NC General Assembly

Travis Fain, WRAL – You can’t get too loud in the hallways of the North Carolina General Assembly, a state Court of Appeals panel said Thursday in a case that …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL – North Carolina lawmakers passed a bill Monday aimed at cracking down on local officials who use their positions for financial gain. The bill, which passed the House …
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Brain Murphy, The Raleigh News and Observer – North Carolina lawmakers in the House and Senate released their compromise budget Monday, marking the end of months of negotiations among legislative …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL — With new congressional and legislative district maps approved, passing a state budget is the only major task left for the General Assembly this year. North Carolina hasn’t …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL — North Carolina’s new congressional and legislative district maps are all expected to receive final approval in the General Assembly on Thursday. But that might not …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — There’s no Medicaid expansion in the budget proposal legislative leaders sent Gov. Roy Cooper this week, House Speaker Tim Moore confirmed Wednesday. That’s not a surprise – the Republican …
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The Associated Press — North Carolina state Rep. Dana Bumgardner has died from cancer. North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore confirmed Bumgardner’s death on Saturday. “I am deeply saddened by the loss …
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Gary D. Robertson, AP — Former colleagues of the late Senate leader Marc Basnight gathered Tuesday to remember his lasting contributions to North Carolina and to view a portrait of …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — Sen. Ben Clark, D-Hoke, won’t seek re-election next year, he confirmed Monday evening. Clark, who represents all of Hoke County and part of Cumberland County in the Senate, …
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Matthew Burns, WRAL — North Carolina’s attorney general would no longer be able to settle lawsuits against the state without the approval of legislative leaders, under a bill heading to …
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