The Senate voted 29-20 for the bill. The fast-tracked legislation emerged the previous day after months of private negotiations among House and Senate GOP members. It is headed to the desk of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper later that day. Cooper, a strong abortion-rights supporter, vowed to ...
“We commend the Senate for passing the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which will provide critical resources for our nation’s aging infrastructure and at the same time help incentivize the reshoring of personal protective equipment (PPE) production, an important priority o...
The North Carolina Senate voted 46-1 on March 26 to approvenlegislation aimed at helping Duke Energy Progress Inc.'s proposednpurchase of North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency's, ornNCEMPA's, interest in four power plants.Darren Sweeney...
Senate Minority Leader Martin Nesbitt, D-Buncombe, said teachers are doing a good job reducing dropout rates and helping students perform better on standardized tests. Nesbitt said teachers are having more pressure placed on them without commensurate extra help in the classroom. The bill is “taking...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's usually reticent first lady Ann McCrory continued her push to prevent animal cruelty by operators of large dog breeding facilities as she urged the state Senate on Wednesday to take action. McCrory said the Senate s
which has been blasted republican legislative leaders who had intervened in the lawsuit filed by the union-affiliated north carolina alliance for retired americans. house speaker tim moore and senate leader phil berger intend to oppose the settlement at a hearing next week to...
The full UNC Board of Governors is scheduled to meet May 22-23 in Raleigh. Members of the board are elected to four-year terms by the state Senate and House of Representatives, which Republicans have controlled since 2011. Republican House Speaker Tim Moore said fellow Republicans have expr...
Legislation that would have blocked for good new wind turbine projects across much of eastern North Carolina in the name of preserving military installations has been narrowed to a three-year ...
too may be an ominous number in the context of the Republican Senate primary, where almost as many, 374K, voted to help Richard Burr dispatch no-name opposition. SSP Daily Digest: 2/4 •CA-Sen: Possibly the most bizarre political ad (well, web video) of all time has just gotten ...
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