On Wednesday, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein submitted the proposed Action Plan for the $1.4 billion Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant for western North Carolina.
Though generally outnumbered in municipalities, conservatives have a lot to contribute to the conversation on how to make NC Main Streets thrive.
North Carolina Democrats want to expand in-state tuition benefits to illegal immigrants living in the state under a bill titled In-State Tuition Equity.
UNC Health and state health regulators are dropping their appeal in a certificate-of-need battle with Duke Health over 40 new hospital beds in Durham County. A court document filed Thursday indicates the legal fight is over.
North Carolina State Treasurer Brad Briner announced Thursday that his office has entered into a 12-week agreement with Open AI that he says will modernize systems and streamline data processes in services to taxpayers and local governments.
Lawyers representing the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources are asking federal appellate judges to toss out a long-running copyright lawsuit over images linked to the pirate Blackbeard’s flagship.
The North Carolina House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday targeting gift card theft, a crime that can result in tens of millions of dollars in losses and leave customers with empty, unusable cards. House Bill 315 adjusts penalties for two criminal acts: unlawful entry into businesses and gift card theft; the main focus...
The legal battle between Gov. Josh Stein and state legislative leaders over North Carolina elections board appointments will head to a three-judge panel on April 14. The panel expects to issue a ruling by May 1.
On Wednesday, the US Senate confirmed former Republican North Carolina Rep. Dan Bishop as deputy White House budget director in the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
North Carolina lawmakers took a step toward reducing distractions in K-12 classrooms by advancing House Bill 87 on Tuesday. The measure, which passed the chamber 114-3, aims to ban smartphone use during instructional times. Rep. Neal Jackson, R-Moore, a primary sponsor of the bill, stressed the importance of local decision-making in its implementation. “How this works out...
Andy Jackson, director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity at the John Locke Foundation, discusses proposed reforms for the North Carolina General Assembly. Jackson offered these comments during the March 24, 2025, edition of Spectrum News’ “Capital Tonight.”
Senate Majority Leader Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus, is leaving his top role in the North Carolina Senate this week to pursue an opportunity outside of state government.
State lawmakers filed legislation last week to repeal North Carolina's Certificate of Need (CON) laws, taking aim at the healthcare regulatory regime that restricts the establishment or expansion of healthcare facilities and services in the state.
Job approval numbers look better for the president than for two of his closest allies.
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NC moves to rein in bureaucratic power with REINS Act and CON repeal
Allowing NC attorney general to check US president is federalism at work
Lawyers representing the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources are asking federal appellate judges to toss out a long-running copyright lawsuit over images linked to the pirate Blackbeard’s flagship.
While advocacy for the measures have been around for years, they are gaining traction as the curtain is pulled back at a national level on the entrenched and powerful bureaucracy that runs much of our federal and state government.
On Wednesday, the US Senate confirmed former Republican North Carolina Rep. Dan Bishop as deputy White House budget director in the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
They may regret inhibiting our system of checks and balances should the tables one day turn, with a Republican state attorney general unable to check a Democrat president with an active pen.
