Gov. Josh Stein signed North Carolina’s $34B budget, funding raises, tax cuts, Helene aid, Medicaid oversight, and school choice.
The North Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases that pit Democratic Gov. Josh Stein against the state’s Republican legislative leaders. Both cases involve state laws that removed appointment powers from the governor’s control.
The US Court of International Trade has rejected tariffs the Trump administration imposed by proclamation in February under Section 122 of the federal Trade Act of 1974.
House Minority Leader Robert Reives called HB 696's decision to route Medicaid fraud oversight money to Republican State Auditor Dave Boliek instead of Democratic Attorney General Jeff Jackson "an electoral document," tying it to a broader pattern of duties shifting from Democratic-held offices to the GOP-held auditor since the 2024 elections.
The lawsuit challenges Trump’s 10% import tariff on most goods. The crux of the disagreement centers on interpretation of Section 122 of the 1974 Federal Trade Act.
Legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs head to a federal courtroom Friday in New York City. North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson backs one of the cases.
On Wednesday, Gov. Josh Stein joined 18 other Democratic governors in a letter urging Congress to reclaim its authority over tariffs following a 6-3 US Supreme Court ruling that President Donald Trump cannot use federal emergency powers to impose them.
A series of lawsuits titled Stein v. Hall could shape the relationship between North Carolina government's executive and legislative branches.
The second man to return to the White House after losing a re-election bid could learn valuable lessons from the first.
Ever since Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI-8) introduced House Resolution 7521 — formally known as the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act — early last month, there has been a whirlwind of responses: United States Sen. Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina, received a voicemail threatening his life if he voted in favor of...
We all remember Gov. Roy Cooper’s 888-day state of emergency during the height of COVID. It allowed him to decide which businesses could open and when. It allowed him to decide if schools could be open and under what conditions. In short, it gave him a level of power that no single leader often enjoys...
