RALEIGH — NCInnovation, a nonprofit led by prominent executives to promote regional innovation networks connecting the state’s research universities, industry partners and the private sector, stands to receive a significant boost in the proposed Senate budget […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina House of Representatives successfully voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto on Tuesday, May 16, modernizing the state’s laws regarding abortion following a contentious two weeks in state politics. Cooper […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Senate voted along party lines to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 20 on Tuesday afternoon. The bill, which would limit most abortions after 12 weeks, now goes […]
RALEIGH — When the General Assembly returns Wednesday for the traditional long session, the work of legislative committees will begin in earnest. Committees are where the bulk of the day-to-day work is done. The House […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday that state Senate boundaries drawn by Republican legislators — under which the court permitted this year’s elections to be conducted — remain tainted by partisan bias […]
RALEIGH — The State Board of Elections will hear a challenge to the residency of the Democratic candidate for N.C.’s 3rd state Senate District after the case was moved forward by the Currituck County elections board. […]
RALEIGH — State Sen. Bob Steinburg (R-Chowan) is resigning his seat in the N.C. Senate on July 31, and state Rep. Bobby Hanig (R-Currituck) wants to move to the chamber for the remainder of Steinburg’s term. […]
RALEIGH — New arson crimes and higher penalties for current offenses related to setting buildings on fire received overwhelming support in the state Senate on Monday night. The measure, a version of which passed the […]
RALEIGH — Marijuana would be legalized for medical use in North Carolina with a physician’s prescription and purchased through dozens of tightly regulated dispensaries in a measure receiving initial approval Thursday in the Senate. The […]
RALEIGH — The Republican-led N.C. Senate caused whiplash for many General Assembly observers last week when the chamber’s dominant Republicans unveiled a Medicaid expansion bill and quickly advanced it through a pair of committees. The […]
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