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June 21, 2025

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Senate unveils $65.9B budget proposal

April 22, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Senate unveiled and passed its $65.9 billion budget proposal last week. The bill now goes to the House for consideration, and negotiations are likely. The 2025 Appropriations Act allocates $32.6 billion […]

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Dan Blue will be replaced by Sydney Batch as state Senate minority leader

December 3, 2024 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — Dan Blue, a groundbreaking figure in North Carolina politics across more than 40 years, will no longer serve as leader of state Senate Democrats after over a decade and is being replaced by […]

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General Assembly passes 3rd round of Hurricane Helene relief

November 21, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The General Assembly has passed a third round of Hurricane Helene relief funding totaling $252 million. The first two rounds of relief funding by the legislature totaled approximately $922 million. The latest round […]

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Board of Elections finds NCAE PAC contributions exceeded legal limit

March 18, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A campaign finance complaint filed against a Political Action Committee (PAC) operated by the N.C. Association of Educators was closed by the N.C. State Board of Elections in late December. The NCSBE investigation […]

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School reopening deal announced by Gov. Roy Cooper and state leaders

March 10, 2021 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH – In a deal announced on Wednesday, March 10, Gov. Roy Cooper, legislative leaders of both parties, and State Superintendent Catherine Truitt, all students in K-12 N.C. public schools return to full-time in-person instruction. […]

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Governor, state leaders set to announce school reopening deal

March 10, 2021 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper, leaders of both parties of the N.C. House and Senate, and State Superintendent Catherine Truitt are set to make a joint announcement at 11 a.m. at Bicentennial Plaza in Raleigh. […]

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Campaign finance complaint filed against N.C. Association of Educators PAC

August 18, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A campaign finance complaint tied to excessive donations in violation of campaign laws has been filed against a PAC operated by the N.C. Association of Educators. The complaint against the North Carolina Association […]

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Gov. Cooper signs COVID-19 relief package

May 4, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper signed the COVID-19 relief package passed by the General Assembly into law. The package spends $1.5 billion in areas such as health care, education, and business support.  “I am signing […]

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House, Senate work on COVID-19 bills

April 30, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — Differences between House and Senate funding priorities became clearer as North Carolina legislators on Wednesday advanced competing COVID-19 emergency packages. The full Senate approved its coronavirus legislation unanimously after tacking on another $131 […]

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Redistricting picks up pace under new court mandated deadline

August 9, 2017 Jeff Moore

RALEIGH — The joint redistricting committee convened for the second time Friday, after having received further instruction from courts in the form of a Sept. 1 deadline for new legislative maps. With the hastened schedule, committee […]

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