Democratic Governor Josh Stein announced the expansion of the Helene recovery temporary jobs program. The program provides funds to create jobs that focus on recovery efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Helene which made landfall in September and devastated western North Carolina.
Trump took 46 executive actions during his first day back in the White House. Here’s how some of those policy changes could impact North Carolina moving forward.
Almost two months after Election Day was held, Republican Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin has continued to drag out his loss – shifting efforts to erase over 5,500 ballots cast by military personnel, their family members, and overseas voters.
As Jefferson Griffin’s shameless campaign to disenfranchise over 60,000 legal voters trudges on, impacted North Carolinians have started speaking out. With reactions ranging from disbelief to disgust, voters are working to raise awareness of Griffin’s attempts to overturn the results of a legitimate election.
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein didn’t get the pomp and circumstance normally reserved for a new governor because an impending winter storm canceled most of the planned events — but that didn’t stop Stein from laying out his vision for the future to North Carolinians.
Election Day was Nov. 5, 2024, and more than two and a half months later, no one has been declared the winner of the race
One of the Southeast’s largest farms, based in Nash County and owned by the family of Republican state Sen. Lisa Stone Barnes, has been put into receivership after defaulting on more than $40 million in loans.
“We will not stop until we have put this election fully to bed,” Justice Allison Riggs said. “We will make sure that our government is led by people who will protect your right to vote.”
Republicans masked SB 382 as Helene relief funding, rushing the bill through a short session held in the final weeks of 2024. Roy Cooper vetoed the bill, calling it a “sham,” but the veto was overridden soon after.
Reflecting on eight years in office, Roy Cooper said he was proud to have fought for Medicaid expansion, public education, and the state’s growing clean energy economy.