Mitt Romney raised about $550,00 at a fund raising lunch at Raleigh's Angus Barn, according to organizers. About 360 guests attended the private luncheon including former U.S. Sen. Lauch Faircloth of Clinton, retired Winston-Salem banker John Medlin, ... »
GOP House candidate Glenn Cobb of Winston-Salem got some high-powered backing for a fund raiser last week. It was hosted by former Governors Jim Martin and Jim Holshouser and by Brooke Burr, the wife of U.S. Richard Burr. Cobb is politically well conne... »
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr announced Friday he would abandon his bid for the No. 2 Republican post in the Senate. The Winston-Salem lawmaker said he began in realize in recent weeks that a leadership post wouldn't allow him to purse his policy reforms. "Th... »
Wake County school board member John Tedesco is skipping today's board meeting to attend a debate for his bid for state schools superintendent. At the start of today's work session, school board chairman Kevin Hill said Tedesco expressed his regrets th... »
The re-election campaign of President Barack Obama is opening its 11th regional office in North Carolina this evening, this one in Greenville. The grand opening will be held at 6 p.m. at 214 Arlington Blvd. The Obama campaign also has offices in Raleig... »
Sen. Richard Burr says not to count him out of the race for the Senate Republicans’ second most powerful job. The Winston-Salem Republican is largely considered the underdog in the whip race. Burr said he heard the same doubts in the 1990s. "It may be ... »
Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton today announced the endorsements of more than 100 current or past public officials in his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor. They include former lieutenant governors Bob Jordan and Pat Taylor, 23 mayors and city coun... »
