RALEIGH — House Speaker Destin Hall (R-Granite Falls) announced the establishment of a House Select Committee on Redistricting and named the assigned committee members on Wednesday. The committee will be co-chaired by Reps. Hugh Blackwell (R-Burke) and […]
RALEIGH — A new North Carolina House Select Committee on Blockchain and Digital Assets was announced by House Speaker Destin Hall (R-Granite Falls) on Wednesday. The committee will study “emerging technologies, evaluate their potential impact […]
The child welfare system in the United States was created to protect children from abuse and neglect. In the 1800s, “child-saving” efforts were voluntary and consisted mainly of orphanages and almshouses, also known as poor […]
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 […]
RALEIGH — A bill filed in the state House is proposing “no tax on tips” for service industry workers as well as on overtime pay and bonus pay. House Bill 11 has four primary sponsors: […]
RALEIGH — Multiple General Assembly races and a state Supreme Court race have come in with under a 1% margin separating candidates and are headed to a recount. “Recounts are a regular part of the […]
RALEIGH — After a recount, Rep. Allen Chesser (R-Nash) has emerged as the winner of the House District 25 race. According to the N.C. State Board of Elections results dashboard, Chesser ended up with 23,869 […]
RALEIGH — The decision by the North Carolina State Board of Elections to keep certain parties off the state’s November General Election ballot was the subject of legislative hearing held on July 23. The House […]
If you have traveled much around North Carolina, or even just around the corner, you have probably seen roadside signs and storefront windows advertising “legal weed.” How is that possible when cannabis is a controlled […]
RALEIGH — In a recent House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing, the head of the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles faced tough questions from lawmakers regarding the agency’s compliance with state laws. Testifying under […]
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