New bill would create a work group to study moving control of K-12 funding from the DPI to the State Education Assistance Authority.

It was the first time Mullin, who was advocating for President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request, has appeared before Congress since the Senate confirmed his nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security in March.

A proposal to regulate the growing cryptocurrency ATM industry in North Carolina is moving forward in the state House — but not without some concessions to the industry.

North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders filed two new constitutional amendments Thursday, aiming to load up this fall’s ballot with proposals tailored to attract conservative voters to the polls.

Coalitions opposed to H437 urge homeless service providers, local elected officials and others to share their concerns about the “unauthorized camping” ban under consideration in the North Carolina Senate.

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.

The Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund has attracted scrutiny for its corruption potential, even splitting congressional Republicans who rarely confront President Donald Trump’s decisions and policies.

CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO wrote in a joint statement the suit is intended “to protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes.”

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For decades, Indian Health Service has been chronically underfunded, with the agency’s budget workgroup estimating that it’s nearly $55 billion short of what it needs this year.