/tags/north-carolina-general-assembly North Carolina General Assembly en-US Copyright Mon, 11 Sep 2023 22:07:21 GMT /politics/2023-09-11/republican-state-lawmakers-public-access-confidential-voting-records A GOP-sponsored bill in the North Carolina General Assembly would make it easier for election conspiracy theorists to obtain confidential voting records. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 22:07:21 GMT /politics/2023-09-11/republican-state-lawmakers-public-access-confidential-voting-records Rusty Jacobs /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2021-03-26/governor-cooper-proposes-a-budget-conservatives-balk-at-any-gun-reform Democratic Governor Roy Cooper rolled out his spending proposal this week. He asks again for Medicaid expansion and sizable teacher raises. And in the wake of our nation’s latest mass shooting, what – if anything – would help to reduce gun deaths in our country? Rob Schofield and Becki Gray review the week in politics. Fri, 26 Mar 2021 20:34:59 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2021-03-26/governor-cooper-proposes-a-budget-conservatives-balk-at-any-gun-reform Jeff Tiberii /politics/2021-02-17/gop-leaders-nc-legislature-watchdog-agency-to-be-shuttered The North Carolina General Assembly’s state government watchdog agency will soon be shuttered, according to the offices of the legislature’s Republican… Wed, 17 Feb 2021 12:30:38 GMT /politics/2021-02-17/gop-leaders-nc-legislature-watchdog-agency-to-be-shuttered Associated Press /politics/2021-01-13/nc-house-leaders-see-opportunities-for-bipartisanship-this-session North Carolina lawmakers start a new legislative session this week at a time when partisanship and bitterness nationwide have reached a peak.After rioters… Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:41:19 GMT /politics/2021-01-13/nc-house-leaders-see-opportunities-for-bipartisanship-this-session Rusty Jacobs /education/2021-01-12/new-teachers-will-no-longer-get-this-retirement-benefit-will-it-affect-recruitment Maverick Whitley is a junior at Brevard College majoring in music education. He's been playing instruments since he was three years old and dreams of… Wed, 13 Jan 2021 00:19:34 GMT /education/2021-01-12/new-teachers-will-no-longer-get-this-retirement-benefit-will-it-affect-recruitment Liz Schlemmer /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-09-29/the-path-to-a-legislative-majority-goes-through-new-hanover-county North Carolina's ballot stretches well beyond the top of the ticket. One big question looming in 2020 is whether Democrats will regain control of at least… Tue, 29 Sep 2020 22:26:35 GMT /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-09-29/the-path-to-a-legislative-majority-goes-through-new-hanover-county Jeff Tiberii, Charlie Shelton-Ormond /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-09-04/coronavirus-relief-act-3-0-and-trump-stops-by This week: State legislators gaveled in for a brief two-day session and don't intend to return until next year — that is, until after the elections are… Sat, 05 Sep 2020 00:04:33 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-09-04/coronavirus-relief-act-3-0-and-trump-stops-by Jeff Tiberii /news/2020-07-24/how-is-nc-transit-adapting-to-budget-cuts-and-covid-19 The North Carolina General Assembly cut hundreds of millions from the state’s transportation budget in late June. While the funding bill received… Fri, 24 Jul 2020 16:16:25 GMT /news/2020-07-24/how-is-nc-transit-adapting-to-budget-cuts-and-covid-19 Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-07-24/how-is-nc-transit-adapting-to-budget-cuts-and-covid-19 The North Carolina General Assembly cut hundreds of millions from the state’s transportation budget in late June. While the funding bill received… Fri, 24 Jul 2020 16:16:25 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-07-24/how-is-nc-transit-adapting-to-budget-cuts-and-covid-19 Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-07-10/the-reopening-fight-wages-on This week in state politics: North Carolina lawmakers failed to override the governor's vetoes so that gyms and skating rinks that were shutdown because… Fri, 10 Jul 2020 22:44:01 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-07-10/the-reopening-fight-wages-on Will Michaels