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Texas dispute highlights nation’s long history of partisan gerrymandering
August 12, 2025 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on Texas dispute highlights nation’s long history of partisan gerrymanderingA map of U.S Congressional Districts proposed plan is seen at a Texas legislators’ public hearing on congressional redistricting in Austin last week. (Eric Gay / AP Photo) When Democratic lawmakers left Texas to try [...] -
Education Department releases remaining $5.5B in reviewed funding
August 1, 2025 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on Education Department releases remaining $5.5B in reviewed fundingEducation Secretary Linda McMahon spoke last Friday at the National Governors Association meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (David Zalubowski / AP Photo) RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Education has released the remainder of the [...] -
State Auditor’s Office adds internal budget dashboard
July 31, 2025 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on State Auditor’s Office adds internal budget dashboardRALEIGH — The N.C. Office of the State Auditor has launched a public-facing dashboard that tracks the office’s internal budget and spending. “By opening access to our office’s spending, we’re leading the charge to create [...] -
General Assembly completes 8 veto overrides
July 29, 2025 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on General Assembly completes 8 veto overridesRep. Carla Cunningham (D-Mecklenburg) speaks in favor of overriding Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of House Bill 318, the Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act, during floor debate on July 29, 2025. RALEIGH — The General Assembly [...] -
Roy Cooper officially enters Senate race
July 28, 2025 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on Roy Cooper officially enters Senate raceRoy Cooper, pictured in November at an election night party in Raleigh, announced Monday he is running for U.S. Senate. (PJ Ward-Brown / North State Journal) RALEIGH — Former Gov. Roy Cooper made official what [...] -
Ozzy Osbourne, godfather of heavy metal who led Black Sabbath, dead at 76
July 22, 2025 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on Ozzy Osbourne, godfather of heavy metal who led Black Sabbath, dead at 76Singer Ozzy Osbourne, who died Tuesday, performs during halftime of an NFL game in 2022. (Ashley Landis / AP Photo) Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became [...] -
Democrats lining up for 2028 presidential race
July 21, 2025 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on Democrats lining up for 2028 presidential raceMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, speaks to reporters as Maryland Gov. Wes Moore looks on at Rep. Jim Clyburn’s World Famous Fish on May 30 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Meg Kinnard / AP Photo) SENECA, [...] -
NC AG Jackson joins lawsuit over federal education funding freeze
July 16, 2025 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on NC AG Jackson joins lawsuit over federal education funding freezeU.S. Department of Education funding freeze impacts on North Carolina. Graphic provided by N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson RALEIGH — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that he is joining a 25-state coalition lawsuit [...] -
NC Democratic Congressman Don Davis considering run for Tillis Senate Seat
July 8, 2025 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on NC Democratic Congressman Don Davis considering run for Tillis Senate SeatDemocratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, and Rep. Don Davis (D-N.C.) smile as Harris arrives at Pitt-Greenville Airport in Greenville on Oct. 13, 2024, to speak at a campaign rally. (Susan Walsh / [...] -
Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and US officials
July 8, 2025 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and US officialsFILE – Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a signing ceremony for a peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the State Department, June 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark [...] -
Speculation swirls on ’26 candidates for Tillis’ Senate seat
July 2, 2025 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on Speculation swirls on ’26 candidates for Tillis’ Senate seatLara Trump, right, and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley, left, have both been floated as potential candidates for Sen. Thom Tillis’ seat in 2026. (Derik Hamilton / AP Photo) RALEIGH — Speculation is swirling [...] -
NC judges issue mixed ruling on governor’s appointment powers
June 24, 2025 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on NC judges issue mixed ruling on governor’s appointment powersFILE – Gubernatorial candidate North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein speaks at a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File) RALEIGH — [...] -
Stein ratifies 6 bills; 4 unsigned
June 18, 2025 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on Stein ratifies 6 bills; 4 unsignedGov. Josh Stein, pictured last Thursday in Greensboro, signed six bills into law last week. (Walt Unks / Winston-Salem Journal via AP) RALEIGH — Gov. Josh Stein signed his first round of non-hurricane recovery bills [...] -
North Carolina redistricting trial begins
June 17, 2025 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on North Carolina redistricting trial beginsFILE – The North Carolina Senate reviews copies of a map proposal for the state’s congressional districts starting in 2024 during a committee hearing at the Legislative Office Building, Oct. 19, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. [...] -
Wake Democrat criticized over image depicting beheaded Trump
June 15, 2025 The North State Journal news, North State Journal Comments Off on Wake Democrat criticized over image depicting beheaded TrumpNorth Carolina Rep. Julie von Haefen, a Wake County Democrat, speaks in Raleigh in 2022. (Hannah Schoenbaum / AP Photo/) RALEIGH — Rep. Julie von Haefen (D-Wake) drew criticism for a post she made to [...]