McCrory formally began his second campaign for governor Tuesday evening with several hundred supporters in Guilford County, where he spent much of his childhood.
Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich wants a commission to study the management of in vitro fertilization clinics, where infertile couples seek treatment to allow pregnancy and large numbers of leftover embryos are discarded or stored.
The audience cheered when North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue gave a rousing speech this weekend a state Democratic Party dinner in Greensboro, but Democrats also are expressing relief and uncertainty on her sudden departure from the campaign trail.
Ron Paul said Saturday the Republican presidential race has "a ways to go" and he doesn't intend to get out or get behind another candidate anytime soon.
Former presidential candidate Herman Cain, who last week endorsed "the American people," announced his support on Saturday of another entity -- this time a Republican hoping to win the White House.
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says he'll stay in the race until the national convention this summer even if he loses Tuesday's Florida primary.
At his first public appearance since aggressively defending himself as "pro-immigration" at last night's final Florida debate, Mitt Romney took to the podium again today to argue that he and the Republican party are firmly in favor of legal immigration.
President Barack Obama fired a warning at the nation's colleges and universities on Friday, threatening to strip their federal aid if they "jack up tuition" every year and to give the money instead to schools showing restraint and value.
Dalton said in an interview Friday he's not thrilled with raising taxes but said Perdue's suggestion of a three-quarter-cent increase is one way to solve the problem.
53 mayors across the state support Perdue's push to restore the three-quarters of a cent sales tax the republican-controlled legislature recently eliminated.
Democratic state Rep. Bill Faison announced his bid for North Carolina governor on Saturday, saying he's the best candidate to restore education and health care jobs through his work in the Legislature and when he reaches the Executive Mansion next January.
The decision by Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton to run for North Carolina governor means some Democrats are considering a bid to become the party's nominee for the No. 2 job in the executive branch.
President Barack Obama has put colleges and universities on notice to control tuition costs or face losing federal money. Schools are waiting to hear how big a stick Obama plans to wield.
Days before the primary election in Florida, Romney vehemently denied Gingrich's accusation he is more anti-immigrant than any other candidate. And, as charges flew, Gingrich in return rebutted any suggestion that he wasn't the man to rein in federal spending.
Governor Perdue's announcement has democrats trying to figure out who will run in her place as many republicans think they might have a candidate on tap who can win.
Former Greenville Mayor Pat Dunn was honored with the Pitt-Greenville Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award Thursday night at the 2012 annual membership gala.
Dalton said in a statement he and his staff are mourning the loss of a friend and colleague. He called Cynthia O'Neal "a brilliant lawyer and an amazing person."
John Tedesco said Thursday he wants to improve the quality of education throughout the state, and blamed current Superintendent June Atkinson and Gov. Beverly Perdue for teacher layoffs and other problems.
Read what President Barack Obama, Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, Pat McCrory, who is seeking the Republican nomination, and other leaders said today about Governor Bev Perdue's decision not to run again.
