WASHINGTON — Several Republican U.S. senators left a closed-door lunch with Secret Service Director Sean Curran on Tuesday saying they still have questions about how the agency would spend an additional $1 billion. Read more Constitutional property tax amendment passes key NC House panel despite concerns “I’ve asked for a lot more data,” said Senate…
A constitutional amendment to limit the amount by which local governments can increase property taxes passed the NC House Finance Committee Tuesday.
A bill that would set up a new grant and loan program to build and renovate rural hospitals is moving through the NC House.
House Bill 133 would prohibit “adversarial” foreign countries from buying agricultural land situated within 50 miles of a military installation.
The pause affects 2026 proposal requests for solar plans expected to generate power in the early 2030s.
A new federal law roping more people into work requirements to receive SNAP benefits means thousands in NC are at risk of losing food aid.
As appeals courts split on the constitutionality of mandatory detention for millions of immigrants, the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to decide the matter. A Trump administration policy threatening imprisonment without bond has been struck down by two appeals courts, which could soon be joined by a third, but upheld by two others.
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a new ruling that guts the federal Voting Rights Act, and we’ll dig into the details what this means for our democracy in a special two-part conversation with Southern Coalition for Social Justice Senior Counsel, Chris Shenton
Two Black voters are dropping their challenge to two NC Senate districts in light of the US Supreme Court weakening the Voting Rights Act.
Democrats proposed a 7% tax on income over $1 million to fund public schools, but the bill is unlikely to advance in the GOP-led legislature.