Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that would have allowed people to carry guns in a church located on a private school campus when school was not in session. The bill also would have expanded concealed carry protection to more law enforcement employees. “For the safety of students…
The week of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament is always a busy one on the Crystal Coast of North Carolina. This year the 63rd annual running of the world-famous deep-sea fishing tournament with a deep local history is bigger and busier than ever. A record number of boats (270)…
Several bills to help N.C. distillers and to loosen alcohol regulation in the state are moving through the General Assembly. Some have progressed to the floor, of both or one of the bodies, while others are mired in committee. One measure, House Bill…
The N.C. State Board of Education voted 7-3 on Thursday, June 17, to approve guiding documents for controversial new social studies standards that place greater emphasis on race and gender in teaching U.S. history. The move comes even as lawmakers in the General Assembly are weighing…
Experts say North Carolina will be on the vanguard of emerging technologies in the insurance and financial products sector if a bill that has passed both chambers of the General Assembly becomes law. House Bill 624 got the OK from the N.C. House…
The N.C. House passed a bill by a vote of 100-5 on Wednesday to exempt military retirement pay from state income taxes. House Bill 83 is sponsored by Rep. John Szoka, R-Cumberland, who represents the district where Fort Bragg and the 82nd Airborne are located. Szoka spoke on the…
State Auditor Beth Wood’s office found that Shelton Jeffries, the former superintendent of Nash County Public Schools, violated his contract and district procedures by ringing up $45,690 in questionable expenses during his three-plus years at the helm. The school board said in a response to…
The state Senate’s main education committee has endorsed a bill that would penalize N.C. school systems for late payments to charter schools. An amended version of House Bill 335 advanced through the Education/Higher Education Committee Wednesday. It previously cleared the House with a 117-2 vote. “The name of the…
Local municipalities will be allowed to delay their 2021 elections one year, under a bill passed in the North Carolina Senate on Monday evening by a vote of 33-14. The bill would extend current elected municipal officials’ time in office by one year while allowing any new candidates more time…
North Carolina has over-collected more than $6 billion in state taxes when compared to May of 2020 economic forecasts. This according to data just presented to members of the Joint Full Chairs Appropriations Finance Committee by the nonpartisan Fiscal Research Division at the General Assembly and the Office of State…
