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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.

The North Carolina bill would keep kids under 14 from having social media accounts while giving parents of teenagers more control.

Sen. Michael Lee is serving his fifth term in the North Carolina Senate.

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.

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.

The state's restriction on school calendars has long been a bone of contention pitting state lawmakers and the tourism industry against school boards and families, regardless of their political persuasion.

If a House bill becomes law, officers could issue $100 fines to drivers distracted by dogs or children.

North Carolina legislators are trying to ban the use of many hemp products on school grounds.

Competition for the two hunting permits would be steep.