North Carolina lawmakers left Raleigh before passing a budget. Here’s a recap of the most notable accomplishments and ...

The megabill has returned to the House after passing in the Senate with a 51-50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance as the tie ...

The 940-page “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” as it’s formally titled, has consumed Congress as its shared priority with the ...

Learn more in The N&O’s higher education newsletter about a new law allowing UNC System schools to offer lower tuition to ...

Lawmakers pass bill loosening child care regulations in effort to expand access — but without adding new funding.

Thom Tillis has had a long career in North Carolina politics, serving as speaker of the N.C. House of Representatives and ...

Improvements in the budget reconciliation bill, the North Carolina senator ultimately decided, were not satisfactory to “pass ...

North Carolina’s commercial fishermen can breathe a momentary sigh of relief with Wednesday’s decision by the state House to delay any decision on a proposed ban on all shrimp trawling ...

The North Carolina legislature has wrapped up the chief portion of its annual session by passing another Hurricane Helene ...

The North Carolina legislature wrapped up the chief portion of its annual session Thursday, passing another Hurricane Helene ...

N.C. State Sen. Bobby Hanig gets a hug during a protest of House Bill 442 at the Legislature Building Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

The General Assembly has reached what is likely to be its final day of session before a recess, and its final day before the ...