An NC House committee okayed a controversial voting bill that would tighten rules for overseas voters and give the auditor more power, but the bill’s sponsor says it’s still a work in progress.
U.S. senators from both political parties said late Tuesday they had yet to see the text of the deal Trump administration officials struck over the weekend to end the war in Iran, though several indicated any final agreement will require their approval.
House Republicans have pushed to legalize happy hour and allow canned cocktails at grocery stores. So far, the state Senate is not partaking.
Democratic lawmakers unveiled a teacher pay bill that would give larger raises to veteran educators and restore master’s degree supplements.
Senate Bill 1018, which has bipartisan backing, would establish a Breakthrough Therapies Research (BTR) Grant Fund and appropriate $5.4 million to study psychedelic medicines to treat military veterans, first responders and other trauma-impacted populations.
A bill that would establish minimum standards of care for domestic dogs and cats unanimously passed the North Carolina House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
The U.S. Department of Education announced sweeping efforts Tuesday to outsource its special education programs and civil rights enforcement to other agencies, in another major step by President Donald Trump’s administration to dismantle the department.
The order and the rule require states to provide lists of mail-in voters if they want the Postal Service to deliver ballots, marking the first time the federal government has created a national voter list. Democratic states and voting rights groups argue the order is an illegal overreach by Trump because states administer elections under the U.S. Constitution.
A Senate committee advanced a bill to prohibit local governments from adopting a property tax rate exceeding the revenue-neutral tax rate.
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to weigh in on the issue of whether some immigrants with criminal records can be detained indefinitely.