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North Carolina state legislator who switched parties launches reelection bid
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham, whose party switch earlier this year blindsided state Democrats and gave Republicans veto-proof majorities in both legislative chambers, announced Saturday she will run for reelection. Cotham's announcement ends...
North Carolina's voter ID mandate taking effect this fall is likely dress rehearsal for 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's voter photo identification law, enacted nearly five years ago by the Republican-controlled legislature but blocked by litigation, is just now getting implemented with local elections that wrap up next week. Statewide and county officials say...
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore plans to run for Congress, his political adviser says
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state House Speaker Tim Moore is preparing to run for Congress next year, his political adviser said Thursday. Moore, a Republican from Cleveland County, plans to make a formal announcement next week that he will run in the recently reconfigured...
Ex-health care executive ends bid for North Carolina governor, running now for secretary of state
CARY, N.C. (AP) — The Republican field for North Carolina governor next year has been winnowed further as a retired health care executive who announced his bid three months ago is instead now running for secretary of state. Jesse Thomas of Cary said Wednesday that he decided to...
Hearing to determine if Trump can be barred from office reaches far back in history for answers
DENVER (AP) — The effort to ban former President Donald Trump from the ballot under the Constitution's “insurrection clause” turned to distant history on Wednesday, when a law professor testified about how the post-Civil War provision was indeed intended to apply to presidential candidates. ...
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...
After redistricting, North Carolina state senator shifts to run in competitive district in 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A first-term North Carolina state senator says she will run next year for another Senate seat after a redistricting map approved by Republican majorities this week drew her into the same district as a fellow Democratic incumbent. Sen. Lisa Grafstein, the only...
Indian company that makes EV battery materials to build its first US plant in North Carolina
BOLIVIA, N.C. (AP) — An Indian company that produces a key ingredient for long-range batteries in electric vehicles said Thursday it would build its first U.S. plant in southeastern North Carolina, creating hundreds of jobs. Executives at Epsilon Advanced Materials Inc. and Gov....
North Carolina Republicans put exclamation mark on pivotal annual session with redistricting maps
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly gave final approval Wednesday to new redistricting maps poised to empower the state GOP for years to come. Passage of the maps also marks a final achievement for Republican leaders in this year's annual session that saw...
