Senate Budget Uses NC Revenue Boon on More Tax Cuts, Capital
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON North Carolina Senate Republicans unveiled a two-year state budget...
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North Carolina Senate Gives Final OK to $2B Tax-Cut Plan
Legislation that includes more than $2 billion in tax reductions over the next two years and the...
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NC Senate Nixes Environment Chief, but Cooper Rehires Her
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON A sharply divided North Carolina Senate on Thursday formally rejected...
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NC Senate Tax Cut Plan Includes Virus Aid for Businesses
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON A broad tax cut proposal from North Carolina Senate Republicans that...
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NC General Assembly Sees Flurry of New Bills During ‘Crossover Deadline’
Measures approved last week included those addressing criminal justice reforms, the minimum age to marry, and how teachers in K-12 schools should address race in the classroom.
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With Most Work Done, NC Legislative Deadline Passes Quietly
A North Carolina General Assembly parliamentary deadline designed to pare down what bills will be...
Read MoreNC Senate Eases Caps on Income, Grants for K-12 Scholarships
Qualifying income levels and maximum grants would rise for North Carolina’s publicly funded scholarship program for K-12 students to attend private schools in a measure approved Tuesday by the state Senate. The legislation was...
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North Carolina Won’t Pass Bill to Ban Youth Trans Procedures
Written by BRYAN ANDERSON The office of North Carolina’s Republican Senate leader said on Tuesday...
Read MoreNC Bill Would Ban Treatment for Trans People Under 21
Written by BRYAN ANDERSON Three North Carolina Republican lawmakers introduced a bill Monday that would prevent doctors from performing gender reassignment surgery for transgender people younger than 21. The legislation follows...
Read MoreSenate Democrats Pitch Bills To Expand Voting Access in NC
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON North Carolina Senate Democrats will soon offer bills to expand access to voting — a contrast to a new proposal by Republican colleagues on absentee voting that would restrict it, the Democrats said...
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