While a machine recount didn’t put a dent in Sam Page’s 23-vote lead over Phil Berger, the Guilford County election board agreed to consider a protest from the state Senate leader.

State law on public records only directs agencies to provide the documents “as promptly as possible.” We tested that with UNC System schools.

The Republican lawmaker represented Swain, Jackson, and Transylvania counties in the North Carolina state House for nearly a decade.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections allowed a machine recount to move forward in the tight GOP primary for a state Senate seat.

Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page was up 23 votes in the state Senate race after counties finished canvassing.

While local government communications are public, cities vary widely in how they fulfill the legal obligation to make them available.

In Congress, banning lawmakers and their families from owning stocks is an issue that doesn’t fall neatly along partisan ...

The primary night celebration for Patricia Smith of Williamston began at a Holiday Inn Express in Eastern North Carolina when she took a 700-vote lead over longtime Democratic state Rep. Shelly ...

Senate leader Phil Berger’s primary might not be resolved for weeks. Even his best-case scenario would leave the political ...

The plus-ones of elected officials and candidates have to be an asset—whether they want to or not. Away from the cameras, they also cope with mounting invective and the threat of physical harm. North ...

Having concluded that no school in Mexico, public or private, could properly educate his child, who has a rare and severe speech disorder, Guillermo Cepeda set out to identify the best bilingual ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement currently has three field offices in North Carolina but could expand in places like ...