Emotions Raw During Hearing on Abortion Bill
RALEIGH — A physician who performs abortions called the informed-consent bill “bad from start to finish,” while a woman told lawmakers about regrets that still haunt her over her decision to abort.
RALEIGH — A physician who performs abortions called the informed-consent bill “bad from start to finish,” while a woman told lawmakers about regrets that still haunt her over her decision to abort.
RALEIGH — On top of the abortion-funding restrictions, Republican budget-writers have clawed back about $500,000 in state grants to Planned Parenthood. The funds are earmarked for contraception and teenage pregnancy prevention programs in the Triangle area.
RALEIGH — Issues that could go before voters include protecting traditional marriage and private property rights. Political observers say state and federal races will drive turnout more than proposed constitutional amendments.
RALEIGH — Under the GOP House budget plan, the Golden LEAF foundation would lose its $68-million allocation next year, and the Tobacco Trust Fund and the Health and Wellness Trust Fund would be abolished.
RALEIGH — Aside from charter-school legislation pending in a House-Senate conference committee, the tax-credit bill would be the most substantial piece of school-choice legislation debated in the General Assembly this year.
RALEIGH — The proposed law would signal a sweeping change for North Carolina, which has few abortion restrictions on the books, and is sure to generate heated political discussion as it makes its way through the legislature.
RALEIGH — Redistricting will continue to drawn attention when legislators hold another round of public hearings Wednesday. Look for the same with a sweeping charter-school reform law.
RALEIGH — Gov. Bev Perdue's two vetoes were the exclamation point on a legislative week that also saw the first public steps in the budgeting process. On Tuesday, House subcommittees released preliminary cuts totaling $2 billion, eliciting howls of protest from public sector groups and liberal advocacy organizations.
RALEIGH — The brainchild of former Gov. Jim Hunt, NCCAT offers dozens of five-day seminars throughout the year, most focusing on cultural, historical, and artistic topics, including global warming, holistic health, and pottery. Each year, the retreat serves 5,000 public school teachers lucky enough to attend.
RALEIGH — The effort comes a week after General Assembly lawmakers began public committee meetings on redistricting, a hotly partisan task after fresh census numbers are out. Republican sponsors say there isn’t enough time for redistricting reform for the current cycle, but they want the changes in place for the next round in 2020.
RALEIGH — The final vote, 72-46, was the slimmest margin needed to approve a proposed change to the constitution. Four Democrats joined all 68 members of the Republican caucus in the House in voting for the bill.
RALEIGH — Thursday's press conferences were the latest salvo in a steadily increasing war of words between the General Assembly's Republican majority and Gov. Bev Perdue. A stagnating job market and a multibillion-dollar budget hole have fueled the tense atmosphere.