North Carolina state Rep. Joe John, a longtime Raleigh lawmaker and former judge, died on Wednesday. John had only just resigned his District 40 House seat in the General Assembly days earlier, as he ...

He signed off his message with the state motto, Esse Quam Videri, which means “to be, rather than to seem.” Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan is the Capitol Bureau Chief for The News & Observer ...

"Order in the Senate!" the Senate president pro tempore demanded. "Look, our state motto is esse quam videri," Tillis said. "It says to be rather than to seem. This is a disingenuous offer to ...

Cameron Hamilton, a former 7th District congressional candidate who made border security his top issue, worked in 1st Trump ...