The North Carolina Newsroom is a journalism collaboration expanding state government news coverage for North Carolina audiences. Reporters Adam Wagner and Mary Helen Moore will report stories that matter in communities served by public radio stations WFAE, WFDD, BPR, WHQR, and WUNC.
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If the bill becomes law, Mecklenburg County voters would vote as soon as this fall on a one percent sales tax to help fund billions of dollars of transportation topics. -
Lawmakers said legislation is needed to protect fish in North Carolina's coasts and sounds. -
Democrats wanted to file a discharge petition to try to force a Helene bill with $435 million in relief funding out of Senate committee. -
North Carolina is the only state on the East Coast that allows shrimp trawling in sounds and estuaries. -
The $7.4 billion nationwide settlement with provide state and local governments with funds for opioid treatment efforts, said NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson. -
Stein signed legislation dealing with North Carolina state retirement investments, law enforcement retirements, and social worker regulations. -
The General Assembly is considering intervening to keep the prior Lincoln-Catawba county line. -
A one-penny sales tax would be used to pay for roads, buses and light rail service in Mecklenburg County. -
The Republican-controlled General Assembly passed two pieces of immigration legislation. Democratic Governor Josh Stein has 10 days to sign or veto. -
Gov. Josh Stein met with reporters to talk about Western North Carolina's recovery and preparedness for tropical storms.
