State lawmakers nationwide are responding to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history by pushing harsher penalties for possessing fentanyl and other powerful lab-made opioids that are connected to about 70,000 deaths a year. Imposing […]
RALEIGH — At the beginning of the 2023-34 long session, House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) reintroduced his bill that increases penalties for rioting and damage caused by individuals during civil unrest. Last week, House […]
RALEIGH — A bill to legalize and bring sports betting to North Carolina was introduced by state Rep. Jason Saine (R-Lincoln) on Monday. After narrowly failing in the North Carolina House of Representatives last year, the […]
RALEIGH — A second bill has been filed in the North Carolina House blocking state agencies from requiring a COVID-19 vaccination to attend the state’s K-12 schools. House Bill 222, “CV19 Vaccine Mandates for NC […]
RALEIGH — As the Republican-led Medicaid expansion bill speeds toward passage, many in the GOP remain skeptical of the deal struck by legislative leaders. Around 22 House Republicans voted against the bill on its third reading […]
RALEIGH — A proposal that would elect North Carolina’s 50 state senators from contiguous two-county districts will be finding its way into legislative discussion this session, according to Rep. Jay Adams (R-Catawba). The proposal, which […]
RALEIGH — A bill dealing with medical marijuana use and a bill reorganizing the governing structure of schools in the state for the deaf and blind have passed third readings and will head to the […]
RALEIGH — Over a dozen bills have been filed in the North Carolina House of Representatives related to giving K-12 school districts more calendar flexibility but they may not be getting a look in the […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) is grateful to the law enforcement officers who were on hand when the vehicle he was traveling in was rammed by an impaired driver. According […]
RALEIGH — NC House Republicans approved an updated Medicaid expansion bill last week that would see North Carolina become the 40th state to back adding as many as 600,000 to the government-backed entitlement program. The […]
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