Jennifer Bendery/Huffington Post Republicans may have just tanked President Donald Trump’s controversial nominee for U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Ed Martin. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told reporters Tuesday that he informed the White House that “I wouldn’t support his nomination.” It only takes one Republican in […]
Rebecca Santana & Olga R. Rodriguez/The Associated Press Travelers who haven’t obtained a REAL ID by this week’s deadline received assurances from the head of Homeland Security that they will be able to fly after additional identity checks. Her comments came Tuesday as people were waiting in long lines outside of government buildings from California […]
Alan Wooten/The Center Square With seven days available for appeal, a federal judge on Monday evening ordered the North Carolina State Board of Elections to certify Allison Riggs the winner over Jefferson Griffin in the election for eight years in Seat 6 of the state Supreme Court. Chief Justice Richard Myers, presiding in the U.S. […]
Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio Many new developments in urban and suburban areas of North Carolina are governed by homeowners associations, and the state legislature wants to put new restrictions on HOA regulations. State lawmakers want to restrict the powers of homeowners associations, proposing legislation that would address everything from unpaid dues to parking regulations. Both the […]
Rachel Crumpler & Grace Vitaglione/NC Health News Patient-doctor dynamics in an exam room could soon change for minors. Republican lawmakers in the state House of Representatives have introduced a bill seeking to limit confidentiality between minors and their health providers — and to grant parents greater access to their children’s medical records and decision-making. Lead […]
WRAL News During a Tuesday meeting of the Raleigh City Council, members endorsed a plan to make a portion of US Highway 1 a toll road. Council members voted 7-1 to endorse charging drivers a toll to drive on Capital Boulevard between Interstate 540 in north Raleigh and Purnell Road in Wake Forest. The tolls […]
Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio The Charlotte City Council on Monday agreed in closed session to head off a potential lawsuit by reaching a six-figure financial settlement with Police Chief Johnny Jennings. Jennings was upset about a series of threatening text messages he received last year from former City Council member Tariq Bokhari, who wrote that he […]
The (Whiteville) News Reporter An East Columbus IT instructor is among 17 K–12 teachers from across North Carolina selected to advise Gov. Josh Stein “on issues related to education and serve as education ambassadors throughout the state,” according to a news release Tuesday. Anthony Martin, who teaches at East Columbus Jr.-Sr. High School, is one […]
Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro The May employment report released by the federal government last week is relatively promising for the United States’ labor market. But underlying trends and declarations by President Donald Trump’s administration have experts saying there are still reasons to expect an economic slowdown — including economists at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. At […]
Outer Banks Voice The Currituck County Commissioners have formally voiced their opposition to House Bill 765 by passing a resolution at their May 5 meeting. They join the six Dare County mayors, who on April 29, signed and sent a letter to every member of North Carolina’s General Assembly to express concern regarding proposed HB […]
A House committee is scheduled today to take a up a bill that would make cryptocurrency “a valid medium of exchange in North Carolina,” including for the payment of state taxes. House Bill 920 is up for consideration this morning in the House’s Commerce and Economic Development committee. If it gets support there, it’s supposed […]
A Trump-appointed federal District Court judge has ordered North Carolina’s Board of Elections to certify Allison Riggs’ victory over Jefferson Griffin in their battle for a state Supreme Court seat. Judge Richard Myers ruled that doing otherwise, given the facts of the case, would violate the equal-protection and due-process rights of overseas and military voters […]
The House may advance legislation that would bar cities and counties like Durham from experimenting with no-strings-attached “guaranteed income” programs. House Bill 859 would forbid them from enacting anything where “an individual is issued an unconditional cash payment on a regular basis to be used for any purpose by the individual.” It exempts conditional programs […]
While there’s no shortage of bills in either chamber that seek to boost North Carolina’s housing supply, it’s far from clear which of them has the best chance of becoming law. The highest-profile of the proposals, House Bill 765, is scheduled for a hearing this morning in the House’s Housing and Development committee. If endorsed […]
Christopher Long/The Wilson Times Wilson County Emergency Management Director Gordon Deno is concerned about how one section of the 2025-2027 state budget bill could affect how local and statewide disasters are managed. Senate Bill 257, which is part of the state’s $66 billion biennium budget, underwent 51 amendment proposals before it was passed through the […]
