Tag: North Carolina state government
NC governor pardons man who had murder convictions vacated
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper granted a pardon of innocence Friday to a man imprisoned for two decades before his two...
Rep. Ted Budd enters North Carolina U.S. Senate race
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina U.S. Rep. Ted Budd announced Wednesday morning that he will seek the Republican nomination for the 2022 Senate election.
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Ex-Justice Cheri Beasley joins North Carolina Senate race
RALEIGH, N.C. — The first Black woman to serve as chief justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court announced her entry Tuesday into the...
Tennessee lawmakers pass new transgender ‘bathroom bill’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill that would put public schools and districts at risk of civil lawsuits if they let...
North Carolina won’t pass bill to ban youth trans procedures
RALEIGH, N.C. — The office of North Carolina's Republican Senate leader said on Tuesday the chamber won't advance a controversial bill put forward...
North Carolina sites halt J&J shots after adverse reactions
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina health officials said on Thursday that they stopped administering Johnson & Johnson doses at a mass vaccination site in...
North Carolina sites halt J&J shots after adverse reactions
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina health officials said on Thursday that they stopped administering Johnson & Johnson doses at a mass vaccination site in...
Bond set for father, daughter in North Carolina murder case
LEXINGTON, N.C. — A man and his daughter who were sentenced to prison in the 2015 death of an Irish businessman were released on...
Ex-judge Cheri Beasley to run for U.S. Senate, advisers say
RALEIGH, N.C. — Coming off a narrow election defeat in 2020, North Carolina’s first Black woman to serve as chief justice on the state...
Wait for young drivers reduced in NC Senate measure
RALEIGH, N.C. — New school-age drivers in North Carolina could receive a provisional license in half the time current law requires in legislation recommended...