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The state house unanimously passed a spending bill Wednesday, but it wasn't the two-year budget plan vetoed by Gov. Roy Cooper late last month.The stopgap…
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Republicans and Democrats at the North Carolina General Assembly are tangled in a tense battle of wills over the state budget. And the outcome may hinge…
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North Carolina legislators took an initial step Tuesday toward expanding Medicaid coverage to more working families after nearly a decade of Republican…
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Updated 9:45 | June 26, 2019The joint budget plan worked out by Republican legislative leaders is one step closer to going to the governor's desk--and a…
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Updated at 2:38 p.m.Senate Republicans have released a proposed North Carolina government budget that emphasizes state employee salary increases and puts…
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The North Carolina General Assembly got down to business Wednesday as lawmakers prepare for the budget-focused long session. Committee chairs were named…
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Following a short break from the pomp of swearings-in, the North Carolina General Assembly returns to work in earnest Wednesday for a budget-writing…
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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is calling on the state Legislature to allocate $6 million to test backlogged sexual assault evidence…
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A new legislature was sworn in this week and there are plenty of new elected officials. A total of 38 legislators are new to their posts and two of them…
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Updated 1:40 p.m.Republican lawmakers re-elected to lead the North Carolina House and Senate are urging colleagues to reach consensus in approving policy…