The N.C. House passed another constitutional amendment late Tuesday morning, changing how appointments are made to the state boards and commissions. The bill now goes to the Senate. The House passed House Bill 913 74-44. It would shift constitutional authority…
Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, set a two-year record with his most recent seven vetoes. Political observers say that highlights election year politics, and the ongoing conflict between Democrats and the Republicans who control the General Assembly. “I think the governor’s going to have to get…
The N.C. Senate Monday night sent two proposed constitutional amendments to the House. The chamber passed House Bill 551, “Strengthening Victim’s Rights,” called Marsy’s Law by supporters, 45-1. It also passed Senate Bill 814, the “Judicial…
The General Assembly Monday night sent its first constitutional amendment to the state’s voters, and is close to passing several more. The final version of Senate Bill 677, which would enshrine the right to hunt and fish, passed the House…
Gov. Roy Cooper has signed a bill into law that begins cleaning up North Carolina’s criminal code. The state has too many crimes, lawmakers and legal experts say. Hundreds of these laws are scattered across more than 140 chapters of the N.C. General Statutes. Hundreds…
The clock on partisan gerrymandering keeps ticking. The U.S. Supreme Court, in an unsigned order issued Monday, sent lawsuits challenging the legality of North Carolina’s congressional districts back to a three-judge panel for reconsideration. The justices ordered the lower court to look at the consolidated lawsuits…
N.C. State University professors Anna Egalite and Stephen Porter find new recipients of Opportunity Scholarships scored significantly higher than their public school counterparts in math, reading, and language arts. They shared some insight into their study — setting…
Lawmakers have a long recognized love-hate relationship with the media and lobbyists. Those groups share a quarrel with the General Assembly these days. They say new security measures imposed at the state Legislative Building just before the current short session opened are impeding their ability to…
The latest statewide poll by the Civitas Institute, a conservative public policy organization, showed Republicans losing ground against Democrats in the “generic” sense. One reason, suggests Civitas President Donald Bryson, may be the fact that the General Assembly was in session during the poll. In…
Victims of human trafficking can feel mistreated in the North Carolina justice system, facing charges for offenses they committed while under the influence of coercion and deception, state policymakers say. A new bill, which passed the N.C. General Assembly on June 15 and is awaiting…
