Statement from Governor Josh Stein on Proposed Cuts to SNAP
(RALEIGH) Today Governor Josh Stein released the following statement on proposed federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP):
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NC House begins advancing GOP budget, with votes set for next week
Full chamber will debate plan next week. Details on state worker, teacher raises not yet known.Republicans in the North Carolina House began unveiling their plan for the state budget Thursday, laying out a spending proposal separate from the Senate’s in a series of committee meetings.
Governor Josh Stein Signs HB 74
(RALEIGH) Today Governor Josh Stein signed House Budget Technical Corrections (HB 74) into law.
Attorney General Jeff Jackson Reaches $4.7 Million Medicaid Fraud Settlement
RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson reached a $4,711,159 consent judgment with Steven Osbey of Kernersville for fraud against the state’s Medicaid program.
Budd, Nehls Introduce Legislation to Allow Flight of Supersonic Civil Aircraft
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Congressman Troy Nehls (R-Texas-22), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced the Supersonic Aviation Modernization (SAM) Act, to require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator to issue regulations to legalize civil supersonic flight in the United States.
House GOP moves to curb Gov. Stein’s attorney appointment powers in last-minute hearing
North Carolina House Republicans are moving a bill that would curb Gov. Josh Stein’s ability to appoint new district attorneys, calling a last-minute committee hearing Tuesday to advance the legislation.
More than six months after Election Day, Allison Riggs is sworn into the NC Supreme Court
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs was sworn in Tuesday after a six-month wait, bringing to an end a months-long saga that saw tens of thousands of ballots challenged and ultimately counted.
Op-Ed: Ray Hemachandra: North Carolina should show we value everyone — including those with disabilities
My son, Nicholas, is autistic and intellectually disabled. He is 24, and he needs help in areas most nondisabled people take for granted, including self-care, communication, ensuring his safety, and forming relationships and connections. For the past 15 years, Nicholas has received invaluable help from a public program made possible by Medicaid that supports people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Op-Ed: Denzel Burnside: Housing in N.C. is a roadblock to the American Dream
Every day, I hear from people across North Carolina—teachers, small business owners, young professionals, and retirees—who feel like the ground is shifting under their feet. They’re working hard, raising families, planning futures.
Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan, Multistate Effort Targeting WeChat’s Connection to Fentanyl Money Laundering
RALEIGH – Today, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that he is leading a bipartisan, multistate coalition of attorneys general targeting the Chinese-owned messaging and payment platform WeChat over its connection to money laundering and fentanyl trafficking in the United States.
John Hood: Agriculture Faces Severe Labor Shortage
RALEIGH — Recessions hurt. North Carolina’s headline unemployment rate hit 11.2% during the peak of the Great Recession in 2010. During the COVID-era Great Suppression of 2020, it briefly hit a mindboggling 14.2%.
NC House Huddle: Week of May 9th
NC House Huddle newsletter for the week of May 9th