State and Regional News
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Stein’s veto could become more effective than outgoing Gov. Roy Cooper’s stamp has been recently, should the margin in a…
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein was elected governor on Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and maintaining Democratic leadership of the chief executive’s office in…
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press A costly campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida failed Tuesday and California voters took a step toward tough crime laws as voters in dozens of states weighed more…
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson was elected North Carolina’s next attorney general on Tuesday, defeating Republican congressman Dan Bishop in an expensive campaign focused on…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Chuck Edwards won election to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Tuesday. Edwards defeated Democratic state Rep. Caleb Rudow to earn a second term in Congress in the 11th…
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina voters choosing a successor to term-limited Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper were deciding Tuesday between an attorney general who would carry on Cooper’s policies…