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McInnis elected as N.C. Senate majority whip
RALEIGH — Just weeks after winning his reelection bid, Sen. Tom McInnis has been selected for a leadership position.
Cooper runs against Forest, NCGA in only debate for governor
RALEIGH — Discussion of the coronavirus dominated the first half-hour of the gubernatorial debate between incumbent Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest. But at times, Cooper treated Forest like a proxy for the GOP-led General Assembly, as the governor attacked school choice, tax cuts, teacher pay, and other issue-driven fights between Cooper and the legislature.
COLUMN: Summer polls are flawed predictors
In this year that sometimes feels like a decade, North Carolinians have yet to cast a single general-election ballot for president or other offices. But I’m seeing lots of politicos and pundits making confident predictions about the state’s key electoral contests based on data from recent voter surveys.