The candidates for governor of North Carolina have always held a debate. This year, Mark Robinson and Josh Stein won't face off.

Republicans have a 5-2 majority on the state Supreme Court, and Democrats are fighting to hold onto Allison Riggs' seat this ...

As workplace fatalities rise, the candidates to be North Carolina’s top labor regulator have starkly different philosophies.

In May 1996, a political unknown made waves in the North Carolina gubernatorial race. Jolene Strickland was a small-town mayor, educator, NASCAR fan, and daughter of a tobacco farmer. She lived on Big ...

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This story is published in partnership with CityView. The Sandhills summer put a sheen on the forehead of Fayetteville State University Chancellor Darrell T. Allison on an early July morning. Despite ...