If you’ve traveled through North Carolina lately, you may have spotted billboards from the capital to the coast featuring ...

I’m Dawn Vaughan, The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief. This week I’ve got some behind-the-scenes details about the governor’s inaugural address, plus an update on his former opponent’s family ...

Appalachia is still recovering following Hurricane Helene's widespread damage and the federal government's efforts have been ...

As staff writer Richard Craver reported last week, the state’s minimum wage has not budged from $7.25 an hour — or $15,080 a year — for 16 years running, which is bad news for the 63,000 to 73,000 ...

As construction cranes rise above Trump-friendly towns, the trillions injected into the economy by Biden’s policies did little to boost his party’s fortunes ...

Post-election lawsuits over a disputed race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat are getting complicated as the ballots of ...

As wildfires ravage southern California, President-elect Donald Trump has attacked Democratic officials, continuing a pattern ...

N.C. Gov. Josh Stein is calling on GOP lawmakers to work with him on issues like education, Helene recovery and combating ...

Gov. Josh Stein pledged in his inaugural address Saturday to continue rebuilding western North Carolina from Hurricane Helene ...

Snow and ice outside didn’t thwart the warm offer inside the old House of Representatives chambers in the North Carolina ...

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein kicked off his term in office Saturday by praising the resilience of the state's residents ...

An incumbent Democrat narrowly won re-election to North Carolina's highest court. But the Republican-controlled court is considering an unusual protest from her challenger that could flip the result.