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STATE LEGISLATURE
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein’s ‘State of the State’: Faster Helene relief, better teacher pay
| March 13, 2025
by Galen Bacharier, Lynn Bonner and Brandon Kingdollar, NC Newsline March 12, 2025 North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein called on lawmakers to swiftly pass another round of Hurricane Helene aid and approve pay raises for teachers and law enforcement Wednesday, as he delivered his first State of the State address to the Republican-led General Assembly. […]
North Carolina legislature fleshing out details of $500 million in Helene relief
| February 12, 2025
The package remains less than half of the $1.07 billion that new Democratic Gov. Josh Stein sought in new recovery spending earlier this month from legislators.
NC lawmakers express frustration at slow rollout of Helene recovery funds
| January 31, 2025
Rep. Eric Ager, a Democratic state legislator whose district was heavily impacted by Helene, said it could be summertime at the earliest before $15 billion in federal relief funds reaches the local level.
NC lawmakers return to Raleigh vowing to work together, but with an uncertain road ahead
| January 29, 2025
The North Carolina General Assembly opened its new year with suggestions of bipartisan cooperation, even as they return to the site of several contentious debates. Republicans have lost their supermajority in the NC House, so will that sense of working together last or just fade into the din? Here's what you need to know.
NC House Republicans override Cooper’s veto of bill that takes power from newly-elected Democrats
| December 11, 2024
The NC Senate passed the override earlier this month and so now the bill will become law. But it is likely to face legal challenges next year.
OPINION: NC has a big infrastructure problem, but lawmakers are more focused on scaring immigrants and private school vouchers
| November 20, 2024
Some NC communities are battling underfunded, crumbling schools and lead-contaminated water, but Republican leadership in the NC General Assembly is focused on all the wrong things.