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IT oversight meeting focuses on broadband, AI, cyber risks

State officials briefed North Carolina lawmakers on broadband expansion, cybersecurity preparedness, artificial intelligence governance, and state technology procurement during a February meeting of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology. The nonstanding committee, convened under authority granted in state law and session statutes, met to review work underway at the N.C. Department of Information...

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GOP leaders label Stein’s Medicaid session call unconstitutional

Republican leaders of the North Carolina General Assembly have rejected Gov. Josh Stein’s call for an extra legislative session dealing with Medicaid next week, calling the move unconstitutional and unnecessary. In a letter sent to the governor Thursday, Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, said Stein’s proclamation for lawmakers to...

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State lawmaker charged with indecent liberties with a child

North Carolina state Rep. Cecil Brockman, D-Guilford, was arrested Wednesday, charged with taking indecent liberties with a child and statutory rape. State House leaders from both parties called for his resignation. According to the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, Brockman is scheduled to be in court Thursday after being held in the High Point jail. House...

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NC General Assembly to weigh ‘Iryna’s Law’ and six veto overrides Monday

"Iryna's Law" is a sweeping criminal justice package to address what Republican leaders call "soft-on-crime" policies. Plus, six high-profile bills vetoed by Gov. Josh Stein are expected face override votes in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Kerri Carswell, Katherine Zehnder

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Interim legislative committee appointments announced

In a press release out on Tuesday afternoon, Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, announced the names of lawmakers appointed to interim committees for the 2025-26 legislative session. The North Carolina General Assembly “As we prepare for next year’s legislative session, these committees will get to work examining the most pressing issues facing our state,” Berger said. “I...

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House committee OKs recovery commission and fall legislative return dates

After a month-long summer recess, the North Carolina General Assembly briefly reconvened Monday afternoon. The House Rules Committee considered several bills regarding disaster recovery funds, environmental waste management, student use of wireless communication devices, General Assembly appointments, and an adjournment resolution.

Kerri Carswell, Katherine Zehnder
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Former auditor nominee arrested for threats to lawmakers over shrimping regulation

A former political candidate from Brunswick County has been arrested on federal charges after allegedly threatening to kill more than "40 North Carolina lawmakers" in response to legislation affecting the shrimping industry.

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Stein cannabis council to back age 21 THC rule, adult reform

The council’s formation marks the start of the Stein administration’s effort to legalize marijuana for adults in North Carolina, while also tightening restrictions and closing loopholes that allow access for minors. Some North Carolinians view this move positively, while others remain skeptical.

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