NC General Assembly /tags/nc-general-assembly NC General Assembly en-US Copyright Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:58:11 GMT Last North Carolina legislative races get finalized, confirming GOP loss of veto-proof control /politics/2025-01-06/last-north-carolina-legislative-races-get-finalized-confirming-gop-loss-of-veto-proof-control North Carolina General Assembly elections have been finalized and confirm that Republicans have lost their veto-proof control of the legislature after nearly two years. Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:58:11 GMT /politics/2025-01-06/last-north-carolina-legislative-races-get-finalized-confirming-gop-loss-of-veto-proof-control Associated Press Republican lawmakers are set to elect a new North Carolina House speaker, Destin Hall /politics/2024-11-19/republican-lawmakers-north-carolina-house-speaker-destin-hall North Carolina House Republicans have carried out a succession plan to choose the chamber's rules committee chairman to succeed Rep. Tim Moore after 10 years as speaker. Republicans who recently won House elections met Tuesday and chose Rep. Destin Hall of Caldwell County to succeed Moore in the post when the next two-year session opens in January. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:40:10 GMT /politics/2024-11-19/republican-lawmakers-north-carolina-house-speaker-destin-hall Associated Press North Carolina GOP's legislative priorities for this year inch closer to becoming law /news/2024-11-19/north-carolina-gop-private-school-vouchers-immigration-ice-sheriffs The North Carolina House voted to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that drastically expands private school scholarship grants and forces local sheriffs to comply with federal immigration agents' requests to detain certain inmates. The House voted along party lines on Tuesday. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:35:04 GMT /news/2024-11-19/north-carolina-gop-private-school-vouchers-immigration-ice-sheriffs Associated Press, Liz Schlemmer UNC BOG to distribute $20 million to public universities for Helene recovery /education/2024-11-15/unc-funding-helene-recovery-general-assembly The North Carolina General Assembly has appropriated $20 million for recovery at public universities impacted by Helene. The UNC System will distribute the money, with the bulk of the appropriation going to students at institutions across the state. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:00:55 GMT /education/2024-11-15/unc-funding-helene-recovery-general-assembly Brianna Atkinson North Carolina GOP leaders reach spending deal to clear private school voucher waitlist /politics/2024-09-06/north-carolina-gop-spending-deal-private-school-voucher North Carolina's Republican legislative leaders announced on Friday that they reached a spending deal to fund various programs. One of those programs is the state's Opportunity Scholarship that provides scholarships to families enrolling their children in private schools. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 20:36:15 GMT /politics/2024-09-06/north-carolina-gop-spending-deal-private-school-voucher Associated Press This was the year advanced practice nurses thought they’d get full practice authority in NC. They were wrong. /health/2024-09-03/advanced-practice-nurses-north-carolina Advanced practice nurses have been trying to gain more independence from physicians for decades, but the legislative obstacles are high. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:00:46 GMT /health/2024-09-03/advanced-practice-nurses-north-carolina Twumasi Duah-Mensah | NC Health ¹ÏÉñapp Purple Ballot: next steps for NC Representative Jason Saine /show/due-south/2024-07-30/purple-ballot-nc-representative-jason-saine NC Representative Jason Saine, a senior co-chair of the House Appropriations Committee, talks with Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii about his decision to leave the General Assembly. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:40:00 GMT /show/due-south/2024-07-30/purple-ballot-nc-representative-jason-saine Jeff Tiberii Purple Ballot: Representative Ashton Clemmons on leaving the NC General Assembly /show/due-south/2024-07-30/purple-ballot-representative-ashton-clemmons-leaving-nc-general-assembly Representative Ashton Wheeler Clemmons (D-Guilford) talks with Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii after her recent announcement that she's resigning from the General Assembly. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:20:00 GMT /show/due-south/2024-07-30/purple-ballot-representative-ashton-clemmons-leaving-nc-general-assembly Jeff Tiberii When public meetings aren’t public enough: Community feels shut out from UNC System meetings /education/2024-07-08/unc-bog-dei-meeting-public-shut-out UNC System officials turned dozens of people away at a recent meeting after only providing five seats for the public. Does this violate open meetings law? Mon, 08 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMT /education/2024-07-08/unc-bog-dei-meeting-public-shut-out Brianna Atkinson Already not seeking another term, North Carolina Sen. Perry resigns from chamber /politics/2024-07-02/north-carolina-senator-jim-perry-resigns A North Carolina state senator who helped lead a powerful committee has resigned days after the General Assembly completed this year's primary work session. The resignation of Republican Sen. Jim Perry of Lenoir County was effective Tuesday. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 18:34:59 GMT /politics/2024-07-02/north-carolina-senator-jim-perry-resigns Associated Press