The Republican-controlled General Assembly is planning rare weekend floor sessions to handle two vetoes by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. House Speaker Tim Moore said Monday he expected the House and Senate to return for...
Read MoreActions by Republican legislators this week to alter North Carolina ballot language this fall for constitutional referenda and a Supreme Court race have been vetoed by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. Cooper’s vetoes Friday of two...
Read MoreThe North Carolina legislature returned to business Tuesday so Republicans could wrest the seemingly ordinary work of adding titles to proposed constitutional amendments on November ballots out of the hands of a state panel...
Read MoreThe North Carolina legislature is returning for an unscheduled session because some Republican leaders are worried about the wording a Democratic-controlled state panel could affix to constitutional amendments on November...
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North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper says he would have rather the Republican-controlled...
Read MoreVoters will be asked this fall to decide whether to change the North Carolina Constitution to rework a current section that lays out the rights of crime victims. The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to accept changes in the...
Read MoreDemocratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed seven bills just before a Monday night deadline, deciding to block Republican proposals to alter early in-person voting and restrict nuisance litigation that neighbors of big livestock...
Read MoreNorth Carolina’s even-year primary elections are moving from May to March and police will get a new tool to track illegal opioid transactions with Gov. Roy Cooper signing nearly 30 bills into law. Cooper announced Friday he’s...
Read MoreTwo election-related bills have become North Carolina law despite Gov. Roy Cooper’s formal objections to each. The House voted Wednesday to override Cooper’s vetoes on both measures, copying what the Senate did Tuesday. One...
Read MoreThe North Carolina General Assembly has sent to Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk the latest legislation addressing opioid abuse by creating new crimes against medical workers and granting certain police investigators easier access to...
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