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.

JetZero’s planned $4.7 billion investment into its Greensboro facilities is projected to boost the state’s economy by more than $250 billion. 

President Donald Trump celebrated his 80th birthday Sunday cageside at a multimillion-dollar bloody mixed martial arts event staged on the White House South Lawn, punctuated by fighter jet flyovers, a live military band and fireworks to mark the country’s 250th anniversary.

Rep. Deborah Ross discusses her recent inspection of the ICE processing facility in Cary and why she’s pushing to inspect a Georgia detention center.