Coastal lawmakers signal it may be time to modify North Carolina’s decades-old ban on seawalls
Coastal lawmakers are calling for changes to the state ban on hardened structures as they look for ways to protect beach homes from worsening erosion.
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NC bill could bar people under 21 from buying hemp-derived products
It’s the latest attempt by state lawmakers to regulate the sale of hemp products after years of proposals that ultimately didn’t succeed.
Billions for the next 3 years of Trump’s mass deportation campaign signed into law
Democrats pressed for guardrails after immigration officers shot and killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis in January. But when talks broke down, Republican lawmakers drafted their own bill without any additional constraints. The measure moved through Congress this month with nearly every Republican voting to approve the additional spending, which will last through September 2029.
Homeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is walking back, for now, a plan to sweep up data on millions of Americans who vote by mail under President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail ballots.
As end of session looms, NC Republican leaders push back expected budget date
Republican lawmakers were eyeing mid-June for the rollout of North Carolina’s long-delayed budget. Now, they say that may not be possible.
NC property tax moratorium, on collision course with county budgets, heads for final vote
Guilford County officials questioned why House Republican leaders sat on S889 for five weeks, waiting to hear it until just days before most counties are required to approve new budgets.
NC lawmakers advance foreign land ownership ban despite concerns about scope, funding
Legislation to prohibit foreign companies from buying land near military bases in North Carolina took another step forward Tuesday in the House Homeland Security committee.
Republicans in Congress clear final hurdle for $70B boost in immigration enforcement
The 214-212 vote sent the nearly $70 billion package to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign the measure. Republican senators approved the bill earlier this month, with Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski the only member of the GOP in opposition.
NC Democratic senators warn right to contraception could be at risk
Lawmakers and advocates gathered Tuesday, the anniversary of the Supreme Court case that granted access to contraception as a constitutional right, to warn that 61 years later, that right could once again be at risk.
NC House committee advances safe driving tech requirements, ‘pole tax’ bills
A North Carolina House panel voted Tuesday to pass a bill requiring more drivers to install technology to prevent drunk driving or excessive speeding. It also okayed a new surcharge for strip club customers.