RALEIGH — A bill filed in the North Carolina House seeks to raise teacher pay, bring back master’s degree pay and establish a study of school funding. House Bill 192, titled Raise Teacher Pay & Dollar […]
RALEIGH — Multiple General Assembly races and a state Supreme Court race have come in with under a 1% margin separating candidates and are headed to a recount. “Recounts are a regular part of the […]
RALEIGH — Lawmakers in the North Carolina legislature overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of House Bill 10 last week. The House overrode the veto on Nov. 19 by a vote of 72-44. Three Democrats crossed […]
RALEIGH — This election cycle, multiple legislative races were competitive, giving Democrats a chance to break Republican supermajorities in the North Carolina General Assembly. In the House, there were 21 Democrats and three Republicans running […]
RALEIGH — Both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly passed its budget conference report contained in House Bill 10 last week. The bill includes $248 million in nonrecurring funds to clear the waitlist for […]
RALEIGH — Abortion continues to be a key part of Democrats’ election playbook in North Carolina, which for 2024 will include what abortion-rights advocates call an unprecedented investment in get-out-the-vote efforts. Planned Parenthood affiliated groups […]
RALEIGH —North Carolina Senate Democrats filed a bill on June 7 that would essentially punish members who change political parties. Senate Bill 748, titled the Voter Fraud Prevention Act, aims to require a special election […]
RALEIGH — Rep. Tricia Cotham’s (R-Mecklenburg) defection from the Democratic to Republican Party jolted North Carolina politics when the word of the impending move became public. As Cotham and state Republican leaders spoke on Wednesday […]
RALEIGH — Rep. Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County announced on Wednesday morning she was officially joining the Republican Party in a press conference flanked by Republican legislators. First appointed to a state House seat to […]
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