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What you should know about North Carolina’s race for governor

Politics
Amanda Smith

North Carolina has been an underappreciated political battleground recently and not gotten the same attention as nearby Georgia or Florida or the ...

Christina Koch holds home state dear; hopes to inspire future explorers

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

RALEIGH, N.C. — Before she set a record in space and before she even became an astronaut, Christina Koch was raised in ...

Donald Trump will use his weekend reprieve from the courtroom to campaign in North Carolina

Politics
Amanda Smith

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — On a weekend reprieve from the courtroom, former President Donald Trump will campaign Saturday in North Carolina as ...

State updates Medicaid expansion numbers

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Apr. 3—TRIAD — State officials report that more than 400,000 North Carolinians have signed up for Medicaid health insurance coverage since the ...

North Carolina schools candidate who called for Obama’s death put on the spot

Politics
Amanda Smith

The far-right Republican candidate running to oversee public schools in North Carolina decried “extreme agendas that threaten our children’s future”, after being ...

Why Democrats Are Hopeful in North Carolina and Nervous in Georgia

Politics
Amanda Smith

ATLANTA — Democrats are starting to dream that President Joe Biden can wrench North Carolina away from Donald Trump in November. They’re ...

Mark Robinson, Josh Stein win primaries and head for faceoff in NC governor’s race

U.S.
Amanda Smith

North Carolina will have a new governor in 2025, and voters chose on Tuesday who they want as the Democratic, Republican and ...

‘Road to the presidency’ North Carolina governor’s race provides a 2024 preview

Politics
Amanda Smith

RALEIGH, N.C. – Heading into this year’s presidential race, North Carolina will provide the country one of the better down-ballot races to measure ...

Steady ascent or sudden splash? North Carolina governor’s race features men who took different paths

Politics
Amanda Smith

ROXBORO, N.C. (AP) — One candidate is an Ivy League-educated attorney who over 25 years amassed allies as he climbed North Carolina’s ...

A push to expand Medicaid has Kansas governor embracing politics and cutting against her brand

Politics
Amanda Smith

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is more aggressive and openly political in pushing to expand Medicaid in Kansas as ...