Frustrated by a two-month budget impasse, North Carolina Republicans on Tuesday advanced narrowed tax and spending legislation that seeks to take away some bargaining chips from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. The House and Senate...
Read MoreSix weeks into a budget stalemate, Republican House Speaker Tim Moore said Thursday he won’t stop trying to cobble together enough votes to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto, even as the governor’s fellow...
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A hard-won budget and debt deal easily cleared the Senate on Thursday, powered by President Donald...
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A hard-won, warts-and-all budget pact between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Donald...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper often got steamrolled by Republicans when they held comfortable legislative majorities during his first two years on the job. They could usually ignore his objections about their...
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Observing a rare cease-fire in their battles with President Donald Trump, the...
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President Donald Trump urged reluctant GOP lawmakers on Thursday to swing behind a...
Read MoreHouse lawmakers are returning to Washington to assess a budget and debt deal between Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump, but there’s no evidence of any last-gasp drama that could upset the...
Read MoreChances that a North Carolina budget standoff between Republican lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper will be resolved soon appear small enough that GOP legislators are looking to spend more funds to keep state government...
Read MoreWhile the vote was unanimous across party lines, House Republicans and Democrats continued pointing fingers at each other over the larger impasse.
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