See how North Carolina voters decided constitutional amendments involving marriage, voter ID, taxes, victims’ rights and government power.
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North Carolina voters will decide three constitutional amendments involving property-tax limits, the state income-tax cap and voter photo ID.
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance was joined at a campaign stop by local elected officials and others running for office on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, N.C.
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“Do we want a man who will stand up fearlessly to these lunatics or do we want one of these lunatics who pretends to be a moderate?” Vice President JD Vance said.
- KEVIN GRIFFIN Staff Reporter
JD Vance criticized Democratic Senate candidate Roy Cooper as an appeaser of radical elements in his party during a rally at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026.
- RICHARD CRAVER Winston-Salem Journal
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Both constitutional amendment ballot measures, which passed with a supermajority in the General Assembly, were part of a deal reached between top Republicans over the state budget.
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Stacy Staggs should be thinking about how to celebrate her twin girls' birthdays. Instead, she's awaiting Congress's return to address a growing healthcare crisis.
A conservation group paid for Rep. Chuck Edwards and a family member to travel to South Africa last year, the North Carolina congressman’s newly filed ethics form shows.
Cooper spoke to more than 200 people at Oklawaha Brewing in Hendersonville as part of his “Make Stuff Cost Less” tour.
“We know that social media is the most equitable and the fastest way to get messaging to people across the state.”
Democratic Gov. Josh Stein vetoed a controversial elections bill that would have cut the early voting period for primary elections, among a suite of other Republican-backed changes.
“It will harm our communities, and to the many North Carolinians who rely on our forests to provide a healthy environment, outdoor recreation opportunities and clean water."
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Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont unveiled two first-of-their-kind additions to the 2027 Girl Scout Cookie lineup. Patch Pals, developed with BARK, and Girl Scout Sparkables, developed with Partake, will debut together as the first cookie created just for dogs and the first allergy-friendly cookie.
“Smart Start Month gives us an opportunity to celebrate not only the programs we provide, but the families, early childhood professionals and community partners who make this work possible every day."
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The torrential rains that the remnants of Hurricane Helene dumped on the North Carolina mountains two years ago this week washed out bridges and roads in more than 1,600 places.
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