Longtime NC Senator, Power Broker Tony Rand Dies at 80
Former Democratic state Sen. Tony Rand, a longtime power broker in North Carolina state politics...
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NC Lawmakers Need More Time Before COVID-19 Relief Deal
North Carolina House and Senate leaders on Friday said they still had work to do before finalizing a two-bill package to address immediate COVID-19 needs, but had agreed on how much federal relief money to spend initially....
Read MoreEven with Consensus Talk, Gap Remains for NC Virus Aid Bills
Differences between House and Senate funding priorities became clearer and immediate election-related spending looked unlikely as North Carolina legislators on Wednesday advanced competing COVID-19 emergency packages. The full...
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NC Session Marked by Empty Seats, Stay-home Opponents
The North Carolina General Assembly began its annual session Tuesday by turning immediately to...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Session to Begin with COVID-19 Aid Consensus
A North Carolina legislative session anticipated months ago to repeat the acrimony from last year’s budget impasse between Republicans and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper begins Tuesday with expectations of consensus to...
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North Carolina Discourages Large Meetings to Blunt Virus Spread
With North Carolina and U.S. cases of the coronavirus increasing, Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday...
Read MoreBudget Impasse Contributes to NC Surplus, Meaning Lots of Money Unspent
North Carolina state government coffers are more flush than in recent memory as 2020 begins as tax collections again are beating projections and hundreds of millions of dollars aren’t being spent due to a lengthy budget impasse....
Read MoreNorth Carolina Medicaid Expansion Advocates ‘Mad’ as Bill Idles
North Carolina remains among the dozen or so states that haven’t agreed to expand Medicaid to more of the working poor amid a lingering budget stalemate and continued skepticism among top Senate Republicans about the idea. The...
Read MoreImpasse Continues Over State Budget, Teacher Pay After Brief Session
North Carolina Republicans in the General Assembly fell short on Tuesday trying to overturn Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes on teacher pay and the budget, ensuring their spending impasse will extend into spring and perhaps...
Read MorePersonal Finance Mandate Means 1 Less U.S. History High School Course
Incoming North Carolina high school students will have to take only one course solely focused on American history to get a diploma, the result of a personal finance course mandated by the General Assembly. The State Board of...
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