The campaign bad-mouthed FEMA while using crowdfunding to donate to evangelical nonprofits.

State elections officials say the main issue involves the retention of public documents by a local government unit.

The Charlotte City Council on Monday voted to defer voting on a plan on how to pick its 12 appointments to a new 27-member transit authority board.

The city of Charlotte is keeping an eye on budget talks in Washington, D.C. about federal housing vouchers. Director of Housing & Neighborhood Services Rebecca Hefner told City Council on Monday that earlier threats from the Trump administration this year to cancel housing vouchers haven’t come to pass, but Charlotte can’t get complacent.

Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden on Tuesday pushed back against criticism for pursuing a potential collaboration with rapper DaBaby. On Monday, he posted a photo with DaBaby in his office and said they’re looking to work together. McFadden brushed off DaBaby’s past arrests and said he’ll meet with anyone interested in helping with issues like violence, suicide and mental health. McFadden also said the Sheriff’s Office was not involved with a music video that DaBaby shot on the Blue Line light rail last month, reenacting Iryna Zarutska’s killing with actors.

Former Democratic Governor Roy Cooper’s Senate campaign committee said Monday they raised over $14 million during the third quarter of 2025. The Cooper Victory Fund and Cooper for North Carolina campaign broke a funding record, adding that more than 90% of donations were $100 or less The US Senate race in North Carolina is considered to be one of the tightest races in the country. Cooper is expected face Republican Michael Whatley next year.

The North Carolina Division of Employment Security said Monday that it stands ready to help government workers who are affected by the shutdown. State employees who are furloughed or lose their jobs to the shutdown are eligible to apply for unemployment benefits. However, federal employees that do take the benefits may have to repay benefits if they receive backpay from their agency.

Two candidates have launched campaigns in the 2026 North Carolina House District 106 Democratic primary to oust seven-term incumbent Carla Cunningham, who’s become a lightning rod for her votes on immigration.

Unless lawmakers or the governor act, provider rate cuts of up to 10 percent will take effect Wednesday, jeopardizing access to services across the state.

The General Assembly passed the legislation in response to the widely publicized murder of Iryna Zarutska on board a Charlotte light rail car.