NC General Assembly

Travis Fain, WRAL — The North Carolina Senate backed a bill Monday night that would let churches that also host schools allow concealed weapons in their buildings when school …
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Dawn Baumgartner Vaughn, News & Observer – The North Carolina Senate on Monday night failed to override a veto by Gov. Roy Cooper to reopen schools. The vote was 29-20, falling …
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Nikki Hauser, WITN – For families, who have children with autism, a bill in the North Carolina House and Senate could change their lives. A current state …
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WLOS — Republican state Senator Chuck Edwards may stand in the way on proposed changes to the way hotel tax money is spent.

https://wlos.com/news/local/senator-edwards-asheville-city-council-at-odds-on-how-best-to-use-hotel-tax-money

Jon Evans, WECT – After local leaders raised concerns regarding increasing amounts of litter along roads and highways across southeastern North Carolina, lawmakers from the region have signed on as …
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Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, News & Observer – North Carolina state lawmakers will start the budget process this spring with promising news amid a pandemic: $4.1 billion more revenue than they …
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Richard Craver, Winston-Salem Journal – A Republican-sponsored state Senate bill cleared Wednesday its first committee step toward allowing the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles to hire third-party contractors for providing …
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Dawn Baumgartner Vaughn, News & Observer – The North Carolina state legislature sent the governor a bill that would require the state’s K-12 public school districts to offer in-person learning …
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Gary Robertson, AP – Children who have struggled to adapt to virtual learning during the pandemic would be greatly helped by a summer school program designed to target …
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Lucillle Sherman, News & Observer – Republican lawmakers want the state to discourage local governments in North Carolina from cutting funding for law enforcement. North Carolina state Sen. Chuck Edwards …
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