One moderate former Senate Democrat who voted on occasion with Republicans was ousted after Cooper endorsed his primary opponent. That was in 2022, when Sen. Kirk deViere lost to now-Sen. Val ...

By Elisabeth Strillacci, Robert Sullivan and Chandler Inions SALISBURY — When North Carolina House Bill 765 was introduced in the state legislature, the N.C. League of Municipalities raised the red ...

The North Carolina Senate recently unveiled its 2025-27 budget proposal, calling for pay raises for teachers and most state ...

Provisions in the senate budget would repeal NC’s hospital capacity regulation laws, trim vacant state jobs and increase ...

We start in North Carolina, where an election to the state supreme court may not be resolved until the second term of the presidency of Malia Obama. For the benefit of readers who may have joined our ...

The state Senate’s budget proposal, which passed its final vote Thursday, would eliminate the North Carolina Innocence ...

Lawmakers say North Carolina’s Innocence Inquiry Commission isn’t worth the investment in a year when they’re trying to cut ...

North Carolina's Senate has proposed cutting $14 million annually from the budget that currently covers Advanced Placement ...

Restrictions on K-12 students’ use of cellphones is in the Senate’s state budget proposal and in legislation originating in ...

Bills in the N.C. General Assembly facilitate work requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries if the federal government gives ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A big step forward on Thursday as lawmakers decide what to spend billions of your taxpayer dollars on.

More Pay, More Aid, and Lower Taxes (Eventually) Senate leaders say the plan includes more support for western North Carolina and raises for teachers, state employees, and law enforcement. It also ...