North Carolina Government News

Eyes across the state are turning to the race for the governor's mansion in Raleigh as Gov.

Hey, read the rules! A state audit has determined North Carolina's health insurance program for state employees and retirees was set up without effective outside oversight.

Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole reports having $1.7 million in cash to spend on her re-election bid and holds twice as much money as her Democratic rival.

Sen. Al Franken? Seriously! Ba dum bum. By now, we all know the tale of the onetime comedian whose Senate campaign, once a late-night punch line, looks increasingly like a winner.

The State Board of Elections on Tuesday dismissed all complaints filed against two national party groups seeking to influence the fall elections in North Carolina using sibling organizations.

Only about half of Medicaid recipients age 50 and older appear to receive recommended screening tests for colorectal, breast and cervical cancer, according to a report in the October 13 issue of Archives of ...

The latest issue in North Carolina's governor's race is garbage. Republican Pat McCrory demanded Monday that Democratic rival Bev Perdue remove a new TV ad he called misleading and deceptive.

Pat McCrory and Mike Munger returned to live television, sharing the stage to debate - without fellow candidate Beverly Perdue - in the race for North Carolina governor.

The North Carolina Institute for Public Health has been awarded an $8.5 million, five-year grant to create a new research center focused on helping protect the state from a wide range to disasters and threats.

The financial turmoil that has devastated the stock market is also battering Republicans in congressional races, giving Democrats a chance to topple GOP incumbents once considered safe and wrest seats in ...

PENDER COUNTY Pender County residents could soon have the answer to an old question of whether or not they have a right to be a whole representative district in the state General Assembly.

George Hawkins, director of the District Department of the Environment in Washington, will discuss the conflicts over global warming in a talk from 9:30-11 a.m. Nov.

A health consultants' report says a North Carolina mental hospital where a patient died and others were beaten had leadership problems and was dysfunctional.

In a few short weeks, Americans will go to the polls to cast their ballot. During this period politicians will be making their final push to convince an engaged electorate why they are the best choice.

A Shelby man pleaded guilty Monday to charges filed by the North Carolina Department of Revenue.

Citigroup and Wells Fargo tonight agreed to a temporary ceasefire in a battle for control of the struggling US bank Wachovia after intensive efforts by federal regulators to forge a three-way agreement.

Driver's licenses for North Carolina residents under the age of 21 got a makeover yesterday, as the state began issuing vertically formatted cards designed to help clerks easily identify which customers are ...

North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley wants help from the federal government for farmers who have suffered crop losses due to the drought that began last year.

Trail Times Sen. Barack Obama plans to do debate prep in Asheville, North Carolina in anticipation of the Tuesday face-off with Sen.

Two House Republicans from North Carolina reversed themselves yesterday and voted to support the revised $700 billion bailout bill, helping to send President Bush the biggest federal rescue of the private ...