RALEIGH — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders said following last Tuesday’s election that they’re shuttling the idea of Medicaid expansion to 2023, rather than attempting to negotiate a bill that could be voted on before […]
WINSTON-SALEM — The good news for N.C. House Republicans is they won a total of 71 seats in the General Assembly – the bad news, however, is it takes 72 to earn a supermajority. Tuesday […]
RALEIGH — A North Carolina House candidate’s recent fundraiser featuring North Carolina First Lady Kristin Cooper apparently violated town rules that she approved while serving on the Holly Springs Town Council. Democratic House District 37 […]
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper officially lifted North Carolina’s COVID-19 State of Emergency on Monday after 888 days. In a statement from the governor’s office, Cooper cites that with vaccines, treatments, and other tools to […]
RALEIGH — Democratic state Sen. Wiley Nickel, who is running in North Carolina’s competitive 13th Congressional District race against Republican Bo Hines, has voted against two bills increasing penalties for drug-related deaths and participating in a […]
RALEIGH — Three of the most-watched bills during the General Assembly’s short session failed to advance to Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk: sports wagering, medical marijuana and Medicaid expansion. Sports wagering A pair of sports wagering […]
RALEIGH — A newly-formed legislative committee is likely signaling more investigations into hurricane recovery delays during Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s tenure. The new subcommittee on Hurricane Response and Recovery under the Joint Legislative Commission on […]
RALEIGH — The environment and transportation infrastructure are two key issues on the mind of both candidates in the North Carolina General Assembly race for Buncombe County’s district 49 senate seat. The seat is currently […]
RALEIGH — On July 7, Gov. Roy Cooper signed House Bill 768, titled 2022 ABC Omnibus. A provision of the bill repeals the current definition of “private bar” and creates a new one in order […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper signed House Bill 103, the 2022 Appropriations bill on July 11. An ABC omnibus bill was among 19 bills signed by Cooper on July 8. The day […]
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