/tags/tricia-cotham Tricia Cotham en-US Copyright Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:54:33 GMT /politics/2024-02-09/north-carolina-state-house-senate-2024-primary-elections New redistricting lines for the state legislature will mean few swing districts in November’s general election — most districts strongly favor either Democrats or Republicans. In some of those districts, the action will be taking place in the March primary. Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:54:33 GMT /politics/2024-02-09/north-carolina-state-house-senate-2024-primary-elections Colin Campbell /politics/2023-06-06/nc-democrats-special-elections-party-rep-tricia-cotham Democrats in the state Senate have filed legislation to penalize elected officials who switch parties in the middle of their term. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 18:00:51 GMT /politics/2023-06-06/nc-democrats-special-elections-party-rep-tricia-cotham Colin Campbell /politics/2023-05-19/north-carolina-lawmakers-defection-democratic-party-abortion-protections A veto override had seemed just out of reach for Republicans just six week before they successfully overrode Cooper's veto of a 12-week abortion limit on Tuesday. Republicans now expect her switch could propel some GOP-backed education policies and transgender restrictions across the finish. Fri, 19 May 2023 16:08:46 GMT /politics/2023-05-19/north-carolina-lawmakers-defection-democratic-party-abortion-protections Associated Press /politics/2023-04-11/cotham-formalizes-party-switch-north-carolina-gop Cotham’s announcement last Wednesday that she was changing her party affiliation rattled North Carolina Democrats. They made preserving Cooper’s veto power a top priority in last fall’s campaigns. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:51:00 GMT /politics/2023-04-11/cotham-formalizes-party-switch-north-carolina-gop Associated Press /politics/2023-04-05/nc-rep-cotham-says-mistreatment-from-fellow-democrats-prompted-party-switch State Rep. Tricia Cotham says "bullying" prompted her to leave the Democratic Party and become a Republican. She announced her decision at a news conference Wednesday morning. Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:55:59 GMT /politics/2023-04-05/nc-rep-cotham-says-mistreatment-from-fellow-democrats-prompted-party-switch Colin Campbell /politics/2015-09-18/lawmakers-approve-state-budget Following 11 weeks of waiting, dozens of closed-door negotiations and an undetermined number of offers, proposals, phone calls, arguments, lobbyist… Fri, 18 Sep 2015 11:39:58 GMT /politics/2015-09-18/lawmakers-approve-state-budget Jeff Tiberii /education/2014-04-15/teachers-lash-out-at-compensation-task-force-report Maybe it’s the name. A “Task Force” conjures up an image of a group of people rushing in, grabbing a problem around the neck, and wrestling a solution out… Tue, 15 Apr 2014 08:08:00 GMT /education/2014-04-15/teachers-lash-out-at-compensation-task-force-report Dave DeWitt