May 2026

With NC Senate OK, voters will decide in November whether to write General Assembly control over local property tax increases into the constitution.

Senate Bill 730, “Ratepayer Protection Act,” is one of several proposals to regulate data centers at the state level.

The state House Wednesday okayed three constitutional amendments on income and property taxes and Council of State vacancies. Each passed narrowly with votes from former Democratic Reps. Carla Cunningham (U-Mecklenburg) and Nasif Majeed (U-Mecklenburg).

NC lawmakers are pushing bills to require AEDs and cardiac emergency plans in all public schools in the state

The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday that would require parental consent before a public elementary or middle school can update a student’s pronouns, gender markers or preferred name on records in order to receive federal funding.

President Donald Trump is again demanding Congress pass a sweeping set of voting restrictions and refuses to rule out sending troops to the polls, as Democrats and voting rights groups assemble a sprawling effort to guard against federal election interference.

Senator Amy Galey (R-Alamance) says artificial intelligence in medical research has led to new treatments and new efficiencies. But she says AI in healthcare also has the potential to increase costs for patients.

NC Senate approves sending a constitutional amendment capping the tax rate to voters. The House vote was postponed.

The NC House canceled Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of a bill allowing the state to participate in a federal tax-credit voucher program.

NAACP, Congressional Black Caucus urge college sports boycott in South over voting rights