It’s a problem that’s become all too familiar: a child dealing with a mental health crisis is taken by their family or law enforcement to a local emergency department, only to stay in the ED for days or weeks on end with no real treatment plan.
A bill to bring canned cocktails to grocery store shelves, legalize “happy hour” promotions, and loosen other liquor restrictions advanced in the North Carolina House Tuesday, albeit with a few concessions to conservative opponents.
Gov. Josh Stein on Tuesday signed an executive order directing cabinet agencies to work together to increase housing supply.
Black community leaders and lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly Tuesday said voting rights are under attack across the nation, including in North Carolina, after the U.S. Supreme Court significantly weakened the Voting Rights Act in an April ruling this year.
Pregnant patients experiencing miscarriage who live in states with abortion bans have fewer options for healthcare management, according to a new study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association.
NC Senate lawmakers could vote as soon as Tuesday on whether to put constitutional amendments for the “right to farm” and “right to work” on the ballot.
NC Senate lawmakers are moving forward with a constitutional amendment to cap the state income tax rate at 3.5%, starting next year.
Republican are reviving a proposal to elect most members of North Carolina’s State Board of Education, shifting power away from the governor.
In recent weeks, the Supreme Court has effectively allowed last-minute election changes in Southern states that hold major consequences for what districts voters are assigned to and the future of Black political representation across the region.
State lawmakers across the country also are grappling with the question of who should be required to report suspected child abuse or neglect, known as “mandated reporters.” Some legislators are weighing whether clergy should be included — and whether they should be forced to reveal information from confessions. Other lawmakers are wrestling with whether sports coaches, talent agents, camp leaders and other professions with access to children should be mandated reporters.