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RALEIGH — In a compelling community forum, a woman described her heartbreaking involvement with the criminal justice system before Democratic party activists across the state. During a Community Listen Forum sponsored by the N.C. Democratic Party on Tuesday evening, Dreama Caldwell described how her life changed forever when, in 2015 at age 42, she was working at a child care facility in Orange County when an employee at the school left a child on one of the daycare’s buses for several hours. Caldwell was the director and manager of the center and was charged with felony child abuse...

Apple brings good news - and seeds of hope Published May 11, 2021 Apple brought Democrats and Republicans happily together – and maybe sowed the seeds for more bipartisan cooperation. When the big Apple news was announced two weeks ago, Democratic Governor Roy Cooper and Democratic legislative leaders stood beside Republican Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore on the grounds of the Executive Mansion. Everybody smiled. Everybody celebrated Apple’s plans to invest $1 billion in North Carolina over 10 years, including $552 million to establish a campus in Researc...

Measure targets powers that Gov. Cooper has never sought to exercise Backed by Republicans, a bill that would prohibit the Governor from mandating vaccination through executive orders passed the state House Monday. The bill (HB 572) also adds a highly specific provision to the statutes governing the rule-making process of government agencies — prohibiting agencies from penalizing those who refuse to be vaccinated when the agency requires vaccination as a condition of license receipt, renewal or reinstatement. “This bill prevents the Governor or any of his agencies from mandating COVID-19 ...

A measure that would keep charitable donors’ personal information private was approved in the N.C. Senate Tuesday. The 28-21 vote fell along party lines, with Republicans voting in favor of SB636. Despite assertions from some Democrats who said it could shield political “dark money” from public disclosure, the bill does not change the reporting requirements of political campaigns, including campaign finance disclosure laws.  Electioneering donations fall under separate rules to ensure a public record of candidates’ financial supporters. S.B. 636 prevents governments from compelling n...

Apple brought Democrats and Republicans happily together — and maybe sowed the seeds for more bipartisan cooperation. When the big Apple news was announced two weeks ago, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Democratic legislative leaders stood beside Republican Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore on the grounds of the Executive Mansion. Everybody smiled. Everybody celebrated Apple’s plans to invest $1 billion in North Carolina over 10 years, including $552 million to establish a campus in Research Triangle Park with 3,000 jobs paying an average of $187,000 a ...