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NC lawmakers debate $10 strip club fee amid 1st Amendment concerns
NC lawmakers consider a $10 fee on strip clubs serving alcohol, sparking debate over sexual assault funding and First Amendment rights.
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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.
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NC lawmakers grill Charlotte officials on crime, jail deaths
NC lawmakers grilled Charlotte officials on crime and public safety. Sheriff Garry McFadden deflected questions on jail deaths and criticized Iryna’s Law.
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Lawmakers approve new NC congressional districts
Republican lawmakers approved new congressional districts in North Carolina, likely securing an extra GOP seat for 2026.
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Criminal justice bill ‘Iryna’s Law’ heads to the governor
The sweeping criminal justice reform bill passed just a month after the murder of Iryna Zarutska just one month earlier in Charlotte.
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Speaker Hall ‘optimistic’ as House budget heads to floor
"I'm hopeful, and frankly, optimistic, that we'll be able to get a budget done this summer... And it's possible still that we'll get it done in June. I know that's my goal at the end of the day."
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House Oversight Committee grills Goodwin on NCDMV’s failures
The NC House Oversight Committee held a hearing Thursday morning, and continued hearing from agency and department leaders Thursday afternoon to examine what they do, how they do it, and how they measure their success.
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Lawmakers grill Cooper team on six-year lag in hurricane recovery
North Carolina lawmakers held a hearing Wednesday to find out why several people still do not have a home nearly six years after Hurricane Matthew and four years after Hurricane Florence devastated parts of the state.
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Lawmakers blast Cooper administration after state decision jeopardizes Robeson jobs
When N.C. Rep. Brenden Jones, R-Robeson, Columbus, met with staff at the Division of Air Quality to try and resolve a permitting issue involving Active Energy, he quickly realized the project to manufacture wood pellets in Lumberton was in peril. “You could tell the Department of Environmental Quality had no interest in this project and...
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Tillis, GOP lawmakers vow to speed disaster relief for Florence, Matthew
Jones County residents are still feeling the effects of recent hurricanes. At least one of the county’s three towns remains flooded, and two of its six schools were condemned. Those facts came out during a Wednesday, Aug. 28, news conference at the state Legislative Building. Republican state lawmakers and U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., used...
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Governor’s response to hurricanes key issue in close HD 46 contest
House District 46 (Robeson and Columbus counties.) • Brenden Jones, Republican. (first-term incumbent). Occupation: Small business owner. Education: Fayetteville Technical Community College, mortuary science associate’s degree. Career highlights: Serves as House majority freshman whip. Former Columbus County Board of Elections chairman. Southeastern Community College Board of Trustees member. Member of Tabor City Committee of 100,...
