Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam launched a campaign this morning to unseat Democratic Congressman Valerie Foushee in the March primary.

The Trump endorsement is highly coveted in competitive Republican primaries.

Jackson County Board of Elections voted 3-2 to remove an early voting site at Western Carolina University for the 2026 primary elections. Due to North Carolina law, the primary election plans will now be decided by the state board of elections.

Chapel Hill Schools voted in 2024 to disregard state law around children changing their names or pronouns and a ban on instruction addressing gender identity before 5th grade.

Mecklenburg County leaders say uncertainty around state and federal funding could jeopardize behavioral health services heading into the new year.

On the next Charlotte Talks, a look ahead to the 2026 midterms. Will they be normal or engulfed in chaos?

You probably know what it’s like to repeatedly ask a coworker to get you something, like a document or maybe an email address, and that person just ignores you. Or maybe a coworker constantly makes errors, affecting your ability to do your own job. It’s frustrating, right? Well, some federal judges are feeling frustrated with attorneys at the North Carolina Department of Justice over the same sort of thing and the consequences can be more significant than a bit of irritation. Like the delay of a trial by more than a year in one case. Jeffrey Billman is one of the reporters who wrote about it for the Assembly. He joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry.

Much of the funding for low-income civil legal services has been frozen in North Carolina for the past five months — an unprecedented shift that has long-ranging consequences.

The Union County chapter of the NAACP says Union County Public Schools has failed to make good on an agreement to partner on several education initiatives. The school district denies this.

The town of Matthews has appointed Melia James as its next town manager, effective Jan. 1.James has served as assistant town manager since 2022 and brings nearly 20 years of municipal and public-sector leadership experience to the role. Before joining Matthews, she worked for the city of Charlotte in several positions, including airport budget and financial services manager, strategy and budget analyst, and human resources manager.She will succeed outgoing leadership as the Board of Commissioners moves to finalize the town’s transition heading into 2026.