The actions leave him with an empty desk before lawmakers return to Raleigh at the end of the month.

He also sent a letter to North Carolina’s congressional delegation, urging lawmakers to reverse Medicaid cuts included in H.R. 1 or the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act, the federal spending and tax law passed last year.

A North Carolina Republican lawmaker has taken the unusual step of publicly retracting his sponsorship of an anti-abortion bill. That’s after critics on social media said it would sanction the killing of doctors and nurses who perform abortions, women who have abortions, and even women who use some kinds of contraception.

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. 

The final version of H377 gives the state Supreme Court the power to censure, publicly reprimand, suspend or remove judges at its discretion.

Members of the Rocky Mount City Council voted Monday night against a proposal to halt utility cutoffs after a tense meeting at which angry constituents called for their resignations.

The U.S. Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots in states that refuse to turn over lists of voters under a proposed rule, the agency’s chief executive said Wednesday, angering Democrats who warn the decision will disenfranchise voters.

A growing number of state officials fear prediction markets are opening the door to a new era of gambling on elections — a practice many states have long prohibited.

The health insurance plan for NC teachers and state employees will raise prices for retirees on Medicare Advantage plans, but offer lower prices to steer members to hospitals that agree to charge less for services.

NC Senate lawmakers could vote as soon as Tuesday on whether to put constitutional amendments for the “right to farm” and “right to work” on the ballot.