Former Governor Roy Cooper (D) will face off against President Donald Trump’s endorsee Michael Whatley (R) in November for Thom Tillis’s open North Carolina seat in the U.S. Senate. On May 21, Cooper...
In Fall 2025, City & State reported on national issues affecting North Carolina, including the immigration crackdown in Raleigh and Charlotte and the federal government shutdown’s blocking of Supplemental...
On April 7, Wake Forest College Democrats welcomed North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Anita Earls to speak to students.
Earls is in her eighth year serving on the North Carolina Supreme...
A Forsyth County town just 10 miles north of Wake Forest may soon host a data center, but many locals are resistant. On April 1, approximately 120 residents packed the Rural Hall Town Hall to its maximum...
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a proposed federal voting bill currently moving through Congress, could significantly alter voting for North Carolina residents.
Having passed the...
As the third wave of “No Kings” protests attracted millions to over 3,000 demonstrations across the United States, more than 1,500 people gathered near the campus of Winston-Salem State University...
On Feb. 26, the University of North Carolina System Board of Governors approved a tuition increase for new students at most of the state’s public universities.
The decision follows a Board of Governors’...
After a race decided by just 23 votes, one of the most powerful figures in North Carolina politics is no more.
Phil Berger, the longest-serving active State Senate Leader in the country, conceded the...
As the war between the United States and Iran stretches into its fourth week and the death toll stands at 13 American soldiers and 1,500 Iranians, mostly civilians, an overwhelming majority of Republican...
The Winston-Salem City Council met at the Graylyn Estate on January 14 and 15 to discuss long-term plans for the city and ways to collaborate with other departments of the city government, such as the...
Lawmakers in Raleigh halted access to a state program that funds free civil legal services in June 2025. That funding is still frozen, leading many civil legal aid services in North Carolina to lay off...
Ahead of the March 3 election, one North Carolina Senate Republican primary is shaping up to be one of the most heated races in recent state history. In N.C. District 26, which comprises rural areas of...
