RALEIGH — A North Carolina House bill would ask voters in 2026 whether to amend the state constitution to declare that human life begins at fertilization and is entitled to legal protection from fertilization until natural death.
RALEIGH — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has sued the U.S. Department of Education over a federal rule he says would limit borrowing options for students pursuing certain health care degrees and worsen workforce shortages in rural areas.
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Investment Authority has approved a larger operating budget for the next fiscal year after reporting more than $206 billion in assets under management.
RALEIGH — The State Board of Community Colleges is continuing to make its case for Propel NC, a proposed overhaul of North Carolina’s community college funding model that remains tied to state budget negotiations.
RALEIGH — North Carolina officials have launched a pilot program aimed at reducing prison staffing vacancies as state leaders continue to debate correctional officer pay and public safety spending.
RALEIGH — Gov. Josh Stein has signed an executive order restricting state employees from participating in prediction markets when the activity involves nonpublic information, state resources or matters connected to their official duties.
RALEIGH — Do you or someone you know suffer from mental illness? I suspect most readers will say yes. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, behavioral-health disorders affect a fifth of adults and a sixth of school-aged children in North Carolina. One in 18 of us lives with a “severe mental illness,” defined as “a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder that results in serious impairment and interferes with or limits one or more major life activities.”
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina political developments this week include possible House action on vetoed bills, a state lawsuit over the VinFast manufacturing site, a western North Carolina manufacturing expansion, a legal challenge involving health care workforce loans and continued calls to replace the state’s aging election management system.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A state elections modernization commission is urging North Carolina lawmakers to provide sustained funding to replace the Statewide Elections Information Management System, the central system used by the State Board of Elections.
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has sued the U.S. Department of Education over a federal rule he says would reduce loan access for students pursuing several health care professions.
