Josh Stein /tags/josh-stein Josh Stein en-US Copyright Mon, 12 May 2025 17:43:45 GMT Holly Springs manufacturing plant to boost state economy by $3 billion /term/news/2025-05-12/holly-springs-manufacturing-plant-boost-state-economy The Genentech biotechnology plant will create more than 400 jobs. Mon, 12 May 2025 17:43:45 GMT /term/news/2025-05-12/holly-springs-manufacturing-plant-boost-state-economy Brianna Atkinson North Carolina auditor names elections board members after judges let law stand during appeal /politics/2025-05-02/north-carolina-auditor-elections-board-members North Carolina's Republican state auditor has made appointments to a new State Board of Elections because an appeals court said a law can still be enforced while it is challenged by Democratic Gov. Fri, 02 May 2025 13:55:46 GMT /politics/2025-05-02/north-carolina-auditor-elections-board-members Associated Press North Carolina court says stripping governor of election board appointments can go ahead for now /politics/2025-04-30/north-carolina-appeals-court-governor-election-board-appointments A North Carolina appeals court has ruled that a law stripping the governor's authority to appoint State Board of Elections members can take effect for now. Thu, 01 May 2025 00:48:01 GMT /politics/2025-04-30/north-carolina-appeals-court-governor-election-board-appointments Associated Press North Carolina judges block GOP law to strip governor's election board powers /term/news/2025-04-23/north-carolina-judges-block-gop-law-to-strip-governors-election-board-powers North Carolina trial judges have struck down an attempt by Republican state lawmakers to shift power away from the governor to the state auditor. The change would have taken away Democratic Gov. Josh Stein's ability to appoint members of the State Board of Elections and pass that power to Republican State Auditor Dave Boliek. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:15:03 GMT /term/news/2025-04-23/north-carolina-judges-block-gop-law-to-strip-governors-election-board-powers Associated Press North Carolina judges consider GOP law shifting election board picks from governor to auditor /politics/2025-04-15/north-carolina-judges-election-board-law-governor-auditor North Carolina trial judges will soon rule if legislative Republicans' latest method to attempt to wrest control of the State Board of Elections from a Democratic governor is lawful. A three-judge panel listened to arguments Monday in a lawsuit filed by Gov. Josh Stein against GOP lawmakers. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:42:16 GMT /politics/2025-04-15/north-carolina-judges-election-board-law-governor-auditor Associated Press Stein marks first 100 days with wins — so far. Tough tests are coming /politics/2025-04-11/stein-marks-first-100-days-wins-tough-tests-coming When Gov. Josh Stein took office in January, he inherited the fallout from one of the worst natural disasters in the state’s history. The estimated $60 billion recovery from Hurricane Helene has been Stein’s “top priority as governor,” the Democrat told Carolina Public Press. His initial days in office have shown it. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:05:55 GMT /politics/2025-04-11/stein-marks-first-100-days-wins-tough-tests-coming Lucas Thomae | Carolina Public Press Most of NC's initial $1 billion Helene recovery funding went unspent for months /politics/2025-03-30/north-carolina-billion-unspent-helene-recovery-funding North Carolina’s legislature passed more than $1 billion with two Helene recovery funding bills in October, but by mid-February, about two-thirds of that money still hadn’t been spent. Sun, 30 Mar 2025 20:55:00 GMT /politics/2025-03-30/north-carolina-billion-unspent-helene-recovery-funding Colin Campbell Q&A: State budget director on NC's projected 'fiscal cliff,' governor's budget /politics/2025-03-28/nc-budget-director-kristin-walker-fiscal-cliff-governor-stein State Budget Director Kristin Walker’s team of economists have run the numbers of various revenue scenarios – and she says all of them lead to a “fiscal cliff" where the state sees a major budget shortfall in the coming years. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:32:23 GMT /politics/2025-03-28/nc-budget-director-kristin-walker-fiscal-cliff-governor-stein Colin Campbell New North Carolina governor seeks to freeze tax cuts, phase out school vouchers in budget /politics/2025-03-19/josh-stein-freeze-tax-cuts-school-vouchers-budget New North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein wants Republicans in charge of the legislature to roll back upcoming income tax cuts and scale back private school vouchers that expanded dramatically recently. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 23:24:45 GMT /politics/2025-03-19/josh-stein-freeze-tax-cuts-school-vouchers-budget Associated Press Gov. Stein signs $500 million Helene recovery bill after it finally passes NC legislature /politics/2025-03-19/helene-recovery-bill-passes-nc-legislature After weeks of deliberations at the state legislature, another round of Helene recovery funding has been signed into law. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 21:07:05 GMT /politics/2025-03-19/helene-recovery-bill-passes-nc-legislature Colin Campbell