/tags/nc-general-assembly NC General Assembly en-US Copyright Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:45:58 GMT /education/2025-03-05/republican-legislators-nc-eliminate-dei-public-schools The bill aligns with the Trump administration's objective to remove DEI from all facets of education. Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:45:58 GMT /education/2025-03-05/republican-legislators-nc-eliminate-dei-public-schools Brianna Atkinson /politics/2025-02-25/nc-house-funding-helene-recovery The state House unanimously approved an additional $500 million for Helene recovery Tuesday, including funding to rebuild homes damaged in the storm, clean up debris and rebuild private roads and bridges. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 22:54:08 GMT /politics/2025-02-25/nc-house-funding-helene-recovery Colin Campbell /politics/2025-01-06/last-north-carolina-legislative-races-get-finalized-confirming-gop-loss-of-veto-proof-control North Carolina General Assembly elections have been finalized and confirm that Republicans have lost their veto-proof control of the legislature after nearly two years. Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:58:11 GMT /politics/2025-01-06/last-north-carolina-legislative-races-get-finalized-confirming-gop-loss-of-veto-proof-control Associated Press /politics/2024-11-19/republican-lawmakers-north-carolina-house-speaker-destin-hall North Carolina House Republicans have carried out a succession plan to choose the chamber's rules committee chairman to succeed Rep. Tim Moore after 10 years as speaker. Republicans who recently won House elections met Tuesday and chose Rep. Destin Hall of Caldwell County to succeed Moore in the post when the next two-year session opens in January. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:40:10 GMT /politics/2024-11-19/republican-lawmakers-north-carolina-house-speaker-destin-hall Associated Press /news/2024-11-19/north-carolina-gop-private-school-vouchers-immigration-ice-sheriffs The North Carolina House voted to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that drastically expands private school scholarship grants and forces local sheriffs to comply with federal immigration agents' requests to detain certain inmates. The House voted along party lines on Tuesday. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:35:04 GMT /news/2024-11-19/north-carolina-gop-private-school-vouchers-immigration-ice-sheriffs Associated Press, Liz Schlemmer /education/2024-11-15/unc-funding-helene-recovery-general-assembly The North Carolina General Assembly has appropriated $20 million for recovery at public universities impacted by Helene. The UNC System will distribute the money, with the bulk of the appropriation going to students at institutions across the state. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:00:55 GMT /education/2024-11-15/unc-funding-helene-recovery-general-assembly Brianna Atkinson /politics/2024-09-06/north-carolina-gop-spending-deal-private-school-voucher North Carolina's Republican legislative leaders announced on Friday that they reached a spending deal to fund various programs. One of those programs is the state's Opportunity Scholarship that provides scholarships to families enrolling their children in private schools. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 20:36:15 GMT /politics/2024-09-06/north-carolina-gop-spending-deal-private-school-voucher Associated Press /health/2024-09-03/advanced-practice-nurses-north-carolina Advanced practice nurses have been trying to gain more independence from physicians for decades, but the legislative obstacles are high. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:00:46 GMT /health/2024-09-03/advanced-practice-nurses-north-carolina Twumasi Duah-Mensah | NC Health News /show/due-south/2024-07-30/purple-ballot-nc-representative-jason-saine NC Representative Jason Saine, a senior co-chair of the House Appropriations Committee, talks with Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii about his decision to leave the General Assembly. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:40:00 GMT /show/due-south/2024-07-30/purple-ballot-nc-representative-jason-saine Jeff Tiberii /show/due-south/2024-07-30/purple-ballot-representative-ashton-clemmons-leaving-nc-general-assembly Representative Ashton Wheeler Clemmons (D-Guilford) talks with Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii after her recent announcement that she's resigning from the General Assembly. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:20:00 GMT /show/due-south/2024-07-30/purple-ballot-representative-ashton-clemmons-leaving-nc-general-assembly Jeff Tiberii