/politics Politics en-US Copyright Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:11:02 GMT /politics/2025-04-03/nc-bill-foster-care-adoption The bill is meant to help families who want to adopt foster children maintain custody, establishes DHHS review in potential abuse and neglect cases involving children in foster care. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:11:02 GMT /politics/2025-04-03/nc-bill-foster-care-adoption Adam Wagner /politics/2025-04-02/north-carolina-doge-government-efficiency-auditor-dave-boliek The state's Republican auditor Dave Boliek will be empowered to use AI to recommend cuts for government efficiency. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:04:22 GMT /politics/2025-04-02/north-carolina-doge-government-efficiency-auditor-dave-boliek Mary Helen Moore /politics/2025-04-02/nc-bill-limit-kids-access-social-media The North Carolina bill would keep kids under 14 from having social media accounts while giving parents of teenagers more control. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:27:52 GMT /politics/2025-04-02/nc-bill-limit-kids-access-social-media Adam Wagner /politics/2025-04-01/explosives-law-nc-sbi-new-bern-bomb-making-equipment Possessing materials to make a bomb could soon be a felony under North Carolina state law. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:33:57 GMT /politics/2025-04-01/explosives-law-nc-sbi-new-bern-bomb-making-equipment Mary Helen Moore /politics/2025-04-01/new-hanover-republican-michael-lee-senate-majority-leader Sen. Michael Lee is serving his fifth term in the North Carolina Senate. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 19:52:17 GMT /politics/2025-04-01/new-hanover-republican-michael-lee-senate-majority-leader Adam Wagner /politics/2025-03-30/north-carolina-billion-unspent-helene-recovery-funding North Carolina’s legislature passed more than $1 billion with two Helene recovery funding bills in October, but by mid-February, about two-thirds of that money still hadn’t been spent. Sun, 30 Mar 2025 20:55:00 GMT /politics/2025-03-30/north-carolina-billion-unspent-helene-recovery-funding Colin Campbell /politics/2025-03-28/north-carolina-judge-jefferson-griffin-confederate-uniform-college A judge challenging the outcome of his North Carolina Supreme Court race was photographed wearing Confederate military garb and posing before a Confederate battle flag when he was a member of a college fraternity that glorified the pre-Civil War South. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:15:27 GMT /politics/2025-03-28/north-carolina-judge-jefferson-griffin-confederate-uniform-college Associated Press /politics/2025-03-28/nc-budget-director-kristin-walker-fiscal-cliff-governor-stein State Budget Director Kristin Walker’s team of economists have run the numbers of various revenue scenarios – and she says all of them lead to a “fiscal cliff" where the state sees a major budget shortfall in the coming years. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:32:23 GMT /politics/2025-03-28/nc-budget-director-kristin-walker-fiscal-cliff-governor-stein Colin Campbell /show/due-south/2025-03-28/nc-news-roundup-wildfire-impact-wnc-bathroom-bill Due South's Jeff Tiberii and a panel of journalists discuss wildfires in the western reaches of our state, another North Carolina "bathroom bill," and NC State's new men's basketball coach. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:23:43 GMT /show/due-south/2025-03-28/nc-news-roundup-wildfire-impact-wnc-bathroom-bill Jeff Tiberii, Aaron Sánchez-Guerra, Rachel McCarthy /politics/2025-03-27/disability-waitlist-medicaid-innovations-waiver-nc-funding Hundreds of advocates for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities visited the North Carolina legislature this week to lobby lawmakers to provide more funding for a program that has a years-long waiting list. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 22:17:32 GMT /politics/2025-03-27/disability-waitlist-medicaid-innovations-waiver-nc-funding Colin Campbell