Newly proposed election maps are expected to tilt North Carolina s congressional delegation to the right and maintain GOP majorities in state legislative chambers. Republican lawmakers, who drew the maps in secret, went over them in public for the first time Thursday.
North Carolina lawmakers plan to vote Tuesday to override Gov. Roy Cooper s vetoes on five bills. The Republican supermajority is expected to make quick work of the votes, passing election rule changes, other bills, into law.
NASCAR and Speedway Motorsports made a special delivery to the North Carolina Legislature Thursday, announcing that the 40th running of the NASCAR All-Star Race will take place at historic North Wilkesboro Speedway .
Republican lawmakers are holding a series of public hearings this week on the state s redistricting process. They also changed the state s open records laws last week, shielding information about the General Assembly s map-making process.
On Sept. 22, the N.C. General Assembly gave its final approval to the 2023 Appropriations Act with a bipartisan vote of 70-40 in the House and a 28-19 vote in