Tillis signs on to bill aiming to limit White House tariff authority, as EU...
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, is among a group Republican lawmakers at the US Capitol pushing back on the White House’s sweeping tariff plan by co-sponsoring legislation that would put guardrails on the...
View ArticleNC and American flags should be made in US, legislators say in unanimous vote
North Carolina and American flags purchased by the state government using taxpayer dollars should be 100% made in America, the North Carolina House indicated in a unanimous vote on Tuesday. All 113...
View ArticleTop NC court delays arguments in ACC media rights cases
The North Carolina Supreme Court has delayed oral arguments that had been scheduled next week in a pair of lawsuits pitting the Atlantic Coast Conference against member schools Clemson and Florida...
View ArticleNC House bill would require pornography sites to maintain consent forms
On Monday, state Rep. Neal Jackson, R-Moore, introduced House Bill 805, a bipartisan bill that would require websites distributing pornography to obtain consent from any individuals depicted in a video...
View ArticleJudges remove districts, drop other claims in NC redistricting suits
A three-judge panel has struck down challenges to more than 20 legislative and congressional districts in two consolidated federal redistricting lawsuits. The panel also rejected claims that North...
View ArticleAudit: NCDPS didn’t accurately report data to HUD because they didn’t fully...
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) didn’t accurately report Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) financial data to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...
View ArticleAlena’s Law: Legislation aims to expedite death declarations for missing...
The North Carolina House Committee on Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery has advanced a bill that would allow families to legally declare a loved one dead sooner if they are declared missing...
View ArticleGOP-backed bills would give state auditor new powers over government spending
The North Carolina Senate on passed legislation on April 8 to create a state-level department to tackle government waste and inefficiency, but a separate House proposal to expand the state auditor’s...
View ArticleHow will tariffs impact NC farmers?
High tariffs on all countries with large trade deficits with the United States went into effect on Wednesday but were almost immediately rolled back to 10% by President Donald Trump, who also called...
View ArticleSenate bans DEI in higher education, as Dems say it will ‘do absolutely nothing’
The North Carolina Senate passed a measure on Wednesday to ban DEI in higher education, but not without an extensive debate from Democrats who were entirely opposed to the legislation. Supporters of...
View ArticleSome NC international college students seeing visas unexpectedly being revoked
Some international students’ visas are being revoked unexpectedly at colleges and universities across the country, including four in North Carolina. Six international students at UNC-Charlotte, six...
View ArticleCharlotte to host 2027 Military World Summer Games
Following a landmark decision from the board of directors, the 8th International Military Sports Council (CISM) Military World Summer Games 2027 will occur in Charlotte. This year will mark the first...
View ArticleGriffin must respond Friday to filings in NC Supreme Court election dispute
Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin faces an 11 a.m. Friday deadline to respond to the latest court filings in his election dispute with the State Board of Elections and Democrat...
View ArticleNC moves to add Medicaid work requirements
North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion is facing a period of uncertainty as lawmakers prepare for the possibility that the federal government could reduce its financial commitment to the program. In...
View ArticleTop legislators oppose Stein’s attempt to block election board changes
North Carolina’s top legislative leaders object to Gov. Josh Stein’s request for a restraining order and injunction that would block pending changes to the State Board of Elections. A hearing on the...
View ArticleNC250 legislative committee looks to new nonprofit for help with anniversary...
North Carolina’s General Assembly Semiquincentennial Committee will collaborate with the state’s Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution chapters to launch a new nonprofit—the Celebrating America...
View ArticleGriffin opposes latest requests from Riggs, elections board in Supreme Court...
Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin urges that court not to step back into his election dispute with the North Carolina State Board of Elections and Democrat Allison Riggs....
View ArticleNC school preserving Appalachian heritage celebrates 100th anniversary
For the last 100 years, the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC, has been enriching lives and sparking connections while teaching and preserving Appalachian traditions, such as arts, crafts,...
View ArticleUS expat pleads guilty to threatening to kill Tillis
An American citizen living in Thailand pleaded guilty Wednesday to threatening to kill US Sen. Thom Tillis and his staff in September 2021. According to the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern...
View ArticleBill could increase penalty for drug dealers preying on homeless near shelters
A bill establishing drug-free homeless service zones could soon allow individuals engaging in drug activity outside homeless shelters to be charged under North Carolina law. After passing the House...
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