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- Gray Byrd had submitted a speech responding to the prompt "striving to excel" — part of the school motto — that included the line "transgender people are facing new levels of violence each day, and the voices of transgender children are being overlooked."
Dan Blue CampaignSen. Dan Blue, D-Wake, is the only state lawmaker who’s been in office since the early 1980s, but the former House speaker is no longer serving as Senate minority leader after his fellow Democrats backed Sen. Sydney Batch for that role instead.
Republicans want a deeper relationship with ICE amid Trump istration's mass deportation push.
The state House is moving forward with new regulations for kratom. Lawmakers say the tropical plant with drug-like effects shouldn't be available to people under age 21.
The state Senate is expected to vote this week on new regulations for child care facilities. The proposal would allow larger class sizes, among other provisions aimed at increasing access to child care services.
North Carolina would save $50 million a year if the Powell Bill provision makes it into the final budget.
After years of overfishing, the commercial and recreational fishing industries will split the catch 50-50 in 2025.
The Trump istration has accused North Carolina's election board of violating federal law by failing to ensure that registration records of some applicants contained identifying numbers.
The North Carolina Supreme Court has confirmed it was OK for a new law that shifted the power to appoint State Board of Elections away from the Democratic governor to start being enforced earlier this month.
Rep. Laura Budd, D-Mecklenburg, is one of the few Democrats who's sponsored bills that ed the House this year. She ed the WUNC Politics Podcast to talk about how she's developed relationships across the political divide and the legislation she's developed with GOP colleagues.
Republican lawmakers want to eliminate vacant jobs across state government this year. But some existing state employees would lose their jobs under the House and Senate budget bills.
The state Senate voted unanimously Thursday to create a new board of directors to manage the state's pension and other investments.