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From left, North Carolina Rep. Tricia Cotham, R-Mecklenburg, Sen. Michael Lazzara, R-Onslow, House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, and Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, listen during a Legislative Building news conference in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Cotham is a chief sponsor of a measure that would end family income eligibility requirements for a K-12 student to obtain a taxpayer-funded award to attend a private or religious school. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

N. Carolina GOP seeks big private school voucher expansion

Public money for private school tuition would be available to all of North Carolina's K-12 students regardless of income under Republican-backed…

North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham, R-Mecklenburg, speaks about a bill that would expand the state's Opportunity Scholarship Program at a Legislative Building news conference in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. The measure would end family income eligibility requirements for a K-12 student to obtain a taxpayer-funded award to attend a private or religious school (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

NC education activists petition against expanding private school vouchers

Senate Bill 406 would remove the existing income caps for private school vouchers, and create a sliding scale for all North Carolina families.

The study evaluated 91 cities in the U.S. using metrics in four key categories: both dog and cat veterinary costs, vet access, and pet-friendly spaces. Photo by AP Business Wire.

New ranking shows Greensboro and Winston-Salem among top cities for pet owners

Greensboro and Winston-Salem are among the best cities in the U.S. for pet owners. That’s according to a new study from Forbes magazine. The study…

Current North Carolina law makes intentionally disseminating obscenity the lowest grade of a felony. Wilson County Republican Sen. Buck Newton's (pictured) proposal would raise the felony by one level if the obscenity is “committed knowingly in the presence of an individual under 18 years of age.” Image courtesy of North Carolina General Assembly.

N. Carolina obscenity bill could address some drag shows

A bill that would toughen the punishment for spreading obscenity in front of a child advanced in the state Senate this week, a change that its sponsor has…

The proposed design for Greensboro trolley vehicles. Courtesy city of Greensboro.

Trolley service coming to downtown Greensboro

Visitors and residents will soon be able to hop on a trolley to get around downtown Greensboro. Trolleys were last seen on Greensboro city streets during…

FILE - Reggie Weaver, at podium, speaks outside the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C, on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, about a recent partisan gerrymandering ruling by the North Carolina Supreme Court. In massive victories for Republicans, the North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday, April 28, 2023, threw out a previous ruling against gerrymandered voting maps and upheld a photo voter identification law that colleagues had struck down as racially biased. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson, File)

N. Carolina justices hand GOP big win with election rulings

In massive victories for Republicans, the North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday threw out a previous ruling against gerrymandered voting maps and upheld a photo voter identification law that colleagues had struck down as racially biased.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey talks to reporters about a bill that would let Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina reorganize, Monday, April 24, 2023, at the Albemarle Building in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

Blue Cross reorganization bill approved by N. Carolina House

North Carolina's leading health insurer would be able to reorganize through a method the nonprofit company's leaders said would keep it nimble and…

Drag performer Anna Yacht. Image courtesy of Anna Yacht

Proposal would ban drag shows for people under 18 in North Carolina

Forsyth County state Representative Jeff Zenger has filed a bill that would make drag performances illegal on public property or in the presence of anyone…

State officials want to ensure that good nutrition is part of an action plan addressing food insecurity. AP Photo/Matt Rourke

North Carolina expands action plan to address food and nutrition needs

North Carolina officials have released a new action plan to address food insecurity and nutrition needs. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human…

Angela Levine spoke about the need for a legislative agenda at a Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education meeting on April 11, 2023. (Screenshot courtesy of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools)

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Board is considering developing a legislative agenda

Several school districts in North Carolina, including Guilford, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, and Wake, have legislative agendas. Angela Levine, a public…

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