Districts across the state trying to fill thousands of teacher and staff positions would benefit from the General Assembly approving additional pay increases and spending beyond what was agreed to in the state budget law, speakers at a Legislative Building news conference said. But “...
The measure passed with strong support from both sides of the aisle, 115-5, after the approval of six amendments, most of which were offered by House Minority Leader Robert Reives, D-Chatham. The Senate is expected to approve the state House maps without changes, as is customary. Proposed ...
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 a...
We elect 50 State Senators and the ideal average number of people in a Senate district is 212,614. We elect 120 Representatives in the North Carolina House and the ideal number of people in a district is 88,589. It is the people elected by voters in these districts who then select the ...