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Legislative leaders push back NC budget time frame
Budget talks have slowed at the General Assembly, but Berger and Hall say they still expect a deal by the end of the month.
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Stein DPS pick faces Senate scrutiny over ethics, policing record
Stein’s DPS nominee faces scrutiny over ethics questions and a police record shaped by post-2020 reform efforts.
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NC House sends property tax reappraisal delay to Stein’s desk
NC House sends property tax reappraisal delay to Gov. Josh Stein, pausing 2026 values in 12 counties for one year.
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Property tax levy limit amendment heads to voters in November
A March CJ poll found that 76.8% say their property taxes are a burden on their household budget, and 73.2% would support an amendment to the NC Constitution that would require limits on local government property tax increases.
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NC House backs slate of constitutional amendments
House approval sends one tax amendment to voters and two more measures to the Senate, with several other GOP-backed amendments still pending.
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NC revenue boost strengthens GOP tax-cut case
North Carolina’s latest revenue forecast projects $2.6 billion more than budgeted, fueling debate over tax cuts, spending, and fiscal caution.
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Senate Republicans pass right-to-work amendment
Senate Bill 1082 would ask voters to cement NC’s long-standing right-to-work protections in the state constitution on the 2026 ballot.
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Senate GOP proposes ballot measure to lower income tax cap to 3.5%
North Carolina voters could decide in 2026 whether to lower the state income tax cap from 7% to 3.5%.
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NC House, Senate announce budget framework
The agreement includes an average 8% teacher pay raise, with legislators saying the plan would make NC’s starting teacher pay “No. 1 in the South.”
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Thousands rally in Raleigh, as teacher protest closes schools statewide
Thousands of educators rallied in Raleigh May 1, as schools closed statewide and lawmakers debate competing proposals on teacher pay and education funding.
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Berger introduces reappraisal delay bill as property tax pressures grow
Under the bill, counties that conducted property revaluations this year would be required to ignore their newly updated property values for the 2026-27 fiscal year and instead continue using values from their previous reappraisal.
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Legislative leaders launch probe into Cooper-era early prisoner releases
Legislative leaders announced a new subcommittee to investigate early prisoner releases under former Gov. Roy Cooper and examine oversight of the decisions.
