The U.S. Department of Agriculture will offer 50% of typical benefits in November using a reserve fund. North Carolina was one of the states that sued to require it to use that money amid federal shutdown.

Democratic Party leaders in Guilford County will meet next week to select a replacement for Rep. Cecil Brockman. The House seat representing the High Point area is vacant after Brockman resigned Friday, citing his recent criminal charges.

The leader of North Carolina's Division of Motor Vehicles says he's hoping to open four new offices within months. The legislature recently approved funding for new DMV offices in Fuquay-Varina, the town of Garland in Sampson County, Cabarrus County and the town of Leland in Brunswick County.

While Virginia’s Republican governor announced plans this week to continue SNAP benefits in November using state funding, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein doesn’t have the power to make a similar move.

More than two dozen people of Latin American descent registered with the State Board of Elections to run for local office across North Carolina this year.

The Trump Administration has said it will not use reserve funds to continue providing SNAP amid the federal shutdown. More than 1.3 million North Carolinians use the program to buy food.

The race for Apex Town Council features a crowded field in 2025, with eight candidates vying for three seats.

North Carolina no longer has any particularly competitive Congressional districts, thanks to the new map passed this week at President Donald Trump’s request.

The NC General Assembly approved the new Congressional map this week. It shifts the state's 1st Congressional District from a swing district to one where a Republican can more easily win.

North Carolina House lawmakers held a hearing Wednesday to question how millions of dollars in legal aid grants are distributed through a state program.