‘The Best Job In Politics’

Four former governors and Josh Stein. (Illustration by Nicole Pajor Moore)

We asked four former governors for their advice to Josh Stein as he becomes the state’s next chief executive.

Josh Stein Makes His Case

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, who announced Wednesday that he is entering the 2024 governor's race.

The N.C. Attorney General has long been the presumptive Democratic frontrunner for governor in 2024. Now he has to convince voters.

Lorrin Freeman’s Last Stand

From left to right: Attorney General Josh Stein, Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman, Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O'Neill

Democratic insiders say the Wake County district attorney’s quixotic prosecution of Attorney General Josh Stein has dimmed her once-bright political future. They can’t figure out why she’s doing it.