The North Carolina General Assembly lags behind most other states as one of seven state governments that doesn’t offer video of any legislative sessions or committees. Reps. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell; Jason Saine, R-Lincoln; and Brendan Jones, R-Columbus, are behind a new bill which would turn…
Democratic lawmakers are looking to change school performance grades by providing separate marks for achievement and growth. Mecklenburg Democrats Sens. Joyce Waddell, Natasha Marcus, and Mujtaba Mohammed introduced Senate Bill 176 on Monday, March 4. A similar bill was filed…
Western Governors University has partnered with the USO of North Carolina to offer eight $2,500 scholarships to members of the state’s military community. WGU is a fast-growing online college providing degrees for nontraditional and adult students. A nonprofit with affiliates in nine states, the college…
A majority of the state’s voters view election fraud as a big problem after an investigation into alleged absentee ballot fraud in the 9th Congressional District, a new poll shows. The poll, released by Elon University on Friday, March 1, surveyed…
The 125 employees at the car dealership Senate Marjority Leader Harry Brown owns could get cheaper health insurance if Senate Bill 86 becomes law. So could thousands of other people working at small companies, along with self-employed workers. The Small…
A collection of House Republicans on Thursday, Feb. 28, introduced House Bill 241, which would place a $1.9-billion school construction bond on the March 2020 primary ballot. Of that money, $1.5 billion would go to public schools. Community colleges would get…
Gov. Roy Cooper issued a writ of election and proclamation Wednesday setting the special election for North Carolina’s 3rd U.S. Congressional District on July 9. The seat has been vacant since U.S. Rep. Walter Jones Jr. died earlier this…
State Treasurer Dale Folwell says the state pension plan hemorrhaged $4.1 billion in 2018. Officially known as the N.C. Retirement Systems, the plan reported losses of 1.47 percent for the just-completed calendar year, underperforming its actuarial assumed rate of return of 7 percent. The…
Sens. Joyce Waddell, D-Mecklenburg, and Andy Wells, R-Catawba, have filed legislation that would take a big step toward reforming the alcohol control system in North Carolina. The bill is based on recommendations by the N.C. Program Evaluation Division, which presented a report — “Changing…
Student IDs across the University of North Carolina System aren’t fully eligible for use under the state’s new voter ID law, but the university is working to make sure qualifying students and employees can vote, a top UNC official says. Under the state’s voter ID…
