NC General Assembly

Laura Leslie, WRAL — Despite fiery rhetoric inside and outside the House chamber, House lawmakers voted 72 to 41 Thursday to give final approval to their $25.7 billion budget plan. Nine …
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Travis Fain, WRAL – The General Assembly’s Republican majority laid the groundwork Thursday for a coming redraw of the state’s Congressional and legislative maps, kicking off an every-decade redistricting process …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL — The state House approved legislation Wednesday that would prevent the Cooper administration from enforcing a statewide mask mandate in schools during the upcoming school year. Rep. David Willis, …
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Travis Fain, WRAL — There are more than 25 things in the Senate’s proposed $25.7 billion state budget. Beyond the plan to cut taxes and set salaries for state employees and …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL — State House lawmakers have passed a bill that would remove the state from the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program. Senate Bill 116 now goes back to the …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL — North Carolina House leaders are backing a bill to cut off the $300 federal jobless checks some believe are causing a labor shortage in North Carolina. It’s …
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Laura Leslie and Maggie Brown, WRAL — A proposal by Senate Republicans to pay back-to-work bonuses passed the state Senate 35-10 Tuesday, despite a federal roadblock that will take an …
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Travis Fain, WRAL – North Carolina Republicans pushed a measure through the state House on Wednesday that would limit “critical race theory” and other discussions of America’s racist past in …
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Laura Leslie, WRAL – State lawmakers are looking to expand the Opportunity Scholarships voucher program that provides financial help to parents who want to send their children to private or …
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AP – A large-scale effort is underway to remove abandoned and derelict boats from North Carolina’s coast. The Wilmington Star-News reported Wednesday that more than 75 vessels along the coast …
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