2025 NC Legislature

Small rural fire departments across North Carolina are struggling to recruit volunteer firefighters and pay for the rising cost of equipment. That’s prompting the state legislature to look more closely at the future of firefighting.

The state’s most conservative lawmakers have for years formed the House Freedom Caucus, and now there’s a similar caucus for legislators on the left.

Some of North Carolina's 27 state historic sites will soon be open to visitors on Sundays, but the initiative wasn’t developed by the agency overseeing the attractions.

The General Assembly has passed a pair of bills making minor adjustments to last year's state budget, but a full spending package remains out of reach.

The North Carolina legislature opened a brief session Tuesday. But lawmakers aren't holding any votes, and they still haven't reached agreement on a budget.

The leader of North Carolina's Division of Motor Vehicles says his agency is rapidly filling open positions to address long wait times at DMV offices.

NC doesn't have any cooling standards, which are local or state laws that require landlords to provide AC during the summer.

North Carolina Republicans were vying to be the first state in the nation to enroll in a Trump-supported tax credit for school choice scholarships.

North Carolina's so-called Medicaid "rebase" comes up more than $300 million short of what state health officials say they need.

Officials from the Governor's Recovery Office for Western North Carolina and N.C. Emergency Management were speaking in front of a legislative hurricane recovery committee.