Gov. Roy Cooper intends to veto significant abortion legislation this Saturday. But leading up to that, he is embarking on a tour aimed at pressuring lawmakers to reconsider their stance on abortion, or at least the current bill.
A clash among business, environmental, and local interests erupted this week over a bill that addresses continued concern over drinking water in the Wilmington area. House Bill 1095, PFAS Pollution and Polluter Liability, seeks limits on the amount of PFAS chemicals allowed in water and levies penalties, even retroactively, on those who violate these limits.
RALEIGH — Despite objections from former N.C. Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr, who has represented college athletes in litigation against the NCAA, a House Judiciary Committee Wednesday approved a bill strengthening regulation of athlete agents. The bill’s backers say stronger regulation is needed to protect student-athletes from being exploited by unscrupulous agents. They say...
Lawmakers began filing bills, assigned committee members, and remembered a former state representative as the N.C. General Assembly returned to the state capital after a two-week break. Democratic leaders laid out an agenda they hope the Republican majority might consider. Sen. Dan Blue, D-Wake, and Rep. Darren Jackson, D-Wake, the minority leaders in their respective...
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