Elections

Political notebook: Lawmakers tasked with action rather than ‘thoughts and prayers’ following shooting

As reports from Wednesday’s school shooting in Florida flowed in, North Carolina lawmakers were quick to respond with ...

Elections

2018 candidate roundup: Eight file for the North Carolina General Assembly

The race for North Carolina General Assembly seats will be one to watch in 2018. Newly drawn districts ...

Elections

2018 candidate roundup: Three file for congressional seats in 8th and 13th districts

SALISBURY — Five days have passed in the 16-day filing period for the 2018 elections. By Friday evening, 21 ...

Kannapolis

Rep. Larry Pittman of Cabarrus County suggests letting teachers have guns at school

Associated Press RALEIGH — State Rep. Larry Pittman says allowing teachers to bring guns to school would save ...

Local

Davie County Democratic Party to hold annual precinct organization meeting

The Davie County Democratic Party will host its annual precinct organization meeting on Saturday at the Davie County ...

Elections

General Assembly redistricting brings new representative to Rowan County

SALISBURY — Rowan County’s districts for representation in the North Carolina General Assembly will stand as proposed despite last-minute ...

Elections

Craig Pierce: ‘I don’t have confidence with the current board today …’

SALISBURY — Craig Pierce says he has no personal problem with fellow Rowan County Commissioners Judy Klusman, Jim Greene ...

Local

Rowan Republican Convention to take place March 3

Rowan County Republican Party SALISBURY — Rowan County Republicans registered as of Jan. 31 are invited to attend ...

Elections

As filing begins for 2018 election, Commissioner Pierce files with two years left on term

SALISBURY — Monday was the first day for candidates to file to run for a number of local offices, and ...

Elections

The paradigm shifts to pink: Record number of women to seek public office in 2018

By Andie Foley andie.foley@salisburypost.com Senah Andrews said her ‘aha!’ moment to run for public office came in the ...

Elections

Former Aberdeen Mayor Frank McNeill announces run for 8th Congressional District seat

ABERDEEN – Former Aberdeen Mayor Frank McNeill has joined the race for the 8th Congressional District seat in ...

Elections

Emily’s List endorses Kathy Manning in North Carolina’s 13th District

For congressional hopeful Kathy Manning, the past three months has been full of good news. It started in December when she ...

Elections

High court ruling split on redrawn districts

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — The U.S. Supreme Court told North Carolina officials late Tuesday ...

Local

Yesterday: Hefner campaigns in New London in 1984

In this photograph from October 1984, U.S. Rep. William G. ‘Bill’ Hefner, D-N.C., talks to his campaign supporters outside ...

Local

Citizens learn about gerrymandering, voting rights at local workshop

By Jessica Coates jessica.coates@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As communications director for Democracy NC, Jen Jones believes in the power ...

Elections

Political Notebook: The race is on in U.S. House District 13

SALISBURY — Filing for congressional elections is less than two weeks away, and candidates who plan to run in District 13 ...

Local

Local representatives react to release of Nunes memo

For local representatives in the U.S. House, Friday’s release of the so-called Nunes memo was troubling. But how ...

Education

Catawba students evaluate State of the Union address

SALISBURY — If they were grading President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, students in the Presidential Politics ...

Nation/World

Trump warns of immigration dangers in State of the Union address

By Julie Pace and Zeke Miller Associated Press WASHINGTON  — Addressing a deeply divided nation, President Donald Trump ...

News

N.C. congressmen, senators offer praise for President Trump on State of the Union address

Area congressmen and North Carolina’s senators offered reaction to President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address, ...

Elections

Elections clock ticks down amid uncertainty

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — Few things are certain about North Carolina’s 2018 elections, except ...

Elections

Senah Andrews announces campaign for N.C. House

CONCORD — Democrat Senah Andrews has announced her candidacy for the North Carolina House of Representatives in the newly drawn ...

Elections

GOP asks high court to block districts

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press GREENSBORO — Republican legislative leaders asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ...

Local

Rep. Ted Budd makes stops in Salisbury

As congressmen returned from Washington for a district workweek, Rep. Ted Budd has been keeping busy. Budd, a Republican, ...

Elections

Joe Fowler to run for N.C. House District 76

SALISBURY — Joe Fowler says he believes in three things: education, the environment and eating. He said those ...

Opinion

The master of the deal: Bob Dole perfected an art seldom seen in politics today

WASHINGTON — A couple days before Christmas 1995, then-Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole grew fed up with his ...

Elections

Supreme Court delays order for North Carolina to redraw congressional district maps

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday delayed a lower-court order ...

Elections

Judges refuse to delay new congressional map

By Gary D. Robertson Associated Press RALEIGH — The judges who struck down North Carolina’s congressional map for ...

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