Repeal of Tuition Surcharge at UNC Schools Heads to Governor
The General Assembly has decided that University of North Carolina system students shouldn’t...
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Civil 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...
Read MoreCourt to Decide if Cutting Governor’s Powers Violated Rights
North Carolina legislators were not just sneaky when they took surprise action and cut Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s powers before he took office, they violated the state constitution, plaintiffs told a state appeals panel...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Legislature Wraps Up Pre-Deadline Work
North Carolina would further expand school choice programs and increase the number of people who could have criminal records erased under bills that won Senate approval Wednesday as lawmakers passed a key milestone during their...
Read MoreMore Bills Debated as NC ‘Crossover’ Deadline Nears
The North Carolina General Assembly has almost completed its biennial process of separating policy legislation between those with a chance of becoming law and those probably going back to the drawing board. Senate and House...
Read MoreCaller ID, Text “Spoofing” Addressed in Bill OK’d by House
North Carolina House members sound ready to go after telemarketers who try to get people to pick up their phones by making it appear the caller is someone they know. The House voted unanimously on Friday for legislation designed...
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Republicans Re-elect Members to UNC Board, Despite Turmoil
North Carolina legislators are re-electing current members of the state university system’s...
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