The House and Senate agreed on an adjournment resolution late Thursday to wrap up major legislative action.
Baiting someone to click on an irrelevant article may be a small victory, but it's a bad long-term strategy. Because some of the those who click may never click again.
State lawmakers have given unanimous final passage to "Right to Try Individualized Treatments" (House Bill 98). The measure seek to allow patients with terminal or severely debilitating diseases, who have exhausted all other options, to partake in experimental treatments when recommended by a physician.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals will allow a woman to proceed with her federal excessive-force lawsuit against three Randolph County sheriff’s deputies. Appellate judges ruled Thursday against granting the deputies immunity from the suit. The court’s opinion noted the “obvious illegality” of the “outrageous conduct” alleged in the suit.
Following the override votes in the NC House Wednesday, the NC Senate followed suit in overriding the three vetoes on Thursday afternoon, making for a total of 22 veto overrides this biennium. All three pieces of legislation now become law, notwithstanding the objections of Gov. Roy Cooper.
The North Carolina House and Senate passed a constitutional amendment on Thursday that will appear on the ballot this November for voters to weigh in on.
Don't expect to witness your favorite candidate in the same persona you see at rallies. Debates are usually a different audience and a different strategy.
The only toss-up race for congress in the state, and one of the few in the whole region, can be found in North Carolina’s Congressional District-1. Incumbent Democrat Congressman Don Davis faces political newcomer and veteran, Republican Laurie Buckhout, in what is shaping up to be a well-funded battle to the fall finish line. The...
Lawmakers in the NC Senate filed an adjournment resolution Wednesday evening that calls for adjourning both chambers Friday. Lawmakers would return at noon on July 10, August 1, September 25, November 18-22, and December 30. Each return session would have activity limited to action on gubernatorial vetoes, appointments, conference reports, or elections, in addition to a...
State Rep. Allen Chesser is a Republican representing Nash County at the North Carolina General Assembly.
State Sen. Benton Sawrey is a Republican representing Johnston County at the North Carolina General Assembly.
