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Latest challenge to North Carolina’s power-shifting law focuses on state elections board control
5 hours, 4 minutes ago

Latest challenge to North Carolina’s power-shifting law focuses on state elections board control

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s current governor and his successor tacked on another lawsuit Monday disputing a key provision within a GOP law that erodes the powers of several incoming Democratic state leaders — the latest in a longstanding power struggle between North Carolina’s executive and legislative branches over who controls the state’s elections. The lawsuit challenges one of the …

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More Roy Cooper lieutenants staying on the job in North Carolina Gov.-elect Stein’s Cabinet
6 days, 8 hours ago

More Roy Cooper lieutenants staying on the job in North Carolina Gov.-elect Stein’s Cabinet

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Several more top lieutenants of outgoing North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper have agreed to work for fellow Democrat and successor Josh Stein’s administration, including two Cabinet secretaries and the state budget director, each of whom will stay in their current posts. The continued service of Public Safety Secretary Eddie Buffaloe, Transportation Secretary Joey Hopkins and State Budget …

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US election 2024: Democrat Josh Stein wins North Carolina’s governor race. Who is he?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US election 2024: Democrat Josh Stein wins North Carolina’s governor race. Who is he?

Live Mint  

Democratic candidate Josh Stein on Wednesday won the governor race on Tuesday, defeating Republican Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson in North Carolina. Stein, a Harvard-trained lawyer, former state senator and the state’s chief law enforcement officer since 2017, will succeed fellow Democrat Roy Cooper, who was term-limited from seeking reelection. Otherwise, Stein’s campaign priorities largely align with Cooper’s, focusing on increasing …

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North Carolina Atty. Gen. Josh Stein elected governor over embattled Republican Mark Robinson
1 month, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina Atty. Gen. Josh Stein elected governor over embattled Republican Mark Robinson

LA Times  

Democratic North Carolina Atty. Gen. Josh Stein was elected governor on Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Stein, a Harvard-trained lawyer, former state senator and the state’s chief law enforcement officer since 2017, will succeed fellow Democrat Roy Cooper, who was term-limited from seeking reelection. Otherwise, Stein’s campaign platform largely followed Cooper’s policy goals, including those to increase public school funding, …

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Two US House Members Seek to Become North Carolina's Attorney General
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Two US House Members Seek to Become North Carolina's Attorney General

Associated Press  

Two US House members, Democratic Rep. Jeff Jackson and Republican Rep. Dan Bishop, are seeking to become North Carolina's attorney general. Jackson, a lawyer and former military prosecutor, emphasizes his commitment to protecting people from harm and combating scammers. Bishop, a commercial litigation attorney, focuses on restoring law and order in the state and believes liberal-leaning district attorneys should be …

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What you should know about North Carolina’s race for governor
7 months ago

What you should know about North Carolina’s race for governor

Associated Press  

North Carolina has been an underappreciated political battleground recently and not gotten the same attention as nearby Georgia or Florida or the traditional campaign hotbeds of the Rust Belt. That is changing in 2024, partly because of a potentially historic governor’s race that pits North Carolina’s centrist tendencies against the rise of populist conservatism in the era of Donald Trump. …

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North Carolina Democrat kicks off gubernatorial campaign tour alongside governor
1 year, 2 months ago

North Carolina Democrat kicks off gubernatorial campaign tour alongside governor

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein pitched himself Tuesday as a champion for the state’s most vulnerable residents in the face of policies that he said have threatened women’s reproductive freedom, LGBTQ+ safety and health care access. “North Carolina has been a better place because Josh Stein has been attorney general,” Cooper said. “Hate and bigotry and …

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North Carolina Gov. Cooper endorses fellow Democrat Josh Stein to succeed him
1 year, 3 months ago

North Carolina Gov. Cooper endorses fellow Democrat Josh Stein to succeed him

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper formally endorsed Attorney General Josh Stein to succeed him, saying Wednesday that the fellow Democrat would build upon Cooper’s efforts to improve public schools, health care and the state’s economy. And when Stein announced his bid for governor in January, Cooper said Stein has “been an excellent Attorney General for North Carolina.” …

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Democratic attorney general runs for North Carolina governor
1 year, 11 months ago

Democratic attorney general runs for North Carolina governor

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein announced a bid for governor in 2024 on Wednesday, with the Democrat pledging to focus on public education, economic advancement and equality, and to provide a sharp contrast with a potential Republican opponent. But he said Stein has “been an excellent Attorney General for North Carolina.” Figuring prominently in the campaign …

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2 NC Democratic attorneys meet at appeals court over AG’s ad
2 years ago

2 NC Democratic attorneys meet at appeals court over AG’s ad

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Representatives for two elected North Carolina Democratic government lawyers argued on Tuesday before an appeals court deciding whether potential prosecution of Attorney General Josh Stein or others over a 2020 campaign commercial should be blocked further while his lawsuit continues. Stein defended the 2020 commercial as a “corrective” to false accusations made by then-Republican AG challenger Jim …

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Appeals panel blocks law’s use in NC campaign ad prosecution
2 years, 4 months ago

Appeals panel blocks law’s use in NC campaign ad prosecution

Associated Press  

N.C. — A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked a local North Carolina district attorney from prosecuting state Attorney General Josh Stein or anyone else for his 2020 campaign ad through a criminal libel law. Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles refused to issue a preliminary injunction, saying the law was constitutionally permissible because it criminalized “false defamatory …

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N. Carolina AG won’t seek to renew 20-week abortion ban
2 years, 5 months ago

N. Carolina AG won’t seek to renew 20-week abortion ban

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s Democratic attorney general declined Thursday to meet Republican legislative leaders’ demand that he ask a federal court to lift an injunction on a state law banning nearly all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The Republican leaders had asked Attorney General Josh Stein, the state’s top lawyer, to return to court to reinstate the restriction …

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North Carolina Attorney General Stein recovering from stroke
2 years, 6 months ago

North Carolina Attorney General Stein recovering from stroke

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein said Tuesday he is recovering from a “minor stroke” that prompted doctors to remove a small blood clot. “Anna is my hero for recognizing that something was wrong and insisting that I go to the hospital,” Stein said, while also praising the emergency medical technicians who took him for medical help. …

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NC racial justice task force makes dozens of recommendations
4 years ago

NC racial justice task force makes dozens of recommendations

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A task force commissioned by North Carolina Gov. “This task force took the governor’s charge seriously and worked to develop recommendations that will make North Carolina a safer place for every person no matter who you are,” said Attorney General Josh Stein, who co-led the panel with Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls. The final report from the …

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