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 — The N.C. Association of Educators (NCAE) and state lawmakers reacted differently to Gov. Roy Cooper’s school reopening announcement on Tuesday. “Educators want to be back in school buildings. We miss and value the […]
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 […]
RALEIGH — After twice vetoing teacher pay raises in 2019, Gov. Roy Cooper has signed a bill that will give a one-time bonus to teachers and includes an increase in step pay. Senate Bill 818 […]
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday signed nine bills into law including salary increase for teachers and funding for the NC Promise tuition plan. Cooper made a statement regarding SB 818, the bill to […]
RALEIGH — On Friday night in Raleigh, protesters surrounded a monument dedicated to dead Confederate soldiers and over the course of several hours pulled down two of the statues mounted on it. One of the […]
RALEIGH — The widespread civil unrest spreading across the nation did not skip over the Tarheel state, with every major city in North Carolina seeing peaceful protests and some seeing violence in response to the […]
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday that the state can move to phase two of his his three-phase reopening plan on Friday at 5 p.m. A day after restaurants were given interim guidance about […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina legislature’s “short session,” which takes place on even-numbered years, has begun in earnest. Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) held a press conference Monday to offer press and the public an […]
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