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 — The North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday swiftly advanced a Republican proposal to spend another $1 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds, with almost half going to families in stimulus-style checks. Democratic Gov. […]
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday submitted a budget proposal to the General Assembly, six days before the legislative body is set to return for a short session on Sept. 2. Cooper said his […]
RALEIGH – On Monday July 20, state Sen. Andy Wells (R-Catawba) announced his retirement a few months before the end of his term. Wells unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor, losing in the Republican primary in […]
RALEIGH – Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) released a statement Friday afternoon saying a Republican state senator tested positive for COVID-19 this week. “Earlier this morning, I was alerted that a member of the Republican […]
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 […]
GREENSBORO — Katie Dorsett, the first Black woman to serve on North Carolina’s cabinet as well as on the Greensboro City Council, has died. She was 87. The city issued a statement saying Dorsett died […]
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 – Sen. Jerry Tillman, a Republican representing Randolph and Guilford counties, will step down from the N.C. Senate on June 30 after an 18-year career in the legislative body. Sen. Tillman was elected to […]
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