RALEIGH — In a press release on Tuesday, it was announced that Senate Majority Leader Paul Newton (R-Cabarrus) would be retiring as of 7 p.m. on March 26. Per the press release, the senator is […]
RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has issued warning letters to 60 higher education institutions about Title VI violations related to antisemitic harassment and discrimination. The letters caution the universities […]
RALEIGH — Rep. John Bell (R-Wayne), now settled into his new role as the powerful House Operations and Rules chair, said taking on the new spot has “been busy.” “I’ve gone from trying to deal […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives. Trump […]
RALEIGH — Wake County House Rep. Julie von Hafen has filed a bill to give more control over rape kit testing status updates to sexual assault survivors. House Bill 367, filed March 11, aims to […]
RALEIGH—Bills seeking to allow local school boards to alter the opening and closing dates of their K-12 public school districts have flooded the General Assembly during its short session. So far, 27 such bills have […]
RALEIGH — North State Journal announced the launch of North State Journal News Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting independent journalism and increasing access to fact-based news content for community newspapers across North Carolina […]
RALEIGH — Multiple firearms bills have been filed across both chambers of the General Assembly this session, including two that would allow for concealed carry without a permit. Senate Bill 50 was filed by Sen. […]
RALEIGH — Both chambers of the legislature have now passed the conference committee version of the Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 and Governor Josh Stein has signed it into law. On Wednesday, the Senate passed […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina House Oversight Committee resumed questioning on March 13 of the heads of state agencies on their operations as part of a series of “agency reset” hearings, the first of which […]
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