RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina Federation of College Democrats is hosting multiple debates for Lt. Governor candidates on college campuses across the state. 
All four announced Democratic candidates for the office of Lt. Governor have agreed to an upcoming exchange on March 4 at North Carolina State University. The primary is May. 
Debates have also been held at [...]

RALEIGH, N.C.– State Insurance Commissioner Jim Long has decided not to seek a seventh term. According to the Associated Press, he is instead backing his deputy for the job.
His deputy, Assistant Commissioner Wayne Goodwin, filled out his paperwork Friday.
Long was first elected commissioner in 1984. According to the AP, Long’s wife said her husband wanted to leave [...]

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The final day for candidates to file for the 2008 elections is Friday. All applications must be received by noon.
The primary is May 6. Here are a few other schedule items to note:
March 17 – Beginning date to request an absentee ballot to be mailed.  
April 11 – Last day to register, change your party affiliation [...]

PITTSBORO, N.C. — One-stop voting began Thursday for the Pittsboro’s special election.
The election for the Town of Pittsboro Town Commissioner race between Hugh Harrington and Michele Berger will take place March 18.
Harrington won the November elections by a slim margin. But soon after his victory, allegations of voter irregularities surfaced. The state election board decided [...]

RALEIGH, N.C. — More young people seem to be signing up to vote, according to the state elections office.
Younger people don’t turn out at the polls as much as other groups, but non-official numbers kept by the State Board of Elections demonstrate that young voter registrations are up by 200 percent among unaffiliated voters.
According to [...]

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RALEIGH, N.C.— The Republican candidates all agree widening and expanding our roads is a top priority.They say it all starts with getting the politics out of the Department of Transportation. All of them want to see Highway Trust Fund money go to road projects, not to fill the general fund for other state services.
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RALEIGH, N.C.—The Democratic frontrunners vying for governor agree that the Department of Transportation needs reforms.
Lt. Governor Beverly Perdue’s four-point plan includes:
-ending the transfer of funds from the Highway Trust Fund
-decentralizing the Department of Transportation
-holding contractors accountable to deadlines
-lowering construction costs through better time management
 
State Treasurer Richard Moore has a three-point plan to ensure transportation dollars [...]

RALEIGH, N.C. – Richard Moore has now officially entered the race for North Carolina governor.
He’s a Democrat and has been the State Treasurer since 2001. So far, it’s him and Bev Perdue on the Democratic side, along with Dennis Nielsen of Nash County. The filing period ends at noon Friday.