Editor’s note: This story was updated at 1:30 p.m. June 25 to clarify a fee regarding expungements. In April, Raleigh-based law firm Osborn, Gambale, Beckley, and Budd launched an RV-based legal clinic providing free legal advice to communities that lack services nearby. Most…
A new poll from Triangle Community Coalition and Fallon Research and Communications show Raleigh residents are torn between concerns over housing prices and the rate of growth in the city. Fallon Research surveyed 401 likely…
UPDATED, 4:10 p.m., with a statement from Republican legislative leaders. In a news release issued Friday, Gov. Roy Cooper’s spokesman made it clear: Medicaid expansion must be part of any General Fund budget he signs. Cooper also rejected “corporate tax cuts, corporate tax cuts, unaccountable school vouchers, and the SCIF…
Just days after warning of the need to regulate solar panel disposal, Sen. Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus, scrapped his bill for a relaxed version. Facing opposition from solar-friendly senators and the renewable energy lobby, Newton gave regulators…
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, has introduced legislation making it easier for consumers to sue big tech companies such as Facebook or Twitter for showing overt political bias. To do so, Hawley wants to remove automatic protections tech companies have under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act…
Public Policy Polling released a new poll reflecting a divide among North Carolinians over the 2020 elections for president and governor. PPP, which has Democratic clients, surveyed 610 registered voters on June 17 and June 18. The margin of error is…
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, June 19, approved a bill making it easier for former criminal offenders to become licensed professionals. The measure, which passed the House by unanimous vote May 3, now heads to the Senate Rules Committee. Hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians…
House Bill 389, which would open the way for universities to sell beer and wine at college sporting events, is awaiting a signature from the governor. The bill, if Gov. Roy Cooper signs it, will expand existing legislation and also seeks to control…
UPDATED, 2:40 p.m. to include statement from Senate leader Phil Berger’s office. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper finally sat down with Republican legislative leaders Wednesday, June 19, less than two weeks before the end of the fiscal year, to negotiate a budget. But the chief…
A bill that would align laws for North Carolina craft distilleries more closely with rules governing wine and craft beer easily cleared the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, June 18. It now heads to Senate Rules. Senate Bill 290, Distiller Regulatory Reform Bill,…
