If you base decisions about the constitutional separation of powers on your assumptions about who will win future elections, an unpleasant surprise may await you.
RALEIGH — A debate Thursday over legislation that would cut UNC’s governing body from 32 to 24 members led to arguments over proportionate representation for the system’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Democrats objected to a final vote on House Bill 39, which came after a 41-4 preliminary vote in favor of the legislation, delaying any...
RALEIGH — The General Assembly’s top economist on Tuesday told legislative budget writers that the state had a “steady as we go” economy that is now faring better than most other states. “We now have reached a point where we are now surpassing the average growth of the nation as a whole,” said Barry Boardman...
An empty chair was pulled up to a scuffed table, upon which rested a tablet, a pencil, and a name card for “Larry Hall.” A room full of senators, media, and visitors encircled the table to await Hall’s arrival Wednesday as the first of Gov. Roy Cooper’s cabinet appointees to be scheduled for a Senate...
