/tags/dan-blue Dan Blue en-US Copyright Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:50:30 GMT /politics/2024-12-03/dan-blue-senate-minority-leader-north-carolina-lawmaker-wake-house Sen. Dan Blue of Wake County first joined the General Assembly in 1981 and was elected the state's first Black House speaker in 1991. Blue has been the Senate minority leader for over a decade. But on Monday the Senate Democratic Caucus elected Sen. Sydney Batch as the minority leader for the next two-year session. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:50:30 GMT /politics/2024-12-03/dan-blue-senate-minority-leader-north-carolina-lawmaker-wake-house Associated Press /politics/2021-06-30/election-integrity-different-nc-gop-democrats-ncpol-carolina A GOP-backed elections bill would eliminate a three-day grace period for counting properly postmarked mail-in ballots. Wed, 30 Jun 2021 11:22:44 GMT /politics/2021-06-30/election-integrity-different-nc-gop-democrats-ncpol-carolina Rusty Jacobs /politics/2020-11-25/nc-senate-democrats-pick-leadership-for-session Democrats in North Carolina's State Senate have returned four lawmakers to leadership positions for the upcoming session after the GOP defended its… Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:43:57 GMT /politics/2020-11-25/nc-senate-democrats-pick-leadership-for-session Associated Press /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2019-09-25/blues-view-on-budgets-and-bipartisanship Sen. Dan Blue is the longest serving member of the North Carolina General Assembly. With 36 years of experience in the Legislature, the Wake County… Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:18:50 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2019-09-25/blues-view-on-budgets-and-bipartisanship Jeff Tiberii /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-10/nc-politics-roundup-what-legislation-has-legs Thursday marked the crossover deadline in the North Carolina General Assembly: a moment at which bills must receive approval from either chamber or likely… Fri, 10 May 2019 16:17:03 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-10/nc-politics-roundup-what-legislation-has-legs Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /politics/2019-05-10/nc-politics-roundup-what-legislation-has-legs Thursday marked the crossover deadline in the North Carolina General Assembly: a moment at which bills must receive approval from either chamber or likely… Fri, 10 May 2019 16:17:03 GMT /politics/2019-05-10/nc-politics-roundup-what-legislation-has-legs Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /politics/2016-02-18/state-lawmakers-revamp-ncs-congressional-districts-postpone-primaries February 19 update: Lawmakers gave final approval to the new maps on Friday.North Carolina lawmakers are just steps away from rearranging the state’s… Fri, 19 Feb 2016 03:02:15 GMT /politics/2016-02-18/state-lawmakers-revamp-ncs-congressional-districts-postpone-primaries Jorge Valencia /politics/2016-02-18/the-four-biggest-changes-republicans-are-proposing-for-ncs-congressional-districts Republican legislative leaders proposed a new outline for North Carolina’s 13 congressional districts on Wednesday, moving two incumbents out of districts… Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:29:39 GMT /politics/2016-02-18/the-four-biggest-changes-republicans-are-proposing-for-ncs-congressional-districts Jorge Valencia /law/2016-02-16/the-criteria-nc-gop-leaders-will-use-to-draw-new-congressional-district-lines North Carolina Republican legislators said on Tuesday that they want to keep racial considerations out of consideration when drawing new congressional… Tue, 16 Feb 2016 21:28:52 GMT /law/2016-02-16/the-criteria-nc-gop-leaders-will-use-to-draw-new-congressional-district-lines Jorge Valencia /law/2016-02-15/citizens-give-lawmakers-an-earful-about-congressional-voting-maps North Carolina lawmakers heard from dozens of citizens on Monday, as they await a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on whether they will be required to… Tue, 16 Feb 2016 02:49:48 GMT /law/2016-02-15/citizens-give-lawmakers-an-earful-about-congressional-voting-maps Jorge Valencia