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...
Health Care Why the GOP in NC’s far west led shift on Medicaid You must be logged in to view this content.
Education UNC construction bill passes House A bill giving the UNC System the go-ahead to start construction projects that are funded outside the state budget process...
Education Drop governor’s appointees from college board? Democrats tried to pump the brakes Wednesday on a fast-moving bill that would take away Gov. Roy Cooper’s appointments to...
Health Care Pittman’s marijuana amendment goes up in smoke House Speaker Tim Moore shot down an attempt from Rep. Larry Pittman, R-Cabarrus, to amend a bill that Pittman and...
