The power shift upends the practice in place for over a century in which the governor alone has had the power to appoint ...

From Medicaid to immigration, The Charlotte Observer’s reporters have covered ways life is changing and could change as a ...

Local measures making school board races partisan are among the many election-related bills being considered in the NC ...

For hundreds of communities nationwide, plans to protect against natural disasters and climate change have been upended ...

Environmentalists fought unsuccessfully (at least for now) to block FDOT's I-95 at Pioneer Trail interchange project. Here's ...

The state Board of Elections changed from a Democratic to a Republican majority on Thursday as state Auditor Dave Boliek ...

Analysis finds the formula Republicans crafted to deliver more local state aid has delivered a bigger boost to red parts of ...

Many demonstrators held signs, and dropped off a box of letters with demands. Congressman Murphy told WITN he received the letters.

Many of 2024’s top presidential battlegrounds will feature high-profile gubernatorial elections in 2026.— Arizona and Michigan start as the only two Toss-ups in our initial ratings.— Be on the lookout ...

A Lee Enterprises investigation found most states fail to protect vulnerable women and few law enforcement agencies punish ...

CleanAIRE NC says actions from the Trump Administration will hinder its progress for local clean air initiatives.

Property taxes remain reasonable by national standards, and North Carolina offers tax breaks for retirees, including no tax ...