Rep. Smith amends bill to expedite the removal of unauthorized persons on private property.
Gov. Roy Cooper signed four bills into law Saturday, including the controversial H.B.346, Reorganization & Economic Development Act, which will allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina and Delta Dental to reorganize and create a holding company for billions in surplus revenue.
Like similar efforts in the past, a bill in this year’s legislature attempts to move the task of notifying the public of important government actions from privately owned newspapers to a government website. In a recent op-ed, the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Michael Lazzara, leans into recycled myths and half-truths about the newspaper industry while pleading...
contact the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) if they cannot confirm the immigration status of someone in their custody accused of some serious and violent crimes. The House’s version of Senate Bill 101, passed Thursday 65-47 and was later approved, with no debate, by the Senate 25-19 on Friday. Both votes were along party lines.
The state Senate’s main education committee has endorsed a bill that would penalize N.C. school systems for late payments to charter schools. An amended version of House Bill 335 advanced through the Education/Higher Education Committee Wednesday. It previously cleared the House with a 117-2 vote. “The name of the bill is Timely Local Payments to...
A bill advancing decades’ long work to reform the state’s liquor monopoly passed in the N.C. House and heads now to the Senate. House Bill 890 is an all-encompassing measure that, basically, helps distillers to succeed in a crowded, growing, and competitive industry. It also works to level the proverbial playing field for distillers, making...
RALEIGH — North Carolina has a new security detail to ensure public university campuses stay true to the First Amendment. House Bill 527, Restore/Preserve Campus Free Speech, became state law Monday. The bill — an object of some criticism during the 2017 legislative session — was passed and sent to Gov. Roy Cooper on...
RALEIGH — Senate Democrats, concerned that a bill to cut eight positions from the University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors would boot minority members, on Monday made a final attempt to amend the legislation. House Bill 39, which ultimately passed the chamber 38-7, proposes that the board be reduced from 32 to 24 members. The goal...
