Senate Minority Leader Sydney Batch, D-Wake, defended a profanity-laced video that she called "satire" during a press conference June 11.
NC lawmakers consider a $10 fee on strip clubs serving alcohol, sparking debate over sexual assault funding and First Amendment rights.
House Oversight leaders are calling for a criminal review of Mecklenburg DSS officials after findings of systemic child welfare failures.
NC House Oversight has summoned Mecklenburg officials to testify after state findings revealed DSS failures in the Dominique Moody case.
Legislative leaders announced a new subcommittee to investigate early prisoner releases under former Gov. Roy Cooper and examine oversight of the decisions.
House lawmakers call Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School leaders to testify over elementary library books, escalating oversight tied to Parents’ Bill of Rights law.
If the General Assembly declines to act when local governments repeatedly fail in this manner, the consequences will not remain confined to Mecklenburg County.
Despite the controversy surrounding him, including calls for his resignation, Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden has won the Democratic primary and re-election, as there were no Republican candidates running in the primary.
The judge overseeing the federal case against Decarlos Brown Jr. in the 2025 stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska clarified Wednesday an earlier order shielding information about the case from public view.
NC lawmakers grilled Charlotte officials on crime and public safety. Sheriff Garry McFadden deflected questions on jail deaths and criticized Iryna’s Law.
A federal judge indicated Tuesday that he will not seek additional limits on state legislators’ Feb. 9 hearing on crime and public safety issues in Charlotte.
