NC General Assembly

New or higher tolls would impact eight ferry routes. Senator Bobby Hanig tried to have them removed from the budget.

When Gov. Josh Stein took office in January, he inherited the fallout from one of the worst natural disasters in the state’s history. The estimated $60 billion recovery from Hurricane Helene has been Stein’s “top priority as governor,” the Democrat told Carolina Public Press. His initial days in office have shown it.

While the UNC BOG has kept tuition flat year after year, inflation has soared.

The bill aligns with the Trump administration's objective to remove DEI from all facets of education.

The state House unanimously approved an additional $500 million for Helene recovery Tuesday, including funding to rebuild homes damaged in the storm, clean up debris and rebuild private roads and bridges.

North Carolina General Assembly elections have been finalized and confirm that Republicans have lost their veto-proof control of the legislature after nearly two years.

North Carolina House Republicans have carried out a succession plan to choose the chamber's rules committee chairman to succeed Rep. Tim Moore after 10 years as speaker. Republicans who recently won House elections met Tuesday and chose Rep. Destin Hall of Caldwell County to succeed Moore in the post when the next two-year session opens in January.

The North Carolina House voted to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that drastically expands private school scholarship grants and forces local sheriffs to comply with federal immigration agents' requests to detain certain inmates. The House voted along party lines on Tuesday.

The North Carolina General Assembly has appropriated $20 million for recovery at public universities impacted by Helene. The UNC System will distribute the money, with the bulk of the appropriation going to students at institutions across the state.

North Carolina's Republican legislative leaders announced on Friday that they reached a spending deal to fund various programs. One of those programs is the state's Opportunity Scholarship that provides scholarships to families enrolling their children in private schools.