A Superior Court judge sided with the city of Charlotte in a ruling issued Monday that bars the Charlotte Airport Commission from running the city’s airport without prior approval from the Federal... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, October 13, 2014. As the Alamance County Register of Deeds office prepares to receive new paperwork from the state to accommodate the newly minted licensing of same... Read More
The state's new, private job-recruiting and marketing agency appears to be starting off on the right foot when it comes to transparency. The nonprofit Economic Development Partnership of North... Read More
Today, electronic eyes are everywhere, and the once-submerged issue of encounters between police and black men is coming into public view. It’s creating increasing tensions between blacks... Read More
Gov. Pat McCrory’s 25-year transportation plan gives an in-depth view of the challenges and opportunities North Carolina’s network faces, from the mountains to the coast. It will require more than... Read More
Editor's note: Story has been updated to clarify the candidates' comments on the ruling. Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/10/11/4226134/after-the-same-sex-ruling-the.html?sp... Read More
The N.C. Supreme Court surprised parties in several lawsuits Friday by snatching their cases away from the state Court of Appeals. These include an appeal by environmentalists who want to block the... Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted the stay on North Carolina’s election-law changes for the 2014 campaign. It was a dramatic end to months of dire warnings, raucous debate, and courtroom... Read More
As we near the end of the week in terms of the data on North Carolina's mail-in absentee balloting, there's some good news for Republicans in their quest to catch up to the surprising performance by... Read More
What was the greatest political upset in North Carolina political history? Old timers will tell you that it was Kerr Scott’s victory in the Democratic primary for governor in 1948. Scott, a dairy... Read More
