Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 The GOP-led legislature may seize control of state and local election boards from the Democratic governor, fueling a feud that could resonate in 2024.
North Carolina lawmakers are preparing to redraw their own voting districts ahead of the 2024 elections, as well as the state s 14 U.S. House of Representatives seats. But first, they re holding a series of public meetings to hear from voters.
Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023 The 2023 "budget bill" is far less about state spending than it is a legislative garbage truck - a vehicle for scores of non-spending legislation the leadership wants hidden from their constituents so there s no discussion, debates or full disclosure.
Language in a budget draft would let lawmakers decide whether to release their records to the public. It is "the deepest cut to the public records act since it was enacted," one lawyer says.
House Bill 600 is the General Assembly s near-annual regulatory reform bill - a grab bag of changes backed by the chamber s Republican majority as a common sense way to help keep the state s strong business climate humming.