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With Republican super-majorities in both chambers the Democrats in the General Assembly can seem an afterthought. But their cooperation can still be…
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President Donald Trump has issued a lot of orders in his first week, and he's already putting his mark on the office. It's mostly big-picture policy…
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For most of us who study North Carolina politics, 2008’s election was the great demarcation in terms of the state being a “strong Republican” presidential…
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Once upon a time, a political party was faced with the loss of a branch of government to its political nemesis. It came following a rancorous and bitter…
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Charlotte City Council members voted unanimously Monday night to add one more item to their 2017 lobbying priorities: Seeking legislation to give…
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Protesters disrupted the state House of Representatives in Raleigh again Friday morning, chanting "All political power comes from the people." It was the…
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Update on Dec. 19Republican Gov. Pat McCrory signed Senate Bill 4 into law. He said in a press release, “This legislation lays important groundwork to…
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Updated 10:18 p.m.North Carolina lawmakers reconvened for a special session Tuesday, to consider a bill that would provide $201 million in disaster relief…
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Now that the dust has finally settled on North Carolina’s elections, some preliminary analyses can be conducted on the voting patterns in the state, which…
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Gov. Pat McCrory says he'll ask the General Assembly to approve $200 million in emergency funding during the special session that begins Tuesday. The…