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N.C. Lawmakers Push Reopen Bills, Virus Liability Protection

Posted by Associated Press | Jun 17, 2020 | Business, COVID-19, State Government

North Carolina Republican legislators on Tuesday advanced measures to allow more types of...

N. Carolina Medicaid Bill Delays Managed Care Until Mid-2021

Posted by Associated Press | Jun 17, 2020 | State Government

North Carolina’s Medicaid program wouldn’t shift most of its patients to managed care for another year under a funding measure given tentative approval on Tuesday by the state Senate. The July 1, 2021, start date is contained in...

Prep for High NC Absentee Ballot Demand Gets Senate OK

Posted by Associated Press | Jun 11, 2020 | COVID-19, Election, State Government

Changes to mail-in absentee ballot rules in North Carolina to help operate a fall election during the coronavirus pandemic received tentative approval on Wednesday from the state Senate. The measure, a version of which cleared...

NC Legislators Aiming to Reopen Gyms Despite Cooper Order

Posted by Associated Press | Jun 6, 2020 | Business, Health, State

Gyms and fitness centers would get relief from North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 executive order that keeps them closed in a bill approved unanimously on Thursday by a Senate committee. The measure, which would allow the...

NC Senate Republicans Unveil Budget Must-haves in Downturn

Posted by Associated Press | May 21, 2020 | State Government

North Carolina Senate Republicans unveiled spending priorities on Tuesday for the coming fiscal year, labeling what they consider their must-haves despite plummeting revenues due to the COVID-19 economic downturn. The chamber’s...

Longtime NC Senator, Power Broker Tony Rand Dies at 80

Posted by Associated Press | May 2, 2020 | State Government

Former Democratic state Sen. Tony Rand, a longtime power broker in North Carolina state politics...

Complaint Against NC Senate Leader Examines House Sale, Payments

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 13, 2020 | State Government

A retired campaign reform group leader filed an ethics complaint on Wednesday alleging that a powerful North Carolina legislator improperly benefited financially from the sale and purchase of a townhouse in Raleigh. The campaign...

UNC Board of Governors Member Running for North Carolina Senate

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 27, 2018 | UNC

A member of the UNC System Board of Governors is looking to make a return to the North Carolina...

UNC System Targeted in Senate Immigration Bill

Posted by Staff | Apr 12, 2017 | State Government

North Carolina operates under a law that prohibits any county or municipality from restricting local law enforcement’s ability to cooperate with federal immigration officials. Therefore, there are no technical sanctuary cities...

Senate Bill Could Cut State Funding to Chapel Hill & Carrboro

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 13, 2016 | Featured, State Government

A bill being discussed in the North Carolina Senate would cut off education and transportation...

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