At stake, she stressed, is whether someone can cast a ballot and feel confident it will count. “Instead, it will depend on whether partisan politicians have enough money to throw at a race to litigate the outcome after the fact,” Riggs said. She went on to share that in total, defending her election victory in court cost roughly $2 million.
Pirro, a longtime Trump ally and television personality, agreed on air earlier this year that prosecutors handling January 6 cases should themselves face criminal charges; she’s now managing them. Though Pirro previously served as a judge and prosecutor in New York, her decade-plus as a Fox News pundit was defined by fierce partisanship and frequent promotion of election conspiracy theories – even after her own network corrected them.
The group held a town hall in Raleigh to highlight how Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” further rigs the system against hardworking people and cuts crucial health care and food assistance for millions of Americans.
Four North Carolina Democratic lawmakers broke with their party in voting to override Governor Josh Stein’s veto of eight bills, a move that helped push several harmful measures into law.
Legisladores de Carolina del Norte promulgaron el martes una ley republicana anulando el veto del gobernador demócrata Josh Stein a HB 318, un proyecto de ley de aplicación migratoria que exige mayor cooperación entre las fuerzas del orden locales y las autoridades federales de inmigración.
After the North Carolina General Assembly rushed through a slew of bills ahead of their summer recess, Democratic Governor Josh Stein vetoed 14 of the bills that were sent to his desk, calling some of them “dangerous” or “mean-spirited”. Here’s a look at the bills Gov. Stein has vetoed so far in his first seven months in office.
The EPA has submitted a proposal to scrap a years-old finding that greenhouse gas emissions threaten the environment and public health. Former officials say such a move would gut the agency’s own power to curb greenhouse gas emissions, which have been widely found to cause global warming.
Cooper, who concluded his governorship at the end of 2024, left office with a legacy of expanding health care access, investing in education, and driving job growth across North Carolina. In his farewell address, Cooper highlighted the progress the state made under his leadership—calling it a place where people are “better educated, healthier, and have more money in their pockets.”
Former Governor Roy Cooper, who has recently announced his candidacy for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat, has a long record of serving the state with a career in public service spanning nearly four decades.
“National reports indicate that the U.S. Department of Education has backed down and is releasing all frozen funds — $6.8 billion nationwide, including $165 million for North Carolina — after we filed suit last week. This should end weeks of uncertainty — our schools can now plan, hire, and prepare for a strong year ahead. My absolute best wishes to our state’s 1.5 million students who are ready to make this their best year yet,” said North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Mo Green, in a statement.