Colin Campbell
Capitol Bureau ChiefColin Campbell has covered North Carolina politics and state government since 2014, starting as a reporter for The News & Observer in Raleigh. He later led the NC Insider state government news service before moving to Business North Carolina magazine to launch its daily political newsletter, the North Carolina Tribune.
Prior to entering the wild world of state politics, Colin covered Raleigh city government and Johnston County for the N&O. He's a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill's journalism school who started his media career at age 14, working as a news reader, classical music host and alternative rock DJ for Charlottesville, Va., radio stations WNRN and WTJU.
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The top Democrat in the state House, Rep. Robert Reives, says he's frustrated with GOP lawmakers' inability to pass a budget or even a stopgap spending bill this year. -
The state legislature gave final approval this week to three different bills to ban diversity, equity and inclusion policies and programs. -
The new leader of the State Board of Elections wants the power to replace more than a third of the agency's staff. A bill that passed the N.C. House Elections Committee Thursday would strip employment protections from 25 people at the agency administering elections. -
The state Senate gave final approval Wednesday to legislation that would restrict the use of cell phones in public schools. -
State lawmakers plan to wrap up their session this week without a full budget agreement. That impasse prompted the state Senate and House to propose scaled-back spending bills — but so far they can't even agree on the details of that. -
The state Senate approved a bill Tuesday that includes multiple controversial LGBTQ policies. Democrats objected to a GOP move to add the proposals to a popular House bill, prompting a heated fight over the Senate's rules. -
Durham-based semiconductor company Wolfspeed has announced its restructuring plan as it files for bankruptcy. Wolfspeed has reached a restructuring agreement with its major lenders that will reduce the company's debts by about $4.6 billion, or 70%. -
The state Senate is scheduled to vote Thursday on regulating hemp and THC products, an effort to keep the products away from young people. -
Republicans in the state Senate are putting multiple controversial LGBTQ policies in a single bill that moved forward Wednesday. The proposals were added to a bill labeled "prevent sexual exploitation" that would regulate pornographic websites and had passed the House with unanimous support. -
Legislation to expand fireworks sales in North Carolina fizzled out in a state House committee Tuesday, potentially dooming the latest effort to allow bigger explosives here.
