Hannah Schoenbaum | Associated Press/Report for America
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The bill repealing the state’s long-standing pistol purchase permit requirement now returns to the General Assembly, where Republicans are just one seat short of a veto-proof supermajority in the House.
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North Carolina’s House sent a sweeping firearms bill to the governor's desk on Wednesday that would discard a longstanding requirement that handgun buyers obtain a permit from their county sheriff.
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A previously vetoed proposal advancing in the North Carolina House would restrict how teachers can discuss certain racial topics in the classroom amid a national GOP crusade against ideas they associate with “critical race theory."
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The proposal, which now heads to the House, would create high-grade felony offenses for deaths caused by distributing the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl and for doing so with malice.
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A person who is injured or whose property is damaged by a utility attack could sue the perpetrator to cover the cost of related expenses. Senators adopted an amendment on Tuesday to lift a cap on the punitive damages someone may seek.
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House Republicans in North Carolina voted Wednesday to toss out a longstanding requirement that handgun buyers first obtain a permit from their county sheriff, disregarding Democrats' concerns that it could create a dangerous loophole.
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The North Carolina House voted 77-43 on Wednesday to approve the measure, which would let people with concealed weapons permits carry openly or under clothing while attending religious services at locations where private schools or charter schools also meet.
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State senators rejected a wave of warnings that the measure could endanger some LGBTQ students who have unsupportive families.
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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 the will of voters.
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North Carolina officials have temporarily suspended the state auditor's vehicle assignment after she was cited for a misdemeanor hit-and-run for leaving the scene of a December crash where she drove her state-issued vehicle into a parked car.