coordinate the emergency response and ensure...
In continuing battle between the branches, North Carolina judges block changes to some commissions
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A panel of judges on Wednesday blocked changes for now that were made by North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature to three state boards, attempts opponents criticized as a partisan bid to end Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s control of a majority of seats on each. ...
Toyota more than doubles investment and job creation at North Carolina battery plant
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Toyota will invest an additional $8 billion in the hybrid and electric vehicle battery factory it's constructing in North Carolina, more than doubling its prior investments and expected number of new jobs, the company announced Tuesday. The Japanese automotive...
