Gov. Josh Stein called on state lawmakers Monday to pass Medicaid funding and a budget bill this week. But the legislature isn't expected to take action on either issue.

North Carolina Republicans redrew district lines in eastern North Carolina with the intention of shifting the balance of the state's First Congressional District. It is the latest salvo in a national effort to render U.S. Congress elections uncompetitive.

Early voting is underway in Charlotte’s municipal elections. The only competitive district race on Charlotte City Council is the one in District 6, formerly represented by Tariq Bokhari, who stepped down. Now his wife, Krista, is running as a Republican against Democrat Kimberly Owens. Last week we spent time with Owens. Today, a conversation with Bokhari about why she wants the job.

Interim City Attorney Anthony Fox signed a contract extension this summer that pays $28,000 a month for November and December. He will receive that money even if he isn't working.

Charlotte's second No Kings Day demonstration drew thousands to First Ward Park on Saturday, Oct. 18, where speakers said President Donald Trump and Republicans were leading the country down an authoritarian path and trampling on individual rights.

North Carolina federal employees and others across the nation aren’t getting paid, leaving them to lean on their communities for basic necessities like food.

Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined 22 other states in suing the Environmental Protection Agency to restore the $7 billion program. It would have helped provide rooftop solar systems to low-income and rural households.

The General Assembly plans to vote on the new map during its session next week.

A key North Carolina senator says it is unlikely that the General Assembly will make progress on a new state budget or Medicaid funding next week. Sen. Ralph Hise is a Republican from Mitchell County and a Senate budget writer.

Early voting begins Thursday for November Fourth’s municipal elections across the state. In Mecklenburg County, the biggest issue on the ballot is whether county voters will agree to raise the sales tax by one-percentage point, to 8.25%, to pay for a multi-billion-dollar transportation plan. Early voting runs through November 1st.