/tags/2023-legislature 2023 Legislature en-US Copyright Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:47:52 GMT /politics/2024-01-05/star-nc-future-textile-town-aging-infrastructure-main-street The town of Star’s leaders want to build on the success of an arts facility by finding new uses for the other shuttered textile buildings and historic structures that line Main Street. But while most of Star’s historic buildings are standing strong, the town’s water and sewer infrastructure is showing its age. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:47:52 GMT /politics/2024-01-05/star-nc-future-textile-town-aging-infrastructure-main-street Colin Campbell /education/2023-12-15/north-carolina-budget-teachers-struggle-licensing-exams-jobs-cumberland Earlier this year, ¹ÏÉñapp reported on a teacher who lost her teaching license because she struggled to pass a licensing exam. ‘Ms. Art’ is an elementary art teacher who struggles with testing anxiety. Now, a policy that passed as part of the state budget offers a solution to keep teachers like her in classrooms. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:24:51 GMT /education/2023-12-15/north-carolina-budget-teachers-struggle-licensing-exams-jobs-cumberland Liz Schlemmer /politics/2023-12-11/north-carolina-auto-insurance-rates-be-lower-lawmakers-hold-hearing State lawmakers are considering changes to auto insurance regulations that they think could lower premiums for drivers. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 22:39:31 GMT /politics/2023-12-11/north-carolina-auto-insurance-rates-be-lower-lawmakers-hold-hearing Colin Campbell /politics/2023-12-05/tim-moore-defends-new-congressional-map-as-he-files-to-run State House Speaker Tim Moore filed to run for the 14th Congressional District seat in 2024. The district is one of four that a federal lawsuit claims was racially gerrymandered by Republican lawmakers. Tue, 05 Dec 2023 22:57:37 GMT /politics/2023-12-05/tim-moore-defends-new-congressional-map-as-he-files-to-run Rusty Jacobs /politics/2023-12-05/north-carolina-congressional-districts-challenged-federal-court-racial-bias The map enacted in October puts Republicans in good shape to win at least 10 of the state’s 14 congressional seats next November. Democrats and Republicans each won seven seats under a map used in 2022, but GOP legislators were able to draw new lines this fall without judicial limits on partisan bias. Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:18:02 GMT /politics/2023-12-05/north-carolina-congressional-districts-challenged-federal-court-racial-bias Associated Press /2023-11-30/governor-cooper-scores-victory-election-board-gop-lawmakers-over-separation-powers A three-judge panel in state court Thursday sided with Cooper and issued a preliminary injunction in his lawsuit to block a Republican-backed law that would strip him of appointment power over state and county elections boards Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:25:01 GMT /2023-11-30/governor-cooper-scores-victory-election-board-gop-lawmakers-over-separation-powers Rusty Jacobs /politics/2023-11-21/federal-lawsuit-black-voters-north-carolina-redistricting A lawsuit filed this week claims a newly drawn state Senate district map violates federal Voting Rights Act protections for Black voters. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:52:40 GMT /politics/2023-11-21/federal-lawsuit-black-voters-north-carolina-redistricting Rusty Jacobs /politics/2023-11-20/roy-cooper-chamber-black-nominees-state-courts-north-carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says Republican lawmakers and the North Carolina Chamber are blocking Black nominees for state business courts. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 18:20:21 GMT /politics/2023-11-20/roy-cooper-chamber-black-nominees-state-courts-north-carolina Colin Campbell /politics/2023-11-10/gov-cooper-signs-bills-that-address-senior-care-firefighters-with-cancer Gov. Roy Cooper signed the final two bills of this year's legislative session late Thursday. Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:45:37 GMT /politics/2023-11-10/gov-cooper-signs-bills-that-address-senior-care-firefighters-with-cancer Colin Campbell /health/2023-11-06/violence-against-doctors-nurses-hospital-workers-rising-new-nc-law-aims-protect The new law was passed in the waning hours of the legislative session, but advocates worry it may go too far and hurt mental health patients. Mon, 06 Nov 2023 20:40:25 GMT /health/2023-11-06/violence-against-doctors-nurses-hospital-workers-rising-new-nc-law-aims-protect Michelle Crouch | North Carolina Health ¹ÏÉñapp, The Charlotte Ledger