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Republican legislative leaders agree on Medicaid expansion, bill now in Senate

By Caroline Dickey | March 8

N.C. Rep. Tim Moore (R-Cleveland, Rutherford), the speaker of the North Carolina House, and N.C. Sen. Phil Berger (R-Guilford, Rockingham), the president ...

NC House members introduce bipartisan bill to legalize happy hour in the state

By Lauren Zola | February 28

N.C. House Bill 94 was filed on Feb. 13 to reintroduce happy hour, which has been outlawed since 1985 over concerns of drunk driving. The bill has strong ...

Blank bills: what you need to know about NC's bill-filing work-around

By Sam Kornylak | February 27

While most bills in the N.C. General Assembly are written to address a specific issue, state senators occasionally file blank bills during legislative ...

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N.C. House Democrats introduce bill to give state employees paid parental leave

By Ella Aluise | February 23

On Feb. 16, N.C. House Democrats introduced House Bill 141 that would provide paid parental leave for state employees. If passed, the bill would provide ...

N.C. House passes bipartisan Medicaid expansion, bill heads to Senate

By Lauren Zola | February 22

On Feb. 16, House Bill 76 passed the N.C. House with large bipartisan support. If it passes the state Senate, adult North Carolinians living below or ...

'Gems of the state': NC legislators form HBCU caucus, the first of its kind

By Ginny Dempster | February 21

North Carolina state legislators have announced a bipartisan historically Black universities and colleges caucus, focusing on meeting the needs of historically ...

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N.C. House passes bill to increase punishments for rioters, could overturn veto

By Lauren Zola | February 16

On Feb. 8, the state House of Representatives passed House Bill 40, which increases the punishments for rioting or harming first responders and property ...

Education Omnibus passes state House, would change NCCAT governance structure

By Rushi Kulkarni | February 16

On Feb. 8, the North Carolina House of Representatives passed House Bill 26, the Education Omnibus, in a 75-42 vote. The bill includes changes to the ...

N.C. Republicans introduce bill to restrict mail-in voting return dates

By Ginny Dempster | February 15

Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly filed Senate Bill 88 on Feb. 9, proposing amendments that would restrict deadlines for mail-in ballots. Currently, ...

'I'm just a bill': The basics of how NC legislative bills become law

By Sam Kornylak | February 15

As the North Carolina General Assembly's legislative session continues and begins voting, The Daily Tar Heel has created a guide for how laws are proposed ...

House Bill 44, which aims to repeal N.C. literacy test, introduced to N.C. House

By Sierra President | February 15

On Feb. 2, House Bill 44, was introduced into the North Carolina General Assembly, to repeal the literacy test from the North Carolina Constitution. Section ...

NC Supreme Court to rehear two recently decided voting cases after majority flips

By Ethan E. Horton | February 14

The new 5-2 Republican majority on the N.C. Supreme Court took a rare step toward rehearing two recently decided cases on partisan gerrymandering and ...

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NC Republicans introduce house bill to restrict gender-affirming hormone treatment

By Zoe Werner | February 10

On Feb. 6, House Bill 43 was introduced to the N.C. General Assembly, proposing the prohibition of sterilization surgeries, puberty blockers and cross-sex ...

N.C. Senate passes Parents' Bill of Rights, could impact LGTBQ+ students

By Bridget Bendezu | February 8

On Tuesday, Feb. 7, the North Carolina Senate passed Senate Bill 49, the Parents' Bill of Rights in a 29-18 vote. The bill must now be heard on the state ...

N.C. General Assembly continues their long session after swearing in new members

By Avery Baker | January 29

The North Carolina General Assembly continued their long session on Wednesday – their first legislative session after new members were sworn in on Jan. ...

Orange County awarded grant to advance technical education in middle schools

By Audrey Kashatus | January 29

Orange County Schools received $32,265 for modernization in career and technical (CTE) education programs in its middle schools.

N.C. General Assembly passes criminal justice bills, approves new budget in 2022

By Harrison Gummel | November 30

The North Carolina General Assembly has nearly completed its 2021-2022 session, during which 267 bills became law. Focal points of the recent session ...

US Supreme Court to hear arguments in NC case on redistricting

By Ethan E. Horton | November 30

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Dec. 7 regarding Moore v. Harper, a case resulting from what lower courts saw as unconstitutional gerrymandering ...

Republicans fall one seat short of regaining supermajority in NC General Assembly

By Ethan E. Horton | November 9

According to unofficial results, Republicans flipped two seats in the N.C. House and two in the N.C. Senate, meaning they would fall one seat short of ...

Here's what you need to know about the NC Senate District 23 candidates

By Audrey Kashatus | November 3

N.C. Rep. Graig Meyer (D-Caswell, Orange) and Republican Landon Woods are running for the North Carolina Senate District 23 seat, which includes Person, ...