RALEIGH — State legislators are expected to travel across the state next month to hear from the general public on redistricting criteria. The N.C. House and Senate’s joint committee on redistricting met on Aug. 18 […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders have replaced state government attorneys with a private lawyer to defend them in litigation challenging the rules on when felony offenders can get their voting rights restored. A […]
RALEIGH — Sports gambling would be authorized across North Carolina, with up to a dozen entities licensed to offer online and in-person betting, in legislation approved by Thursday by the state Senate. The bipartisan measure […]
RALEIGH – The N.C. House and Senate have named the legislators who will negotiate the final version of the legislature’s budget. The House named its three appropriations chairs, state Reps. Dean Arp (R-Union), Donny Lambeth […]
RALEIGH — State lawmakers have advanced a bill that would designate 2023 as the “North Carolina Year of the Trail.” House Bill 554 would encourage and promote North Carolinians to use their local and regional […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers on Tuesday finalized legislation to raise the minimum age to get married in the state from 14 or 16, a decision that would end the state’s status as an outlier […]
RALEIGH — The N.C. House of Representatives approved its version of the state budget last week in a bipartisan vote to set up negotiations with the N.C. Senate on a final package to send to […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina House on Thursday approved a two-year budget with enough support to thwart a potential veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. The budget process is far from over, as the Republican-controlled […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Census Bureau will release the first local-level results from the 2020 Census Thursday. States use these sets of data on race, voting-age population and more to redraw the boundaries of […]
RALEIGH — An N.C. Senate committee advanced a measure that would impose tougher penalties on those who engage in violent protests. House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain), the bill’s sponsor, said his plan will better […]
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