Colin Campbell

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SCOOP: Wiley Nickel dropping out of North Carolina's US Senate race to endorse Roy Cooper and run for Wake County District Attorney instead. The move clears the Democratic field for Cooper. #ncpol #ncsen

"When it comes to the veto overrides, we've got (Josh Stein's) back." -- @pittmanfornc says at the Democrats' Unity Dinner. #ncpol That's particularly interesting because Pittman was the only Democrat who crossed party lines on House Bill 805: wunc.org/politics/2025-…

Seems the @NCDemParty & @NCGOP will offer clear primary paths for their major candidates for the '26 Senate race. Not sure if lesser-funded candidates can get traction, but @RaleighReporter says "get ready" for the general election race to start early in NC. #ncpol #StateLines

This week on State Lines @RaleighReporter @SFalmlen @Capcomminc & @Brooke_Medina_ discuss Michael Whatley joining the 2026 US Senate race, former Gov. Roy Cooper likely announcing his bid for the seat, Trump admin’s fed ed funds and more! Watch now: youtu.be/48tcPaA6xNA?si… #ncpol

UPDATED: Trump posted on social media tonight promising a full endorsement "should Michael Whatley run for the Senate." "I need him in Washington, and I need him representing YOU!" wunc.org/politics/2025-… #ncpol

With RNC's @ChairmanWhatley entering NC's U.S. Senate race, we'll likely skip over the primary and straight to an expensive, general election campaign with @RoyCooperNC (confirming POLITICO's scoop this morning) wunc.org/politics/2025-… #ncpol

Let’s be clear @WRAL: UNC did not “announce” the settlement with Yan’s family. @VirginiaBridges worked for months to get the documents showing the settlement existed. Then UNC acknowledged the agreement today after we contacted them about it.

NEW from @VirginiaBridges and me: UNC-Chapel Hill will pay the family of professor Zijie Yan a $750,000 settlement in a wrongful death claim against the university. Yan was killed in his office during the 2023 campus shooting. newsobserver.com/news/local/cri…

In a sign this race is gonna get ugly fast, the messaging is already targeting family members #ncpol

In other 2026 #ncpol news, High Point Mayor Cyril Jefferson has filed paperwork to run for Congress in NC-6. The Democrat would be challenging @RepMcDowell in a very red district

Come on @RoyCooperNC, just go ahead and make it official so reporters can stop writing the "he's expected to announce" and "political tea leaves point to a run" stories #ncpol

Get your newsletters from real humans, not AI "scrapers." This is a pretty icky trend for local media adweek.com/media/6am-city…

ICYMI last week, my story on the state of delayed road projects in NC: As NC struggles to fund road upgrades like Capital Boulevard, are tolls the answer? wunc.org/term/news/2025… #ncpol #ncga

It's official, the Senate is scheduling its veto override votes for next Tuesday, July 29. House already calendared all its overrides for that date. Senate leader Berger just sent out a notice. #ncga #ncpol

I’m a big Big Bird fan. Mr. Snuffleupagus*, too. But my biggest concern w/ the public media cuts is not about either, but rather what the cuts may mean for statehouse reporting— &, by extension, our knowledge of state government. (1/8 🧵)

Listen to this week's NC news roundup (with a bit of a Virginia flavor) here: wunc.org/show/due-sou... #ncpol