/tags/the-first-step-act The First Step Act en-US Copyright Tue, 01 Dec 2020 13:18:05 GMT /law/2020-12-01/criminal-record-sentence-changes-among-new-nc-laws New laws began Tuesday in North Carolina that are designed to help more people convicted of lower-level crimes and nonviolent drug trafficking get records… Tue, 01 Dec 2020 13:18:05 GMT /law/2020-12-01/criminal-record-sentence-changes-among-new-nc-laws Associated Press /politics/2019-10-25/lawmakers-push-to-loosen-mandatory-minimums-amid-budget-stalemate Exhausted by the longest legislative session since 2001, state lawmakers are pushing through piecemeal spending measures as the full budget sits in the… Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:46:53 GMT /politics/2019-10-25/lawmakers-push-to-loosen-mandatory-minimums-amid-budget-stalemate Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2019-10-25/lawmakers-push-to-loosen-mandatory-minimums-amid-budget-stalemate Exhausted by the longest legislative session since 2001, state lawmakers are pushing through piecemeal spending measures as the full budget sits in the… Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:46:53 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-10-25/lawmakers-push-to-loosen-mandatory-minimums-amid-budget-stalemate Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao