North Carolina is booming. People are moving here by the tens of thousands, drawn by jobs, weather, and the promise of more opportunity from the mountains to the coast. That growth is a gift, but only if our housing market can keep pace with it. Lawmakers have an obligation to ensure it does.
A 51-page conference report advancing in the Senate would revise state spending and administrative provisions across several departments.
A unanimously approved Senate bill would extend the deadline for correcting certain absentee-ballot problems from three to five business days after an election.
The Senate approved an amended election bill that would change early-voting periods, institute recurring county election audits and increase campaign-finance reporting thresholds.
As a former Republican state lawmaker, I am in favor of closing tax loopholes that benefit big corporations rather than ordinary working people. Even more so, we should eliminate tax loopholes that give an unfair advantage to foreign conglomerates over American businesses.
RALEIGH — A broad election-law bill affecting ballot counting, provisional voting, voter registration and campaign-finance procedures is scheduled for consideration by two North Carolina Senate committees Tuesday.
A vetoed North Carolina bill addressing public camping and drug offenses near homeless-service facilities has been placed on the state House calendar for Aug. 4.
North Carolina lawmakers returned Monday under a July adjournment resolution that limits eligible matters to categories including budget-related bills, veto overrides, election laws, appointments and conference reports.
North Carolina lawmakers returned to Raleigh Monday as state court, utility, education and Industrial Commission items moved across official channels.
North Carolina’s Judicial Branch has appointed Marcia H. “Marci” Armstrong as the first chief judge for the new Complex Family Financial Court program.
(RALEIGH) Today Governor Josh Stein joined law enforcement officials and specialized units including the Selective Enforcement Unit and K-9 teams at Raleigh Police Department’s Special Operations Division to highlight the state budget’s investments in public safety, including the largest pay raises to law enforcement in recent state history.
NC lawmakers return Monday. The Utilities Commission also has hearings scheduled on Duke Energy Carolinas’ rate case and a proposed South Carolina natural-gas plant.
