Today is the seventh day of the seventh month of the year. And there are more than a few Mecklenburg County residents hoping today's date is a lucky start…

Twelve candidates have applied to replace Charlotte City Council member Al Austin after he steps down next month. They include a mix of newcomers and…

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Wisconsin redistricting case and consider whether partisan gerrymandering is constitutional.In the past, the…

Are you a politically-inclined Charlotte resident with a yearning to take the next step into city politics? Have you been wanting to make a difference in…

Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that would limit the amount of damages nearby property owners can collect if a court rules that smells from hog and…

Updated 1:06 p.m.A battle between Gov. Roy Cooper and state lawmakers over the state Court of Appeals has escalated, with the governor's appointment of a…

Republicans have eliminated or updated a variety of state regulations since taking control of the legislature in 2010. But in the past couple of years,…

Updated 4:25 p.m.The state Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to reduce the number of state appeals court judges, and gave preliminary final approval to a…

It's way past the deadline set by Congress - 35 years past - but women are organizing in North Carolina and nationwide around a bit of unfinished…

Ever since President Donald Trump's executive orders in January, immigration officials have insisted that when it comes to enforcement, it's business as…