NC Gov. Josh Stein continues to push his message of getting what he calls a $1.4 billion ‘critical needs budget’ in place before the General Assembly’s short session begins on April 6, but has escalated the figure to $2.8 billion in a post on X.
The revised forecast reflects an improving economic outlook with 6.7% expected growth in personal income in 2025-26, up from 5.2% in May 2025.
The funeral for former Gov. James Baxter “Jim” Hunt Jr., North Carolina’s longest-serving governor, will take place Friday afternoon in Wilson, NC. Hunt died Dec. 18 at age 88. He lived in Wilson for many years with his wife, Carolyn Joyce Leonard Hunt. Our family would like to share that the funeral service for my...
“It is with deep sadness that I share the passing of my beloved daddy and hero, former Gov. Jim Hunt,” Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt said in a statement Thursday.
A bipartisan North Carolina Court of Appeals panel will hear a case on Jan. 27 dealing with control over appointments to the state elections board.
Top North Carolina lawmakers label two state Supreme Court precedents as "wrong the day they were decided" in a court filing Monday.
Lower courts have offered mixed decisions for the Democratic governor and Republican legislative leaders.
Perhaps most telling about the manufactured nature of this crisis is a simple fact: the North Carolina General Assembly is already in session.
Republican leaders of the North Carolina General Assembly have rejected Gov. Josh Stein’s call for an extra legislative session dealing with Medicaid next week, calling the move unconstitutional and unnecessary. In a letter sent to the governor Thursday, Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, said Stein’s proclamation for lawmakers to...
NC lawmakers urge Gov. Josh Stein to deploy the National Guard to Charlotte amid rising violent crime and officer shortages.
A ruling Wednesday in a courtroom battle over appointments to seven North Carolina state boards and commissions could influence the outcome of another legal fight. This one involves the shift of a state Utilities Commission appointment from the governor to the state treasurer.
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