/tags/2018-nc-legislature 2018 NC Legislature en-US Copyright Mon, 26 Nov 2018 19:31:25 GMT /politics/2018-11-26/joint-legislative-committee-looks-at-early-draft-of-voter-id A joint committee of state lawmakers met Monday to discuss voter ID legislation. The meeting comes ahead of Tuesday's special session of the North… Mon, 26 Nov 2018 19:31:25 GMT /politics/2018-11-26/joint-legislative-committee-looks-at-early-draft-of-voter-id Rusty Jacobs /politics/2018-10-16/general-assembly-unanimously-approves-additional-hurricane-florence-relief The North Carolina General Assembly unanimously agreed Monday night to set aside another $800 million dollars for Hurricane Florence relief."This… Tue, 16 Oct 2018 10:12:34 GMT /politics/2018-10-16/general-assembly-unanimously-approves-additional-hurricane-florence-relief Rusty Jacobs /politics/2018-10-02/nc-lawmakers-give-unanimous-approval-to-florence-bills Updated at 3:30 p.m.North Carolina lawmakers have quickly approved their initial legislation designed to address the damage and logistics problems caused… Tue, 02 Oct 2018 16:40:46 GMT /politics/2018-10-02/nc-lawmakers-give-unanimous-approval-to-florence-bills Associated Press /news/2018-07-27/cooper-vetoes-ballot-language-bills-okd-in-special-session Actions by Republican legislators this week to alter North Carolina ballot language this fall for constitutional referenda and a Supreme Court race have… Fri, 27 Jul 2018 19:26:14 GMT /news/2018-07-27/cooper-vetoes-ballot-language-bills-okd-in-special-session Associated Press /politics/2018-07-23/gop-acts-on-ballot-language-for-amendments-judge-candidates The North Carolina legislature returned briefly to business Tuesday so Republicans could wrest the seemingly ordinary work of adding titles to proposed… Mon, 23 Jul 2018 18:49:38 GMT /politics/2018-07-23/gop-acts-on-ballot-language-for-amendments-judge-candidates Associated Press /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2018-07-06/wuncpolitics-podcast-a-conversation-with-wrals-laura-leslie This year's session at the General Assembly felt, at times, like a blur.WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief Laura Leslie joins the podcast to discuss the pace of… Fri, 06 Jul 2018 18:38:26 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2018-07-06/wuncpolitics-podcast-a-conversation-with-wrals-laura-leslie Jeff Tiberii /politics/2018-07-05/what-nc-lawmakers-did-and-didnt-do-during-the-six-week-session State lawmakers have returned home following a hectic, six-week session during which they approved a state spending plan, continued an ongoing clash with… Thu, 05 Jul 2018 13:10:35 GMT /politics/2018-07-05/what-nc-lawmakers-did-and-didnt-do-during-the-six-week-session Jeff Tiberii /politics/2018-06-29/north-carolina-lawmakers-agree-to-pitch-id-mandate-to-voters Updated 4:07 p.m. | June 29, 2018North Carolina's Republican lawmakers are asking the public for a fresh mandate to block voting by people without certain… Fri, 29 Jun 2018 15:30:55 GMT /politics/2018-06-29/north-carolina-lawmakers-agree-to-pitch-id-mandate-to-voters Associated Press /politics/2018-06-26/state-house-moves-forward-on-multiple-amendments-to-state-constitution Republicans in the General Assembly rode their majority to pass three more proposed constitutional amendments Tuesday. Photo Identification Requirement At… Tue, 26 Jun 2018 23:50:42 GMT /politics/2018-06-26/state-house-moves-forward-on-multiple-amendments-to-state-constitution Liz Schlemmer, Rusty Jacobs, Associated Press /politics/2018-06-26/voting-farm-bills-among-7-vetoed-by-nc-governor-cooper Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed seven bills just before a Monday night deadline, deciding to block Republican proposals to alter early in-person voting… Tue, 26 Jun 2018 13:00:09 GMT /politics/2018-06-26/voting-farm-bills-among-7-vetoed-by-nc-governor-cooper Associated Press