Health Care Pricing transparency bill still faces some objections Compromise legislation over pricing transparency for the State Health Plan will likely get a concurrence vote in the House this...
Education UNC construction funding shift draws concerns Here’s a sign of the times in the construction world: The cost of a new dining hall for Elizabeth City...
Budget & Taxes Computer glitch brings reprieve for late taypayers Good news for anyone who didn’t pay their taxes on time: The legislature voted Thursday to cut the penalty in...
Budget & Taxes Week of June 27 most likely for budget votes The budget bill might not be ready for a vote next week after all.
Health Care Cooper nominees near final confirmation votes Four of Gov. Roy Cooper’s nominees are heading to a confirmation vote on the Senate floor, the final step to...
Health Care Second time’s the charm for Medicaid bill Legislation for the next phase of the Medicaid Transformation shift to managed care is heading back to the Senate floor...
Education Cooper to lose board appointments A bill to eliminate the governor’s appointments to the community college board of trustees in Senate leader Phil Berger’s home...
Budget & Taxes Budget vote possible next week? Legislative leaders said Tuesday that they’re close to reaching a budget agreement, raising the possibility that floor votes could come...
Elections More details on possible December redistricting Neither Senate nor House leadership is ruling out a December session on redistricting at this point, but the reasons differ...
Budget & Taxes Budget could demolish Raleigh’s Bath Building Downtown Raleigh’s state government complex is full of buildings with less-than-appealing 1960s and ‘70s architecture, so much so that everyone...
Budget & Taxes Un-towning of troubled town nearly complete The tiny town of East Laurinburg in Scotland County will cease to be a town on June 30, and the...
Elections Smith left off national GOP’s congressional list? The National Republican Congressional Committee had an interesting omission in its latest list of “On The Radar” candidates it’s backing...
Elections NCGOP wants further scrutiny on absentee ballots The State Board of Elections is asking for feedback on a request from the N.C. Republican Party to add a...
Budget & Taxes House action on sports betting soon? Legislation legalizing sports betting could finally start moving in the House this week, House Majority Leader John Bell told me...