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House, Senate Adjourn, Plan to Return in May

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 13, 2018 | State Government

The North Carolina General Assembly is officially on hiatus for the next three months, as long as the courts or a veto by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper doesn’t force them back. The House and Senate adjourned Tuesday with both...

North Carolina Lawmakers Returning for Work, Possible Votes

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 7, 2018 | State Government

North Carolina lawmakers will soon return to work after keeping the General Assembly session in a holding pattern for weeks while Republicans negotiated some bills and awaited court rulings. The Senate and House have floor...

North Carolina Lawmakers Back at Work, No New GenX Deal Yet

Posted by Associated Press | Jan 11, 2018 | State Government

The North Carolina legislature returned to work Wednesday, passing a few simple bills but finishing with Republicans unable to agree on more immediate action for water quality challenges intensified since disclosure of the...

General Assembly Coming Back to Town for Appointments, GenX

Posted by Associated Press | Jan 10, 2018 | State Government

The North Carolina legislature is meeting for the first time in nearly three months, with lawmakers aiming to pass laws addressing water quality and approving appointments to state boards and commissions. The General Assembly...

Orange County Entering Budget Process With Class-Size Mandate Looming

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Jan 10, 2018 | Pre-K - 12 Education

As the Orange County Board of Commissioners are preparing to start the budgeting process for the year, questions about how the county will react to the looming class-size mandate have begun to arise. Republicans in the General...

Advocates Worry New UNC System Policy Could ‘Chill’ Free Speech

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Dec 21, 2017 | UNC

The UNC Board of Governors passed a controversial new free speech policy earlier this month that could lead to punishment for those who protest at public universities. The board unanimously passed the policy after being required...

Meyer: Wave of Dem Candidates Combination of Trump and NCGA Issues

Posted by Kelly Fahey | Dec 14, 2017 | State Government

North Carolina Democrats announced nine new candidates for state legislature on Monday. The new slate includes six female candidates. This follows a rising trend of women running for political office nationwide since Donald...

Special Master Offers Draft Maps for N Carolina Legislature

Posted by Associated Press | Nov 14, 2017 | State

An outside expert appointed by a federal court to help draw some North Carolina legislative districts that judges worry remained unconstitutional has suggested changes. Stanford University law professor Nathaniel Persily filed...

NC Judges: Law Cutting Governor’s Elections Role is Valid

Posted by Associated Press | Nov 1, 2017 | State

A North Carolina judicial panel says a law backed by Republican legislative leaders that cuts Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s role in managing elections is constitutional. A three-judge panel on Tuesday met the state Supreme...

Gerrymandering Trial Wraps Up In Greensboro (Again)

Posted by Associated Press | Oct 20, 2017 | State Government

Plaintiffs say the newly drawn US Congressional district lines don’t fix the racial gerrymandering problem.

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