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
Andy Jackson, director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity at the John Locke Foundation, explains his support for the House version of Senate Bill 747. The bill addresses election reforms. Jackson offered these comments during the Aug. 15, 2023,...
Black's and Raymond's letters focused on defending their decisions on the settlement, 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 an...
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 expressed interest in taking up anti-DEI legislation in the session opening next ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republicans in control of a nearly half-emptyNorth CarolinaHouse chamber on Wednesday held an unexpected vote to override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of the state budget bill, prompting accusations of trickery and deception from Cooper and fellow Democrat...
One portion of the law that was not included in the ill-fated 2022 legislation and was a late addition by the Senate Commerce and Insurance Committee is the authorization of wagers on live horse racing, as well as pari-mutuel wagering. Pari-mutuel wagering is ...