RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina House committee is scheduled to consider a broad alcohol and gaming bill that would affect ABC stores, mixed beverage permittees, premixed cocktails, nonprofit raffles and game nights.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Josh Stein is pointing to a reported decline in overdose deaths in North Carolina while calling for additional state funding for opioid treatment and fentanyl enforcement.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina House committee is scheduled to consider a proposed constitutional amendment that would change how members of the State Board of Education are selected and make the superintendent of public instruction the board’s chair.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina State Board of Elections is seeking public comment on four sets of proposed administrative rules involving absentee voting, voter photo identification, recounts and voting sites.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A state commission focused on election technology is scheduled to meet Wednesday to review campaign finance software planning and the replacement of North Carolina’s statewide election management system.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina State Board of Elections is scheduled to consider campaign finance and political party fund rules at a meeting Wednesday.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina State Board of Elections is taking public comments on proposed rules covering absentee voting, voter photo ID, recounts and voting sites.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A Senate committee is scheduled to consider two proposed constitutional amendments Monday that would place farming rights and right-to-work protections in the North Carolina Constitution.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A proposed constitutional amendment that would affect North Carolina income tax policy remains in the Senate Finance Committee after being listed for committee review this week.
Walk into almost any gas station in North Carolina and you’ll find gummies and vapes in bright, candy-colored packaging with names designed to appeal to children. They look harmless, but they aren’t. These are hemp-derived THC products, and right now, North Carolina has no age restrictions on their sale, meaning children can legally buy them.
Several recent state government and legislative items touch on coastal conservation, environmental permitting, fisheries policy, law enforcement recognition, state tax enforcement, workforce training and possible upcoming action on the state budget and constitutional amendments.