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August 13, 2025

News

  • 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 gerrymandering
    A 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 funding
    Education 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 dashboard
    RALEIGH — 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 overrides
    Rep. 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 race
    Roy 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 76
    Singer 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 race
    Minnesota 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 freeze
    U.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 Seat
    Democratic 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 officials
    FILE – 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 seat
    Lara 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 powers
    FILE – 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 unsigned
    Gov. 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 begins
    FILE – 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 Trump
    North 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 [...]

The Latest

  • Buddy Guy keeps blues alive through ‘Sinners,’ his music — but it hasn’t been easy
    August 11, 2025 Comments Off on Buddy Guy keeps blues alive through ‘Sinners,’ his music — but it hasn’t been easy
  • The Word: I see differently now
    August 10, 2025 Comments Off on The Word: I see differently now
  • Book Review: ‘You Belong Here’ explores dangers of going home again
    August 9, 2025 Comments Off on Book Review: ‘You Belong Here’ explores dangers of going home again
  • Siemens to expand Charlotte facility for U.S. transformer production
    August 8, 2025 Comments Off on Siemens to expand Charlotte facility for U.S. transformer production
  • This week in history: Aug. 7-13
    August 7, 2025 Comments Off on This week in history: Aug. 7-13
  • GINGRICH: Beyond the August recess
    August 4, 2025 Comments Off on GINGRICH: Beyond the August recess
  • RUSSELL: I experienced the disappearance of women’s spaces
    June 27, 2025 Comments Off on RUSSELL: I experienced the disappearance of women’s spaces
  • KRAWIEC: I’m from the government and I’m here to take your children
    May 17, 2025 Comments Off on KRAWIEC: I’m from the government and I’m here to take your children

RSS From the North State Journal

  • Texas dispute highlights nation’s long history of partisan gerrymandering
    When Democratic lawmakers left Texas to try to prevent the Republican-led Legislature from redrawing the state’s congressional districts, it marked the latest episode in a long national history of gerrymandering. The word “gerrymander” was coined [...] The post Texas dispute highlights nation’s long history of partisan gerrymandering first appeared on The North State Journal.
  • Buddy Guy keeps blues alive through ‘Sinners,’ his music — but it hasn’t been easy
    NEW YORK — For Buddy Guy — a stalwart and staunch defender of the blues — there’s nothing more important than keeping his chosen genre at the forefront of conversation. It comes naturally: Guy is [...] The post Buddy Guy keeps blues alive through ‘Sinners,’ his music — but it hasn’t been easy first appeared […]
  • Poll: Many Democrats call their party weak, ineffective
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Many Democrats see their political party as “weak” or “ineffective,” according to a poll that finds considerable pessimism within Democratic ranks. Republicans are more complimentary of their party, although a small but [...] The post Poll: Many Democrats call their party weak, ineffective first appeared on The North State Journal.
  • The Word: I see differently now
    When we look back through the years, many things appear different than they did at the time. Often it takes years to gain understanding. In the moment, we question and wonder. In our human judgment, [...] The post The Word: I see differently now first appeared on The North State Journal.
  • North State Journal publisher Neal Robbins to join Trump administration’s agriculture department
    RALEIGH — North State Journal publisher Neal Robbins has been appointed deputy under secretary for Rural Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a role that will place him in senior leadership over tens of [...] The post North State Journal publisher Neal Robbins to join Trump administration’s agriculture department first appeared on The North […]
  • From meat processing plant to country music stardom, Bailey Zimmerman is figuring it out
    NEW YORK — His is a Cinderella story. Before the big tours and country music award nominations, Bailey Zimmerman was growing up in the small town of Louisville, Illinois, working at the local meat processing [...] The post From meat processing plant to country music stardom, Bailey Zimmerman is figuring it out first appeared on […]
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