Stories tagged: "NC Senate"

Government Helps/Hurts Photo via Sen. Lisa Grafstein / Graphic by Desiree Tapia for Cardinal & Pine
Government Helps/Hurts Meet Your New North Carolina Lawmakers: State Sen. Lisa Grafstein of Raleigh

Democrat Lisa Grafstein was elected to the state Senate in November following a long career as a civil rights attorney. During her career, Grafstein focused on fighting for the rights and freedoms of those living with disabilities.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil February 7, 2023 12:35 pm EST
Criminal Justice A 'Black Lives Matter' mural painted in Charlotte this year. (Cardinal & Pine photo by Grant Baldwin).
Criminal Justice Cardinal Issues: The Misleading ‘Defund the Police’ Attacks in Four Pivotal NC Senate Races

There’s a lot of nuance to police reform. Here’s what you need to know about Black Lives Matter's impact on races for the NC General Assembly.

Billy Ball Billy Ball October 6, 2020 4:56 pm EDT
Elections Mark Robinson won election Tuesday night as NC's lieutenant governor.
Elections ‘I’m Not Ashamed’: Republican Candidate for Lieutenant Governor Blasted for Racist, Homophobic Posts

The Republican candidate for NC lieutenant governor, Mark Robinson, is in a close race with Democrat Yvonne Lewis Holley.

Pat Moran Pat Moran October 1, 2020 1:28 pm EDT
Elections A race in one key eastern NC district is shaping up to be a referendum on healthcare and education. (Image via screenshot)
Elections ‘Health Care Should Not Be a Partisan Issue’: Battle Lines Get Drawn in Eastern NC Swing District

A mostly rural district in northeast NC, Senate District 1 candidate Tess Judge says the race will key on health care access and education.

Jennifer Bringle Jennifer Bringle September 9, 2020 8:00 am EDT
Elections NC Democrats need candidates like Allen Wellons to win if they're going to seize the state Senate majority. (Image via Wellons' campaign)
Elections Why North Carolinians Should Care About Allen Wellons

Democrats are pinning their NC Senate majority hopes on Allen Wellons, an ex-lawmaker with Obama’s endorsement, to win in Senate District 11.

Billy Ball Billy Ball September 3, 2020 10:06 am EDT

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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, right, speaks while state Health and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley listens at an Executive Mansion news conference in Raleigh, N.C., on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Cooper and Kinsley announced that North Carolina would launch Medicaid expansion coverage on Dec. 1. Expansion will be able to start because Cooper said he'll let a state budget bill sent by the General Assembly last week to his desk become law without his signature. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson) Healthcare How Biden’s American Rescue Plan helped NC finally expand Medicaid
In this 2017 file photo, young hogs owned by Smithfield Foods gather around a water source. The Chinese-owned company, which is one of the largest employers in Sampson County, NC, has been the subject of multiple "hog nuisance" lawsuits because the smells, the noise, and health concerns. But hogs are just one of the environmental concerns in this rural NC county. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File) Agriculture ‘You can’t win for losing’: Inside Sampson County, NC’s environmental nightmare
NC Principal Wins National Education Award community Watch NC principal give emotional speech on winning ‘Oscars of teaching’
LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images Education Mold and classes in trailers: Inadequate funding for schools is hurting NC communities
Coronavirus For the past three years, the U.S. has been in a public health emergency because of COVID-19. It ended today. (Image via NC DPS)
Coronavirus The NC House Wants to Reopen Bowling Alleys and Skating Rinks Despite The COVID Surge

On a vote mostly split along party lines, the NC Senate passed a bill to reopen bowling alleys and skating rinks earlier than Gov. Roy Cooper has planned.

Pat Moran Pat Moran June 19, 2020 9:00 am EDT