RALEIGH — A House bill seeking to prohibit requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for K-12 students in North Carolina has dropped a key provision on masking in schools. House Bill 98, titled the “Medical Freedom Act,” was […]
RALEIGH — Two scholarship programs would be consolidated under a recently filed House bill. House Bill 420, titled “Expand & Consolidate K-12 Scholarships,” was filed on March 22 by Reps. Donnie Loftis (R-Gaston), David Willis (R-Union) and John Bradford […]
RALEIGH — House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain), joined by House budget chairs, unveiled the chamber’s $29.7 billion budget proposal at a press conference on March 29. The 2023 Appropriations Act contains a number of […]
RALEIGH — In back-to-back days, both chambers of the General Assembly successfully overrode Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 41, a firearms bill that has a provision repealing the state’s pistol permit purchase […]
CHAPEL HILL — At a March 22 meeting of the University of North Carolina Board of Trustees (UNC BOT), a resolution was approved that supports a recent policy change to curb “compelled speech.” UNC BOT […]
RALEIGH — N.C. House Majority Leader Rep. John Bell (R-Wayne) announced the filing of a bill to protect North Carolina farmland and land near military installations from being purchased by “adversarial” foreign entities. “Allowing foreign […]
RALEIGH —Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper issued the 76th veto of his tenure on March 24, blocking a bill containing multiple firearms law changes such as a repeal of the pistol permit purchase system and a […]
RALEIGH — N.C. State Treasurer Dale Folwell will run for governor in 2024, he announced while speaking at the Forsyth County GOP Convention in Clemmons on March 25. “I chose this event out of respect […]
RALEIGH — Richlands High School senior Caitlynn Guarino will get to play on her school’s soccer team after lawmakers intervened in the matter. Guarino was originally denied the opportunity to play soccer after her coach […]
RALEIGH — The General Assembly’s Joint Legislative Commission on Government Operations has issued a letter to the UNC System related to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) training that may be taking place or are […]
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