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North Carolina Supreme Court hears felony voting rights case
North Carolina's newly seated Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday on whether people convicted of felonies — tens of thousands statewide — should be permitted to vote if they aren't in prison but
State lawmakers again pushing LGBTQ limits in classes
Senate Republicans in North Carolina have introduced sweeping legislation that would bar instruction about sexuality and gender identity in K-4 public school classes and give parents greater author
Advocates warn House rule change could undermine voters
North Carolina civil rights advocates denounced a House rule change Tuesday that could allow Republicans to override vetoes on contentious bills with little notice, saying it subverts democracy and
NC Democrats pitch abortion safeguards despite GOP majority
North Carolina Democrats, who narrowly held off a Republican supermajority in the General Assembly, have introduced legislation to codify abortion protections into state law as Republicans are disc
Leftover issues aplenty expected in North Carolina session
North Carolina's legislative ledger gets cleared every two years when the next set of 170 lawmakers are sworn in. The General Assembly starts from scratch filing and advancing bills.
Annie Brown Kennedy, first Black woman in North Carolina's legislature, has died
Annie Brown Kennedy, a trailblazing attorney, politician and civil rights leader in Winston-Salem, has died.
North Carolina Legislature gavels in session
The North Carolina Legislature opened its two-year session Wednesday with Republicans on the cusp of veto-proof control that will force Democratic Gov.
With chants of "people over politics," group speaks out against Moore v. Harper case
Voting rights advocates in Greensboro rallied against a North Carolina case that’s now being heard in the U.S. Supreme Court.
New NC laws on arson, domestic protections begin Thursday
More severe penalties for committing certain types of arsons and large-scale thefts at stores in North Carolina are among all or portions of 10 new state laws approved by the General Assembly this