RALEIGH, N.C. — A Senate committee is scheduled to consider two proposed constitutional amendments Monday, one protecting the right to farm and engage in forestry and another placing right-to-work language in the North Carolina Constitution.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A new Senate bill would ask North Carolina voters whether to lower the maximum income tax rate allowed under the state constitution from 7% to 3.5%.
Several recent state government items touch on public safety, tax enforcement, consumer protection, public health, agriculture, coastal permitting and workforce policy.
North Carolina lawmakers returned to Raleigh Thursday with the House calendar still carrying several vetoed bills under unfinished business and the Senate scheduled to introduce a broad tax bill.
A Wake County Superior Court judge has ordered a wedding photography company sued by the North Carolina Department of Justice to provide undelivered photos and videos to customers within 30 days.
North Carolina’s top elections administrator is marking his first year in office by pointing to technology modernization, voter registration updates and campaign finance system work ahead of the 2026 general election.
The North Carolina Senate has confirmed Nate Denny as secretary of the N.C. Department of Information Technology and state chief information officer.
Several state government items this week touch on public accountability, agriculture funding, public health, workforce training, environmental planning and the state economy.
RALEIGH — Gov. Josh Stein responded cautiously Tuesday to a developing state budget framework, welcoming the possibility of pay raises for teachers, state law enforcement officers and state employees while criticizing a proposed constitutional amendment that he said could limit North Carolina’s ability to fund core public services.
RALEIGH — Gov. Josh Stein has signed a bill giving state budget officials more flexibility to manage federal recovery money tied to broadband, water and sewer infrastructure projects before a federal spending deadline.
RALEIGH — A North Carolina House committee is considering a bill that would create a new state licensing framework for reflexologists and music therapists, placing both professions under a proposed North Carolina Healing Arts Commission.
RALEIGH — A North Carolina Senate committee is taking up a three-bill education package that would affect K-12 school funding studies, student records, community college workforce training, digital credentials and math instruction.
