Office of Gov. Josh Stein (press release)

The Office of Gov. Josh Stein issues official press releases on behalf of the North Carolina Governor's Office, a state government communications function rather than an independent news outlet. Stein is a Democrat, and the releases consistently reflect Democratic policy priorities — public education funding, child care access, Medicaid expansion, and skepticism of federal tariffs and budget cuts. While Stein has occasionally sought pragmatic cooperation with the Trump administration on disaster relief and intergovernmental councils, his office has been broadly critical of Trump-era federal policy, including tariffs, NIH cuts, and FEMA funding disputes.