RALEIGH — The House has passed a bill that will increase criminal penalties for threatening elected or appointed state officials. House Bill 95 elevates punishment for assaulting state officials from a Class I felony to […]
RALEIGH — Both chambers of the legislature have now passed the conference committee version of the Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 and Governor Josh Stein has signed it into law. On Wednesday, the Senate passed […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina House Oversight Committee resumed questioning on March 13 of the heads of state agencies on their operations as part of a series of “agency reset” hearings, the first of which […]
RALEIGH — A bill filed in the North Carolina Senate seeks to tighten state law enforcement cooperation with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Senate Bill 153, titled the North Carolina Border Protection Act, […]
RALEIGH — On March 6, the Joint Legislative Subcommittee on Hurricane Response and Recovery heard updates from members of Gov. Josh Stein’s new organization tasked with disaster recovery with regard to the status of Hurricane […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly House has filed a bill to address crop losses due to the impact of Hurricane Helene and other factors. House Bill 130 aims to establish the 2024 Agricultural […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina State Board of Elections announced a public comment period for various proposed rule changes. Public comment on the rules opened on Feb. 17 and will end at 11:59 p.m. on April 21. The […]
RALEIGH — A new bill introduced in the North Carolina House aims to help millions of workers save for retirement through a state-facilitated program. House Bill 79, known as “North Carolina Work and Save,” would […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina officials on Friday projected a modest revenue surplus this fiscal year, the result of stronger than anticipated economic conditions, but warned soon-implemented tax cuts should mean lower collections ahead, which could […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly’s first disaster recovery bill of 2025 has $500 million in funding for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts for areas impacted in the western half of the state. “This legislation […]
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