NC General Assembly

In 2024, Republican Stacie McGinn lost to Democrat Woodson Bradley by a mere 209 votes for a seat in the North Carolina Senate. This year, the two women are set for a rematch expected to be a close call yet again.

State lawmakers voted nearly unanimously Wednesday afternoon to pause North Carolina's gas tax in the midst of high prices caused by the war in Iran.

North Carolina's top Republican lawmakers say they plan to call a special legislative session aimed at addressing rising fuel prices.

A key issue in a competitive race for a Mecklenburg County state Senate seat is Democrat Woodson Bradley's time in sales for a company that was shut down for being a pyramid scheme.

North Carolina state law enforcement agencies are still working to implement a new state law requiring agreements with federal immigration authorities ahead of an Oct. 1 deadline.

NC Senate advances a pair of elections bills, shortening early voting period in primaries and special elections among a slew of other changes.

Less than a month after state lawmakers passed a long-overdue budget, they're making changes to the spending plan.

For more than 30 years, Charlotte and other municipalities have set goals to ensure their contractors hire minority- and women-owned businesses. But a provision in the state budget approved this month ends the ability of local governments to require participation by minority- and women-owned businesses in public contracts, a change that could have far-reaching effects across North Carolina.

The North Carolina House on Wednesday overrode Gov. Josh Stein’s vetoes of four bills requiring greater state cooperation with ICE and banning DEI in public schools and universities.

The bills ban DEI throughout state government and in public schools and stiffen immigration policies.