Amanda Watson was diagnosed with breast cancer three weeks after having an emergency cesarean section to deliver her second son. Her test results showed she had one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer, with a high recurrence rate and low survival rate.
RALEIGH — Reacting a few days ago to President Donald Trump’s brief attempt to suspend payment on a broad swath of federal grants, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer warned that “virtually any organization, school, state, police office, county, town or community depends on federal grant money to run its day-to-day operations, and they’re all now in danger.”
North Carolina Will Also Send $6 Million To Baptists on Mission, Habitat for Humanity to Aid Home Repair Projects
Raleigh, NC – Justice Allison Riggs asked the Wake County Superior Court to reject Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin’s “fatally flawed” lawsuits that would disenfranchise more than 65,000 voters, including military service members and their families.
With President Donald Trump back in power, a Republican-led push for work requirements for Medicaid is gaining momentum.
Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina Representatives Harry Warren, John Bell, Erin Paré and Allen Chesser introduced House Bill 11, “No Tax on Tips, Overtime and Bonus Pay.” The legislation eliminates state income taxes for tips and overtime while also providing a tax deduction for bonus pay up to $2,500.
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law. Senator Budd led this legislation with Senator Katie Britt (R-AL). This was the first bill President Trump signed since he returned to office.
Raleigh, NC – North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall today announced 2025-26 appointments to House standing committees. The committees and members are as follows:
RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed a lawsuit to stop the federal government’s freeze on grants and funding. Attorney General Jackson and 22 attorneys general asked the federal court for an immediate temporary restraining order to prevent the freeze from going into effect.
RALEIGH — The weather hasn’t been kind to North Carolina lately — so we really can’t afford the policy storm now brewing in the nation’s capital.
Following the resignation of Utilities Commission Chair Charlotte Mitchell, Governor Josh Stein appointed Floyd B. McKissick Jr. to carry out the remainder of Mitchell’s term, which goes through June 30, 2029. Governor Stein also appointed Steve Levitas to fill McKissick’s position through June 30, 2025.
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC), and Don Davis (D-NC) have introduced the Restoring Access to Mountain Homes Act.
