Longtime N.C. Rep. Grier Martin resigning from office
Longtime N.C. Rep. Grier Martin, D-Wake, is resigning from office effective July 8. The announcement was made during Thursday’s House session. According to WRAL, he…
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Tillis, Burr file bill to halt Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan
Five U.S. senators, including North Carolina’s Richard Burr and Thom Tillis, proposed a bill in late May that would restrict President Biden from forgiving student…
Cumberland budget talks focus on labor issues
FAYETTEVILLE — During talks Wednesday surrounding the county’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year, Cumberland officials voiced concern about low retention rates among the…
N.C. Senate passes Medicaid expansion 44-2
The effort to expand Medicaid in North Carolina passed a hurdle Wednesday afternoon as the N.C. Senate voted 44 to 2 to pass H.B. 149…
N.C. Parents’ Bill of Rights passes Senate
A Parents’ Bill of Rights passed the N.C. Senate on Wednesday, June 1, in a mostly party-line vote after lawmakers clashed over what the bill…
N.C. Supreme Court to hear Leandro arguments in August
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 5:20 p.m. with additional background. The N.C. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in late August in the…
medical marijuana is one of two cannabis bills approved by NC lawmakers
The N.C. House voted Wednesday 86-25 to remove hemp from the state’s controlled substance list. Bill sponsors say House Bill 455, keeps state law in…
A good problem to have: Managing the ARPA windfall in a small NC county
MARSHALL — If you ask local government officials what their reaction was immediately after finding out their communities were slated to receive millions in American…
House Bill seeks to promote diversity in Pickleball
A member of the North Carolina House of Representatives has proposed a bill that would allocate $10,112 from the general fund to NC State University’s…
Spike in mental health problems among NC teens
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, some parents, child psychologists, and public-health officials were drawing attention to a growing mental health crisis among American teens. But…