¹ÏÉñapp

Republican House Speaker Tim Moore was sued this week by the estranged husband of a woman who Moore acknowledges to having a sexual relationship with. How will the revelations practically impact what’s happening at the state legislature? Meanwhile, state lawmakers are considering a proposed constitutional amendment that would put a max on state spending by using a formula based on inflation and state population growth. Western Carolina Political Science Professor Chris Cooper and NC Free Enterprise Executive Director Anna Beavon Gravely discuss those stories, as well as a controversial bill now on the governor’s desk.

An alienation of affection lawsuit filed this week against state House Speaker Tim Moore is prompting debate about whether North Carolina should still allow jilted spouses to sue.

Moore also met with workers from Samaritans Purse, a Christian organization based in Boone, helping to provide shelter and other resources to Ukrainians displaced by the war.

One more affirmative vote is needed Thursday. Then Senate GOP budget writers will work on their own proposal. The two chambers ultimately will work out a final bill to present to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore and another lawmaker were unhurt after authorities said a pickup truck struck the sport utility vehicle they were traveling in on a Raleigh-area highway.

Democratic Rep. Tricia Cotham is one of a few Democrats who received top committee positions in a chamber where Republicans hold 71 of the 120 seats.

House Republicans stirred up partisan controversy by adopting a rule that could make it easier to override vetoes by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.

North Carolina Republicans enjoyed their own little red wave while the GOP faltered elsewhere in the 2022 midterms.

The Dec. 3 shootings put Moore County in the dark for days. State Senate leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore said on Tuesday that ways to better safeguard infrastructure for generating electricity, producing clean water and other services would soon get the attention of colleagues.

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore is poised to win a record fifth two-year term for the job. He was the choice Friday of North Carolina state House Republicans for the coming session to lead the chamber come January.