N.C. Politics News and In-Depth Reporting

Run, Roy, Run?

Roy Cooper arrives onstage at a campaign rally in October 2024. (AP Photo/Allison Joyce)

Democrats are putting pressure on former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to run for senate.

Illustration by Jack Snyder/ Smoky Mountain News

A Christian author with a long list of abandoned business deals and unpaid creditors finds a new home for his work in N.C.

Sen. Thom Tillis leaves the Senate floor. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Trump and his advisers have bashed the N.C senator. A political scientist explains why their efforts to replace him are almost certain to fail.

The GOP lawmaker’s answers were tough to hear over disruptions from the crowd of about 300 people.

State Sen. Sydney Batch and her chief of staff, Lisa Stifler, conduct a meeting. (Cornell Watson for The Assembly)

State Sen. Sydney Batch ousted one of N.C.’s most venerated leaders. Can she lead Democrats back to relevance?

A file photo of Maurice Devalle when he worked for the Highway Patrol. (Photo credit Casey Mozingo, courtesy of The Goldsboro News Argus)

The state Supreme Court is weighing the definition of “good moral character.” The decision could upend occupational licensing.

A Columbus County farmer prepares for the spring planting season. (Photo by Les High for Border Belt Independent)

Farmers say they’re waiting for federal payments for conservation and climate change programs, as well as emergency loans.

Tundra swans and other migratory waterfowl enjoy a managed impoundment that feeds into Lake Mattamuskeet. (Andrea Bruce for The Assembly)

The largest natural lake in the state and an important national refuge for migrating birds is facing an ecological catastrophe.

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., talks with reporters before a Senate Judiciary Committee in November 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

N.C. Republicans are wondering why Trump’s advisers are going after someone they see as the best chance at retaining a Senate seat.

Attendees of the North Carolina Association of Educators Summer Leaders Conference write down their ideas. (Angelica Edwards for The Assembly)

Educators in Durham and Guilford counties last year. Can teachers leverage those wins into statewide gains?