NCGA

'Where do we draw the line?': NC legislation targets public school libraries

4:20pm May 20, 2025

by Mila Mascenik, UNC Media Hub

Tara Gold has never experienced a book challenge during her four years as a media coordinator at Riverside High School in Durham.

Politics & Government

North Carolina governor urges state lawmakers to include more Helene aid in upcoming budget

4:02pm May 19, 2025

by Associated Press

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein made another request of state lawmakers to commit hundreds of millions more dollars to western North Carolina's recovery from Hurricane Helene last year. Stein's proposal announced Monday totals $891 million.

North Carolina President Pro Tempore Phil Berger

Politics & Government

North Carolina lawmakers focus on guns, immigration and parental rights ahead of a key deadline

9:25am May 09, 2025

by Makiya Seminera and Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

Gun access, parental rights and the response to illegal immigration were front and center this week in North Carolina as Republican lawmakers worked to keep their high-priority bills alive, while many other pieces of legislation are likely dead for two years.

Speaker of the House Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, left, and Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham

Politics & Government

North Carolina is pursuing its own restrictions amid Trump's pushback against DEI

2:02pm May 01, 2025

by Makiya Seminera, Associated Press

Following the lead of several conservative states and the president himself, North Carolina Republican lawmakers have advanced their own bills that target diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Speaker of the House Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, top left, and Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, top center, greet North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein

Politics & Government

North Carolina court says stripping governor of election board appointments can go ahead for now

8:31pm April 30, 2025

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

A North Carolina appeals court ruled Wednesday that a law stripping the governor's authority to appoint State Board of Elections members can take effect for now, even though trial judges struck it down as unconstitutional just last week.

NC lawmakers want to encourage homebuilding. Cities, counties don't like how they plan to do it

5:57pm April 24, 2025

by NC Newsroom | Mary Helen Moore

A bill working its way through the N.C.

A Wilmington Republican is once again pushing for Chemours to pay for filtration of forever chemicals

9:18am April 18, 2025

by NC Newsroom | Adam Wagner

For a third time, Rep.

North Carolina judges consider GOP law shifting election board picks from governor to auditor

11:05am April 15, 2025

by Associated Press

North Carolina trial judges will soon rule if legislative Republicans' latest method to attempt to wrest control of the State Board of Elections from a Democratic governor is lawful.

Politics & Government

NC Senate's proposed budget shifts additional $700M to Helene recovery

10:31am April 15, 2025

by NC Newsroom | Adam Wagner

The state Senate's proposal, unveiled Monday, would bring the total dollar amount of funds the state has shifted to respond to the 2024 storm to more than $2 billion.

Books, pencils and an apple sit on a desk

Education

Thousands of private school vouchers in the Triad went to wealthy families this year

10:38am April 11, 2025

by Amy Diaz

Data shows that in Forsyth County, 40% of students receiving private school vouchers this academic year fall under the top two income tiers. Those 1,300 students wouldn’t have previously been eligible for state money.

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