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 — North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger (R-Kings Mountain) confirmed plans Tuesday to seek reelection to his chamber seat in 2026, days after his home-county sheriff said he’d run for the seat regardless of […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly has filed more than 200 bills so far this session. Aside from Hurricane Helene disaster recovery legislation, bills of note this session span topics that include education, elections, […]
RALEIGH —Gov. Josh Stein says more recent laws enacted by state Republicans that erode some gubernatorial appointment powers are “partisan power grabs that thwart North Carolina voters’ decisions at the ballot box.” The Democratic governor […]
RALEIGH — The 2025 legislative session kicked off Jan. 8 with the swearing in of members in both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly, including the formal installation of Rep. Destin Hall (R-Granite Falls) […]
RALEIGH — Outgoing North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and Governor-elect Josh Stein have filed two lawsuits against provisions in a recent law passed by the General Assembly after a veto override in December. Session Law […]
RALEIGH — Following the November election, there were party seat shifts in both chambers of the General Assembly as well as at the Council of State. Heading into 2025, Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) and […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly saw moderate activity during the 2024 session during an election year where Republicans saw gains nationally but lost their supermajority in the state legislature. While Donald Trump won […]
RALEIGH — The General Assembly has completed the override of the veto on a bill containing an additional $252 million in Hurricane Helene relief. The amount approved so far by lawmakers now totals over $1.1 […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly Senate has passed two amendments to the state constitution by a vote of 30-19 for each with no Democrats voting in favor of the measures. The House has […]
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