Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a letter to the new Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Brooke Rollins laying out a roadmap to enhance the agency’s response to the ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
RALEIGH — The asymmetry is striking. In Washington, many Republicans take a maximalist position on the executive power of the president of the United States. All departments and agencies — even if created by Congress with the intent of limiting presidential authority over them — are as a constitutional matter subordinate to the president, who can fire their officers and overrule their decisions at will.
By Senator Danny Britt. The fall and winter hunting seasons are an important part of my life, as they are for so many others. For duck hunting, cold and wet are two ideal conditions, and we’ve already had plenty of both here in eastern North Carolina as January and duck hunting season wound down to a close. Hunting is so much a part of our way of life that it’s enshrined in our state constitution.
RALEIGH, N.C. — On Friday, Senators Benton Sawrey (R – Johnston), Michael Lazzara (R – Onslow), and Todd Johnson (R – Union, Cabarrus) proudly introduced Senate Bill 128: Heroes’ Homestead Act, a vital step in expanding property tax relief for North Carolina’s disabled veterans.
Washington, D.C. — Last night, the Disaster Loan Accountability and Reform Act was approved by the Senate Small Business Committee with bipartisan support and sent to the Senate floor for consideration.
Governor Josh Stein announced Boards and Commissions appointments.
Gov. Josh Stein is asking President Donald Trump and Congress for another $19 billion to fund Hurricane Helene recovery in western North Carolina.
Raleigh, N.C. – Justice Allison Riggs shared the following statement after the Supreme Court of North Carolina denied the State Board of Elections petition for discretionary review, leaving Griffin’s challenges of more than 65,000 valid North Carolinian voters in the North Carolina Court of Appeals:
Governor Josh Stein announced the appointment of William “Bill” Jones to the District Court for Judicial District 43, serving Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, and Swain Counties. Jones is filling the vacancy created after Judge Roy Wijewickrama was appointed to the Superior Court in November 2024.
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Health Sharing Ministry Tax Parity Act, which would allow families to deduct the cost of a health sharing ministry membership from their annual tax bill.
Lieutenant Governor Rachel Hunt encouraged eligible educators in North Carolina to apply for the 2025 National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) STEM Scholarship Program. Every year, the NLGA awards a scholarship to 12 schools across the country for STEM-related classroom projects.
RALEIGH — The minimum wage in North Carolina is $7.25 an hour — no different than the federal minimum. Other jurisdictions have set higher wage floors, by legislation or referendum. In the District of Columbia, nearly all employers must pay at least $17.50 an hour.
