Tom Bullock
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1, Charlotte, NC, United States
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Will 2018 Be NC's Year Of The Female Candidate?
There is a simple, demographic fact in North Carolina politics, women are underrepresented in the General Assembly. They make up 51.4 percent of the state → Read More
Report Details Hickory's Bid For Amazon HQ 2
Raleigh is the only city in the state still in the running for Amazon's HQ 2. Amazon has already said no to bids from Charlotte, the Triad and Hickory. But → Read More
School Districts Get Money And Time To Reduce K-3 Class Sizes With Strings Attached
Republican leaders of the General Assembly say they have reached a deal to give school districts statewide more time to reduce class sizes for kindergarten → Read More
General Assembly Republicans Announce Deal On Class Size Fix
Republican leaders of the General Assembly say they have worked out a deal on what has become known as the k-3 class size fix. → Read More
2018 Winter Olympics - Team USA Includes Three North Carolinians
Cue the music. It's time for the games. Though the opening ceremony is still a day away, the first rounds of the 2018 Winter Olympics have begun in → Read More
The Fiery Rhetoric And Contradictions Of A Top NC Republican
Two years ago David Lewis bragged about his own partisan efforts to elect fellow Republicans. Now the state representative from Harnett County is angry and → Read More
The $1.6 Billion Incentive Package That Failed To Land Toyota
North Carolina has long been fishing for a major manufacturing center. But, last month, the state again reeled in the equivalent of an old boot when Toyota → Read More
Health Department Plans To Give Up Control of Cardinal This Weekend
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services says it plans to return control of Cardinal Innovations Healthcare to the new board of directors → Read More
Speaker Moore Calls NC A 'Model' For Redistricting
When it comes to drawing districts for congressional elections, House Speaker Tim Moore says North Carolina Republicans nailed it. “Frankly, it's a model → Read More
Five Inches Of Snow Possible In Charlotte
This article will feature the latest news on the expected winter storm hitting North Carolina today. It will be regularly updated by WFAE staff. Scroll → Read More
Lawmakers Still Pushing To Get Severance Money Back From Cardinal
Lawmakers received a brief update about Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Tuesday. One key point at issue - just when the state will return control of the → Read More
Federal Judges Deny Lawmakers Request For Stay In Gerrymandering Case
A panel of federal judges has denied a request from Republican lawmakers to delay redrawing all of North Carolina's 13 congressional districts. → Read More
Lawmakers To Get Update On Cardinal Innovations Healthcare
Tuesday morning, lawmakers will get an update on the operation of Cardinal Innovations Healthcare. This briefing comes as state officials are facing a self → Read More
York County Sheriff's Office Asks For Prayers After Four Officers Shot
Four South Carolina law enforcement officers have been shot in York County. This is a developing story but here are the details so far. → Read More
Witness Describes Hearing 'Pow, Pow, Pow' As CMPD Officers Ambushed At Headquarters
One suspect is dead and one police officer injured after a shooting outside CMPD headquarters late last night. → Read More
Republican Leaders File Motion To Put Gerrymander Ruling On Hold
Republican leaders of the General Assembly are officially asking a court to put a hold on the political gerrymandering decision handed down on Tuesday. → Read More
NC Lawmakers Don't Say Much About Redistricting, But A Past Contract Does
The headline of Tuesday's federal ruling is an eye-catching one: all thirteen North Carolina congressional districts are illegal partisan gerrymanders. The → Read More
Court Rules All NC Congressional Districts Are Illegal Gerrymanders
This year's congressional election has just been thrown into chaos. Late Tuesday, a panel of federal judges ruled unanimously that all of North Carolina's → Read More
Antifa Makes Presence Known At Charlotte Demonstration
In September, a group that expresses white supremacist and neo-Nazi sentiments announced it would hold a torchlight rally in uptown Charlotte. The group → Read More
Why Some Mecklenburg County Residents Want To Pay Their Property Taxes Early
Mecklenburg County residents can again pay their property taxes online. This service was disabled earlier this month when the county was hit with a → Read More