Updates to sex education standards raise concerns among conservatives
The North Carolina Board of Education recently voted to approve updates to the Healthful Living Standards for K-12 public schools, but some conservatives are wary of adjustments to the sex education...
View Article‘Right to Try’ moves through general assembly
Companion legislation, HB 1029 and SB 871, have been moving through the General Assembly this week as bill sponsors seek to allow patients with terminal or severely debilitating diseases, who have...
View ArticleHouse unanimously classifies gas station drug as a controlled substance
Amid a worrying increase in the number of high school-aged youth purchasing the substance tianeptine, the North Carolina House of Representatives unanimously classified the drug as a Schedule II...
View ArticleCausey defiende el acuerdo estatal sobre el aumento de las tarifas del seguro...
El comisionado de seguros de Carolina del Norte, Mike Causey, dijo el martes que quiere “aclarar cualquier confusión” con respecto a un acuerdo reciente alcanzado con la Oficina de Tarifas de Carolina...
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El proyecto de ley sobre máscaras se aprueba en la Asamblea General con un...
Después de que los demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes paralizaron una votación durante casi una hora en oposición a una legislación que reprime el uso de mascarillas en público, los republicanos...
View ArticleLas actualizaciones de los estándares de educación sexual generan...
La Junta de Educación de Carolina del Norte votó recientemente para aprobar actualizaciones de los Estándares de Vida Saludable para las escuelas públicas K-12, pero algunos conservadores desconfían de...
View ArticleEl ‘Right to Try’ pasa por la asamblea general
Las leyes complementarias, HB 1029 y SB 871, han estado avanzando en la Asamblea General esta semana mientras los patrocinadores del proyecto de ley buscan permitir que los pacientes con enfermedades...
View ArticleOrr, legislative lawyer square off in ‘fair elections’ lawsuit
Former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr and the General Assembly’s top redistricting lawyer debated “fair elections” before a three-judge Superior Court panel Thursday morning. Orr is asking the...
View ArticleState Supreme Court temporarily blocks order against NCSU in Poe Hall dispute
The state Supreme Court granted North Carolina State University a temporary stay Thursday in a legal fight tied to the shutdown of Poe Hall. The high court blocked an Appeals Court order that would...
View ArticleBill would revamp NC teacher licensure for Career and Technical Education
A bill introduced in the North Carolina House aims to overhaul the way teachers are licensed for Career and Technical Education instruction in high schools across the state. Sponsors say the measure —...
View ArticleNC youth behavior survey reveals improvements in student mental health
The mental health of North Carolina students is showing signs of improvement, possibly due in part to increased physical activity, according to the 2023 North Carolina Youth Risk Behavior Surveys...
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Group raises awareness of scams targeting seniors in NC
With scams targeting senior citizens on the rise, members of the North Carolina Senior Consumer Fraud Task Force representing the offices of North Carolina Secretary of State, North Carolina Insurance...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court rejects placing more restrictions on mifepristone
On Thursday, the United States Supreme Court voted 9-0, led by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, to deny a bid led by the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine to restrict use and access to the abortion pill,...
View ArticleBill restoring driving privileges for certain DWI offenders passes Senate
The Senate passed a bill this week that restores driving privileges to some individuals whose licenses were revoked due to DWI charges. All 46 senators present voted in favor of House Bill 250, which...
View ArticlePoll: Seven-in-10 NC voters support constitutional ban on non-citizen voting
A recent poll of North Carolina voters found a 68% support margin for a state constitutional amendment specifically prohibiting non-citizens from voting in elections. The poll from Carolina...
View ArticleHouse clasifica por unanimidad la droga de las gasolineras como sustancia...
En medio de un preocupante aumento en el número de jóvenes en edad de escuela secundaria que compran la sustancia tianeptina, la Cámara de Representantes de Carolina del Norte clasificó unánimemente la...
View ArticleLawmakers tout $500 million economic benefit of US Open in Pinehurst
The US Open currently underway in Pinehurst, North Carolina, is an example of the rubber meeting the road, a state lawmaker said this week when highlighting the economic advantages of past legislative...
View ArticleLa Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos rechaza imponer más restricciones a la...
El jueves, la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos votó 9-0, encabezada por el juez Brett Kavanaugh, para rechazar un intento liderado por la Alianza para la Medicina Hipocrática de restringir el uso y el...
View ArticleEncuesta: Siete de cada 10 votantes de Carolina del Norte apoyan la...
Una encuesta reciente entre votantes de Carolina del Norte encontró un margen de apoyo del 68% para una enmienda constitucional estatal que prohíbe específicamente a los no ciudadanos votar en las...
View ArticleCooper vetoes bill making juvenile justice changes
Gov. Roy Cooper pulled out his veto stamp a second time this year — this time striking down a bill making changes to North Carolina’s “Raise the Age” legislation. Cooper handed down his veto of House...
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