The North Carolina House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that will treat crimes by minors as youthful indiscretions. Now, the bill must pass through the Senate before it can be signed into law by Governor Roy...
Read MoreOver 1.6 million low-income North Carolinians receive health benefits through SNAP – the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. 43 percent of them are children. About one in five children in the state live in food insecure...
Read MoreThe North Carolina Court System may start treating certain crimes committed by minors as youthful indiscretions if a recently drafted piece of legislation is to be passed. House Bill 280 was filed two months ago in the North...
Read MoreOrange County may soon be searching for funds to fill an estimated $5 million gap for schools. Two bills being considered in the North Carolina General Assembly that could impact Orange County funding sources passed the House on...
Read MoreNorth Carolina operates under a law that prohibits any county or municipality from restricting local law enforcement’s ability to cooperate with federal immigration officials. Therefore, there are no technical sanctuary cities...
Read MoreA bill drafted by North Carolina legislators has the potential to criminalize the act of using a hand-held communications device while operating a motor vehicle. Senate Bill 393, which is also known as the Brian Garlock Act,...
Read MoreOrange County currently charges an “impact fee” on developers to pay for a portion of the cost of providing public services to the proposed development. But a new bill in the North Carolina General Assembly could end that....
Read MoreRemarks made by US Representative David Price on the state of the nation drew thunderous applause during a community listening session held in the auditorium of East Chapel Hill High School. “It’s a time that, I...
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North Carolina operates under a law that prohibits any county or municipality from restricting...
Read MoreNorth Carolina leadership is continuing to battle over the future of House Bill 2. Democratic Governor Roy Cooper wrote in a Medium post on Sunday that, “There is urgency in the air in Raleigh. If we don’t repeal HB2 soon, North...
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