RALEIGH — In 2018, Democrats were able to break a Republican supermajority in both chambers of the N.C. General Assembly by flipping nine seats in the House and six in the Senate, mostly by focusing […]
RALEIGH — Former North Carolina Rep. Melanie Wade Goodwin, who was the state’s first lawmaker to give birth while holding office, has died at age 50, her husband announced Wednesday. Goodwin died Tuesday evening “with […]
RALEIGH – Last week, WRAL accused state Rep. Perrin Jones (R-Pitt) and other Republican lawmakers of perpetuating “social media rumors” and “conspiracy theories” about COVID-19 data. In an article dated Aug. 11, Jones, an anesthesiologist […]
RALEIGH – State Rep. Destin Hall (R-Caldwell) was appointed co-chair of the N.C. House Committee on Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House on Monday by Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain). Rep. Hall joins […]
WINSTON-SALEM — Four-term North Carolina state Rep. Debra Conrad will resign her seat this week, with the possibility of returning to Raleigh soon as a lobbyist. Conrad, a Forsyth County Republican, wrote Speaker Tim Moore […]
RALEIGH – Friday afternoon, State Rep. David R. Lewis (R-Harnett) announced that he will be withdrawing his name from the November General Election ballot, finishing out his term after 18 years serving in the General […]
RALEIGH – The North Carolina General Assembly failed to override five of Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes in a Wednesday session. The bills required a three-fifths vote in both the N.C. House and Senate in order […]
RALEIGH — Near the end of the current legislative session, a bill was voted down that would have guaranteed visitation rights to families being blocked from visiting their loved ones due to COVID-19 restrictions. Sen. […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers finished most of their work for the year early Friday, setting another Medicaid overhaul date, funding a monument to honor African Americans and trying again to reopen businesses shuttered by […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina legislators could soon end a legislative session that’s been marked by dealing with the COVID-19 economic downturn and challenging Gov. Roy Cooper’s orders keeping many businesses closed due to the virus. […]
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