House Republican leaders did not advance the measure Wednesday after Tuesday’s protests at the legislature, saying it needs additional work.

Amid a series of lawsuits, President Donald Trump’s administration is now moving to carry out a March 31 executive order restricting voting by mail ahead of the November midterm elections.

Private equity firms own nearly 3 million apartment units, about 13% of the total apartments across the country, according to a new analysis from watchdog group Private Equity Stakeholder Project. And most have been fairly recent purchases. The companies acquired more than 1.7 million of those, or 57%, since 2018, and about 45% of them since 2021, the report found.

Health officials from the U.S. cities hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup say they are preparing to deal with infectious diseases, heat-related illness, and an array of other health threats when millions of fans, many of them from overseas, come to watch the games.

It’s the latest attempt by state lawmakers to regulate the sale of hemp products after years of proposals that ultimately didn’t succeed.

An anti-abortion group last month sued seven Utah fertility clinics, claiming their disposal of embryos as part of the in vitro fertilization process violates the state’s wrongful death law.

The state’s first comprehensive budget since 2023 is expected to be headed to Gov. Josh Stein by Friday. Here’s some of what’s in the fine print.

A $34 billion budget for NC passed with bipartisan support in the legislature and is finally on its way to Gov. Josh Stein after a year-long delay.

The U.S. Postal Service on Friday took its first major step to carry out President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail, proposing a rule that would require states to submit lists of voters before mailing ballots.

State employees and teachers who go to WakeMed and are insured by the NC State Health Plan will pay more starting next year.