House Bill 533 was filed Wednesday by Rep. Keith Kidwell (R-Beaufort) and closes the state's current 20-week limit on abortions. It's unclear how much traction this bill might have with leaders in the General Assembly.
The second rehearing in two days belt like the first on redistricting: The court was not ducking questions about how it had ruled on whether the law the General Assembly passed during a lame duck session to enact voter ID discriminated against African-Americans, as it had ruled.
Gov. Roy Cooper touts an aggressive spending plan that Senate Leader Phil Berger doesn't like. Virginia Foxx and Kathy Manning go at it on educational issues. Ashton Clemmons is at top of House Democrats.
N.C. Senate Republicans are facing criticism for their latest appointments to the UNC System Board of Governors. All six of the appointments are men and all but one are white.
N.C. Senate Republicans are facing criticism for their latest appointments to the UNC System Board of Governors. All six of the appointments are men and all but one are white.