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Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 1:54 PM EST
|By Nicole Neuman
Senate Democrats say it’s important to pass federal legislation to ensure each person’s right to vote. Republican senators say bills have been passed to extend voting rights and the power of changing voting laws should remain at the state level.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 5:05 PM EST
|By Associated Press
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper also appeared to criticize the Republican attempt.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2022 at 10:15 PM EST
|By Conrad Hoyt
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein sat down with WITN Tuesday to discuss some of the biggest statewide issues his office is responding to.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 4:20 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
The city says it is canceling the meeting to mitigate current COVID-19 cases and prevent future cases in the community.
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Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 8:59 PM EST
|By Maddie Kerth
As several North Carolina experts explain: Senators have to decide between short-term goals and long-term implications.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 4:05 PM EST
|By Associated Press
Gov. Roy Cooper has given former North Carolina Chief Justice Cheri Beasley his endorsement for the U.S. Senate.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 12:47 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
On Tuesday, a panel of Superior Court judges ruled in favor of letting Republican-drawn maps passed in November stand.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 7:34 PM EST
|By Associated Press
A formal challenge of North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s qualifications to run for Congress has been delayed while redistricting litigation is pending.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 2:33 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
The Pitt County Public Information Office says Jordan Smith was named county attorney during Monday’s board of commissioners meeting.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 at 4:16 PM EST
|By Associated Press
The state Supreme Court announced that litigation filed by the NAACP will be heard Feb. 14. That’s months later than once scheduled.
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Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 at 11:32 AM EST
|By Associated Press
Lawyers filed a challenge of the Republican’s candidacy with the State Board of Elections on Monday.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 9:01 PM EST
|By Justin Lundy
In the final months of 2021, Biden took matters into his own hands, issuing an executive order that was swiftly swept up in legal challenges.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 7:36 PM EST
|By Maddie Kerth
East Carolina University history professors say the event is unlike anything else written in their textbooks.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 6:00 PM EST
|By Deric Rush
The Beaufort Culture Club held an event Thursday to honor the bravery shown by Eugene Goodman and other officers during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 3:46 PM EST
|By Associated Press
The three trial judges now have until Tuesday to rule, the result of a directive by the state Supreme Court.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 11:08 AM EST
|By Clayton Bauman
Rep. Greg Murphy's statement leaves out former President Donald Trump who Murphy said a day after the riot had partial responsibility for what happened.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 8:17 PM EST
|By Associated Press
Closing arguments in the partisan and racial gerrymandering trial are expected Thursday, with a ruling by a three-judge panel by early next week.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2022 at 9:26 AM EST
|By Maddie Kerth
Speakers for the Edgecombe-Nash Political Caucus and Butterfield called for attention on the controversial redrawing of congressional and legislative maps for the state.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2021 at 5:15 PM EST
|By Conrad Hoyt
WITN reported last week that Janis Gallagher was made interim county manager. She is now officially the permanent county manager.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2021 at 6:16 PM EST
|By Associated Press
Beasley is the first black woman to serve as chief justice of the state Supreme Court.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2021 at 11:56 AM EST
|By WITN Web Team
Tillis remembers Isakson as a kind and decent public servant.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2021 at 4:10 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
Toussaint Summers, Jr. held the launch for his bid for New Bern Mayor at Carolina Colours Pavilion.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 9:20 AM EST
|By WITN Web Team
The announcement came from his campaign Thursday morning with Jackson endorsing former Chief Justice Cheri Beasley’s run for the seat.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2021 at 4:52 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
The county manager’s office says Janis Gallagher has been appointed as Pitt County interim county manager, effective Dec. 15th.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2021 at 6:07 PM EST
|By Associated Press
Arguments are scheduled to be heard in Wake County Superior Court between Jan. 3 and Jan. 5. Closing arguments are planned for Jan. 6.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2021 at 5:03 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
Les Robinson announced Thursday his plan to file for the Greenville City Council’s District 5 seat.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2021 at 5:41 PM EST
|By Associated Press
The order by the Supreme Court means candidate filing is now suspended until the litigation is resolved.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2021 at 5:46 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
The filing period for next spring’s primary was supposed to open at 12 noon on Monday.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 8:40 PM EST
|By Cindy Choi
Learn more about the more than two dozen new laws that took effect Wednesday in North Carolina.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 at 5:24 PM EST
|By Associated Press
Smith said Tuesday that Beasley has “always worked to move North Carolina in the direction of fairness and progress.”
Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 9:31 PM EST
|By Associated Press
Two Buncombe County Democrats in the North Carolina state House are planning to leave the legislature.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 at 8:23 PM EST
|By Justin Lundy and Conrad Hoyt
On Dec. 31st, 2022, Butterfield will step away. “It’s time for a change. It’s time for fresh faces. It’s time for fresh ideas in the first congressional district.”
Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 at 7:39 PM EST
|By Associated Press and GARY D. ROBERTSON
Smith is a former 2020 U.S. Senate candidate who lost the Democratic nomination to Cal Cunningham.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 at 4:11 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Michael Easley, Jr. Friday as the newest U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 at 1:59 PM EST
|By Conrad Hoyt
The legislation would remove the requirement that only ferry services in urban areas can qualify for Department of Transportation funding.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 10:02 PM EST
|By Conrad Hoyt
The White House says Allen Thomas will serve as the regional administrator for Region 4 of the Small Business Administration.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 3:39 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
Gov. Cooper quickly signed the budget Thursday afternoon.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 3:14 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
Rep. G.K. Butterfield announced today he will retire after 17 years in Congress.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2021 at 4:07 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
Congressman G.K. Butterfield will make “an official announcement tomorrow” about his future plans.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2021 at 2:53 PM EST
|By Conrad Hoyt
A press release from Tillis’ office says the move to overturn the mandate for private employers is guaranteed a Senate vote as soon as early December.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2021 at 4:20 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
The White House says the Bidens will celebrate Thanksgiving with military families at Fort Bragg.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2021 at 6:30 PM EST
|By Associated Press
Rep. Gale Adcock of Cary says she’ll run for a seat in western Wake County and Rep. Rachel Hunt of Charlotte announced she is running for a Senate district in southeastern Mecklenburg County.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2021 at 5:52 PM EST
|By Associated Press
House and Senate GOP leaders unveiled the plan with a goal of the General Assembly giving it final approval by later in the week.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2021 at 5:18 PM EST
|By WITN Web Team
The Republican senator praised the bipartisan bill in a press release Monday evening hours after Biden signed it into law.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2021 at 6:26 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
While North Carolina is becoming more blue, Republicans would almost assuredly gain more power under the new boundaries.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2021 at 10:19 PM EDT
|By Cindy Choi
In Pitt County, for towns such as Bethel and Grimesland, where the board of commissioners was a vote for 5, that allowed 5 write-in slots people can fill in.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2021 at 6:20 PM EDT
|By WBTV Web Staff
Gov. McMaster issued Executive Order 2021-38, a ban that applies to the 19 state agencies that make up the governor’s cabinet.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2021 at 9:13 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
Murphy eked out a victory that spared Democrats the loss of a second gubernatorial seat.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2021 at 7:46 PM EDT
|By Hannah Jeffries
According to Dr. Jody Baumgartner, data collected from last year's population count is being used to draw new district lines across the state.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 at 6:53 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
A North Carolina redistricting plan drawn by Republicans that retools state House seats has cleared the chamber.