House leaders have filed a bill that would appropriate $217 million to the N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency to complete its replacement of homes Down East that were damaged or wrecked by hurricanes in the late 2010s. Their proposal, House Bill 222, would set a mid-2027 deadline for the agency to complete its work […]
The Division of Motor Vehicles’ push to make its services available online is costing the contractors who operate its network of 123 privately owned and operated storefront license plate agencies money, the trade group representing them says. Agency operators are paid by the transaction, and “there are certain implementations that have been put in place […]
Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio After N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed several lawsuits to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders, the state Senate is now trying to block Jackson from filing further legal challenges. Jackson is a Democrat who served in Congress before he was elected attorney general last year. He’s joined with other state attorneys […]
Laura Leslie/WRAL News A bill to crack down on undocumented immigrants in North Carolina passed its first vote Wednesday in a key state Senate committee. Advocates for the immigrant community say it could drastically impact the state’s economy by driving immigrants, documented and undocumented, to leave the state. Republican Senate Leader Phil Berger is the […]
Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press In June 1993, Democratic state senator Clark Plexico filed a bill that would remove lawmakers’ ability to draw their own electoral maps. Instead, Plexico proposed a nonpartisan method: selecting five regular people to help draw maps during the redistricting process. Majority and minority legislative leaders would each appoint two members. Those […]
Ahmed Jallow/NC Newsline A bill that would require North Carolina school boards to adopt policies that either eliminate or severely limit student use of cell phones during the school day is moving in the state House of Representatives. The House Committee on Education voted to advance House Bill 87 on Tuesday. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. […]
Paul Garber/WFDD Radio It could be months before we know how Medicaid could be affected as Congress attempts to trim $2 trillion from federal government spending. State lawmakers have started planning for a possible decrease in funds. Republicans in the North Carolina House of Representatives, including Donny Lambeth of Forsyth County and Larry Potts of […]
Jakob Emerson/Becker’s Payer Issues Southern Pines-based FirstCarolinaCare and Champaign, Ill.-based Health Alliance will no longer offer any insurance plans past 2025, with the exception of Medicare Advantage. The organizations cited medical inflation, rising prescription drug costs, increased utilization, higher volumes of chronic conditions, and an increased demand for technology and broad networks as the reasons […]
Paul B. Johnson/High Point Enterprise A rematch may be shaping up in the general election race next year for Guilford County sheriff. Republican Phil Byrd announced this week that he will run for the party’s nomination to take on Democratic Sheriff Danny Rogers in the fall 2026 election. Rogers defeated Byrd in 2022 with 55% […]
Matthew Sockol/WNCN News The Duke University Board of Trustees approved a 5.9% increase in the total cost of attendance for undergraduate students during the 2025-26 academic year, the university said Tuesday. In 2024-25, undergraduate tuition was $66,325 and the total cost of attendance, including fees, room, and boarding, was $88,886. For 2025-26, undergraduate tuition will […]
James Farrell/WFAE Radio Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials said at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting that the district is making progress in helping students earn industry credentials. It’s part of the district’s overall goal to increase the percentage of students graduating on track to be enrolled, enlisted and employed. CMS officials say 31% of students earned an […]
Ken Lemon/WSOC News A woman who nearly bankrupted a Gastonia cancer treatment center will spend 18 months in federal prison. Stephanie Roberts accepted her sentence Wednesday four years after the crime. She claims she did it because of her anxiety. Leaders at Cancer Services of Gaston County said they are recovering but they still owe […]
House Judiciary 1 committee members on Tuesday endorsed House Bill 62, which would bar banks from denying or canceling service to farmers based on ESG factors. The committee’s debate clarified the N.C. Bankers Association’s objections to the bill, which center on language that would allow farmers to haul a bank into court if they’re denied […]
Two key interest groups have rolled out their agenda for this session’s upcoming regulatory reform bill. The N.C. Home Builders Association wants legislators to consider forcing cities and counties to allow “a high base density in urban centers” and a “reasonable” base density in rural areas. This would help cut down the need to ask […]
House Commerce committee members took their first look at a bill that would allow “nonprofessional” gamblers to claim an itemized deduction for their losses. Backed by a group that includes Reps. Erin Paré, R-Wake, and Keith Kidwell, R-Beaufort, House Bill 14 would align the state’s approach to the issue with the federal government’s. Currently, Paré […]
