NC Politics

Does Charlotte need its own “plumbers”? Democratic Charlotte City Council member Malcolm Graham is on board with the concept.

Rep. Ted Davis has spent five years working on legislation that would make Chemours pay for PFAS-removing upgrades built by Southeastern NC utilities.

The bill's sponsor said Senate Bill 484 seeks to balance the rights of protesters and those of employers and their workers.

Upgrades to the Kerr Lake Regional Water System's treatment plant are underway. Oxford officials warn that if the General Assembly claws the money back, that may cause an unexpected spike to water bills.

The Republican challenger in a disputed North Carolina Supreme Court election has conceded, according to multiple media reports, six months after Election Day and following a slew of challenges.

A U.S. District Court judge ruled that the North Carolina Board of Elections must certify Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs as the winner in the race for a seat on the state Supreme Court. Monday's ruling could mark the end of six months of election challenges brought by Republican Jefferson Griffin, who sought to discard more than 65,000 ballots.

The near-unanimous vote was a message to Matthews Mayor John Higdon: Please stop talking and get with the program. But the bigger impact would be felt in east Charlotte.

Recreational fishing for the species is tightly regulated.

Local measures making school board races partisan are among the many election-related bills being considered in the NC legislature.

The North Carolina House passed a bill Tuesday to require sheriffs to cooperate even more with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, not just holding immigrants when ICE issues a detainer.