A North Carolina state senator who helped lead a powerful committee has resigned days after the General Assembly completed this year's primary work session. The resignation of Republican Sen. Jim ...

LENOIR COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - After serving three terms in the North Carolina General Assembly, State Senator Jim Perry announced his resignation effective Tuesday. Perry, who represents Lenoir, ...

Start your week in North Carolina politics with our latest Under the Dome podcast, for the week of July 15, 2024. Dawn Vaughan here, your podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief.

A Kinston Republican who had been seen as a rising star in the state legislature, before announcing he wouldn't seek reelection in 2024, resigned his seat Tuesday. Sen. Jim Perry, R-Lenoir, was ...

CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A New Bern alderman has been nominated to fill the unexpired term of one Eastern Carolina state senator. The Craven County Republican Party says that Bob Brinson was ...