House Republicans Considering Medicaid Expansion Bill
Senate Republican leaders are still opposed to Medicaid expansion, but House Republican leaders say it’s time to discuss it.
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General Assembly
State House To Vote Monday On Budget Veto Override
Republicans do not appear to have enough votes to override Gov. Cooper’s veto, unless more Democrats split with their party.
Read MoreBill Toughens Penalties for Drug Dealers in Overdose Deaths
People who sell drugs that contribute to an overdose death could be charged with a high-level felony under a North Carolina bill that got final passage in the state’s General Assembly. The House voted 82-29 to pass the...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Votes for Personal Finance Classes in Schools
Despite some objections from teachers, a bill requiring North Carolina teachers to teach a full-credit economics and personal finance class cleared the final hurdle in the state’s General Assembly. The House voted 73-38 on...
Read MoreGOP’s Final Budget Gets Initial Approval from Legislature
North Carolina legislators gave preliminary approval on Wednesday to a final budget agreement hashed out between Republican leaders that failed to include the top-tier negotiating appeals from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. The...
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Repeal of Tuition Surcharge at UNC Schools Heads to Governor
The General Assembly has decided that University of North Carolina system students shouldn’t...
Read MoreCivil Rights Leader Convicted of Trespassing at Legislature
The civil rights leader who started the “Moral Monday” protest movement in North Carolina has been convicted of trespassing during a 2017 protest at the General Assembly. News outlets report that the Rev. William...
Read MoreSenate Budget gets Final OK, Negotiations with House Next
Negotiations between Republican legislative budget-writers will now begin in earnest after the Senate completed voting Friday for its version of a two-year spending plan for North Carolina government. The chamber voted 30-16 for...
Read MoreNC Senate gives Tentative Approval to Republican Budget
The North Carolina Senate tentatively agreed Thursday to a state spending plan for the next two years written by Republicans, who kept to their decade-old formula of budgets with tax cuts, tempered spending growth and money...
Read MoreRepublican Tax Package Gets Initial North Carolina Senate OK
This year’s favored tax package for Republicans at the North Carolina General Assembly has received preliminary Senate approval. The proposal, which advanced in a near party-line 26-19 vote on Thursday, is almost identical...
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