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North Carolina Revenue Predictions Fall with Recession Risk

Posted by Associated Press | May 29, 2025 | State, State Government

State officials have lowered anticipated revenue collection, largely over rising economic uncertainty and the risks of a U.S. recession.

North Carolina Governor Urges State Lawmakers To Include More Helene Aid in Upcoming Budget

Posted by Associated Press | May 20, 2025 | State, State Government

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein pushed lawmakers to allocate $891 million toward western North Carolina’s ongoing Hurricane Helene recovery.

North Carolina Lawmakers Focus On Guns, Immigration and Parental Rights Ahead of a Key Deadline

Posted by Associated Press | May 10, 2025 | State, State Government

The crossover deadline has passed for bills in the North Carolina General Assembly. What are some of the themes seen in this session?

North Carolina Republicans Already Seek to Tighten Up 2024 Immigration Enforcement Law

Posted by Associated Press | May 4, 2025 | Crime, State, State Government

North Carolina Republicans want a 2024 deportation law tightened further as President Donald Trump’s national immigration crackdown builds.

North Carolina Is Pursuing Its Own Restrictions Amid Trump’s Pushback Against DEI

Posted by Associated Press | May 1, 2025 | Pre-K - 12 Education, State Government

Following the lead of several conservative states and the president himself, North Carolina Republican lawmakers have advanced their own bills that target diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

North Carolina Court Says Stripping Governor of Election Board Appointments Can Go Ahead for Now

Posted by Associated Press | May 1, 2025 | Election, State, State Government

A North Carolina appeals court ruled Wednesday that a law stripping the governor’s authority to appoint State Board of Elections members can take effect for now, even though trial judges struck it down as unconstitutional just last week.

On the Porch: Sen. Jay Chaudhuri on the NCGA

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Apr 27, 2025 | On The Porch

This Week:

Senator Jay Chaudhuri represents District 15 in the North Carolina Senate. He has spent his career fighting for and working on behalf of the people of North Carolina. Mr. Chaudhuri has served as Special Counsel to then Attorney General Roy Cooper and as General Counsel & Senior Policy Advisor to State Treasurer Janet Cowell. Currently, he is an attorney with the law firm Cohen Milstein in Raleigh. He is the first South Asian American to serve in the North Carolina General Assembly and was elected Senate Democratic Whip in 2019.

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North Carolina Judges Block GOP Law to Strip Governor’s Election Board Powers

Posted by Associated Press | Apr 25, 2025 | Election, State Government

North Carolina trial judges threw out on Wednesday another Republican attempt to strip the governor of his authority to appoint State Board of Elections members.