Rusty Jacobs
Politics ReporterRusty Jacobs is a politics reporter for WUNC. Rusty previously worked at WUNC as a reporter and substitute host from 2001 until 2007. He returned to WUNC in 2017 after a nine-year absence during which he went to law school at UNC Chapel Hill and then served as an Assistant District Attorney in Wake County.
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After approving funding for joining the multi-state collective known by acronym ERIC, Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly want to prohibit the state from joining the organization -
The system developed and being implemented by Tyler Technologies is being blamed for wrongful arrests and unlawful detentions.
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The new cloud-based system meant to replace the state's 1980s-era mainframe and paper-based court files rolled out in four pilot counties back in February, but a launch in Mecklenburg has been delayed indefinitely.
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On Friday, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued three rulings — spanning voter ID, redistricting, and voting access for people with felony convictions — that will have a deep impact on how the state conducts elections.
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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the sharp-spoken social conservative notorious for making homophobic and misogynistic remarks, said North Carolina needs a leader like him who can relate to the challenges and desires of working people.
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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, notorious for making homophobic and misogynistic remarks, is expected to announce his bid for governor.
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The bill, which advanced through the Senate Agriculture, Energy and Environment Committee on Wednesday, would change statutory language from "renewable" to "clean" energy.
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A GOP-backed bill in the North Carolina General Assembly would require that mail-in ballots arrive by the close of polls on Election Day to be accepted and counted.
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North Carolina had planned on joining a multi-state compact created to keep voter rolls clean. But now, Republicans in the state legislature want to reverse course.
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Republicans got rehearings in two election-related cases they lost last year at the then-Democrat-majority high court.
