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Abortion rights supporters gather at a rally at Bicentennial Plaza put on by Planned Parenthood South Atlantic in response to a bill before the North Carolina Legislature, Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C.

Politics & Government

North Carolina House OKs bill tightening abortion limits

9:15am May 04, 2023

by Gary Robertson and Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

The North Carolina House on Wednesday approved a Republican package of abortion restrictions that would tighten the state's ban on the procedure from after 20 weeks to after 12 weeks, while creating new exceptions but also more requirements for pregnant women and physicians.

Abortion rights supporters gather at a rally put on by Planned Parenthood South Atlantic in response to a bill before the North Carolina Legislature

Politics & Government

New North Carolina abortion limits on legislative fast track

4:23pm May 03, 2023

by Gary Robertson and Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

Lawmakers began voting Wednesday on a Republican package of abortion restrictions that would tighten North Carolina's ban on the procedure from after 20 weeks to 12 weeks while creating new exceptions but also more requirements for pregnant women and physicians.

Transgender North Carolinians and their supporters raise their fists in the air and chant let us speak after a House committee meeting

Politics & Government

Transgender surgery ban advances in North Carolina House

11:57am May 03, 2023

by Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

Dozens of transgender North Carolinians and their supporters spoke out against state lawmakers Tuesday as a House committee advanced legislation banning gender-affirming surgeries for minors without allowing members of the public to testify.

Politics & Government

North Carolina Republicans unveil new abortion restrictions

10:26am May 03, 2023

by Gary Robertson and Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders said on Tuesday there's agreement in the GOP-dominated legislature on backing a measure that would prohibit abortion in nearly all cases after roughly the first trimester of pregnancy.

North Carolina obscenity bill gets OK in Senate vote

1:08pm May 02, 2023

by Associated Press

The punishment in North Carolina for distributing what's defined in state law as obscene literature or performances could be higher when done in a child's presence in legislation that the state Sen

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein

North Carolina AG urges public safety, law enforcement bills

12:27pm May 02, 2023

by Associated Press

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein pushed Monday for a package of crime prevention proposals he said would better equip law enforcement to tackle gun violence, the opioid crisis and the sta

Angela Levine speaks during public comment at school board meeting

Education

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Board is considering developing a legislative agenda

2:27pm May 01, 2023

by Amy Diaz

Several school districts in North Carolina, including

Politics & Government

Proposal would ban drag shows for people under 18 in North Carolina

3:54pm April 28, 2023

by Liam Kimbro

Forsyth County state Representative Jeff Zenger has filed a bill

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Blue Cross reorganization bill approved by N. Carolina House

1:44pm April 28, 2023

by Associated Press

North Carolina's leading health insurer would be able to reorganize through a method the nonprofit company's leaders said would keep it nimble and competitive with for-profit rivals, under legislat

N. Carolina obscenity bill could address some drag shows

9:22am April 28, 2023

by Associated Press

A bill that would toughen the punishment for spreading obscenity in front of a child advanced in the state Senate this week, a change that its sponsor has suggested could apply to some drag shows.