The Atlantic Coast Conference is urging North Carolina’s highest court not to take an appeal from Florida State University. FSU’s request is part of a “$700 million” legal dispute over the cost the school would face to leave the athletic conference.
The Senate unveiled its proposed budget Thursday morning with the first floor vote on the schedule for next Monday night. The move comes as the House passed its own budget draft in a 68-36 vote during a third reading on Thursday morning. At 46 pages, the Senate’s proposal is much shorter than the House’s 271-page...
North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell is under investigation for the alleged misuse of state vehicles.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to delay a challenged algaecide plan for Lake Mattamuskeet until April 2025. The delay will give a federal judge time to decide the outcome of environmental groups' lawsuit challenging the plan.
A longtime North Carolina state employee was arrested on June 9 in Long Beach, California.
The full 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals will not consider an injunction that would block at least some state Senate districts for this fall’s election. A three-judge 4th Circuit panel issued a ruling this spring rejecting an injunction. The court issued a new order Tuesday rejecting plaintiffs’ request for an en banc hearing by all members of the 4th Circuit.
The proposal would direct a $2 million grant to the Carolina Ballet and an additional $2 million grant to the NC Theatre.
Top North Carolina legislative leaders reject Gov. Roy Cooper’s request that state Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger Jr. stay away from two cases pitting the governor against the legislature. The governor cites the role Berger’s father plays in both cases as state Senate leader.
The House released its proposed state budget Monday night, including raises for state employees including teachers and law enforcement officers, but no extra funding for the State Health Plan as Treasurer Dale Folwell had requested.
The North Carolina House’s proposed budget revisions would clear the waitlist for the Opportunity Scholarship Program and raise starting teacher pay, in addition to numerous other adjustments to K-12 public education appropriations.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) voted 4-1 against a complaint at a board meeting Monday that stated the database verification of registrants isn’t fully compliant with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA).
