NC General Assembly

State lawmakers are scheduled to return to Raleigh next week, and Democrats say they’re concerned the session will include new funding for private school vouchers.

North Carolina's legislature could have two lawmakers in their 20s next year, thanks in part to a surprise outcome in a Jacksonville House primary.

Mecklenburg Democratic state House member Kelly Alexander joins other Mecklenburg Democratic lawmakers who are leaving at the end of their terms. House member John Autry is also retiring, while Wesley Harris is running for state treasurer. Rachel Hunt is leaving the Senate to run for lieutenant governor.

A three-judge panel in state court Thursday sided with Cooper and issued a preliminary injunction in his lawsuit to block a Republican-backed law that would strip him of appointment power over state and county elections boards

North Carolina lawmakers passed sweeping changes to abortion laws, voting rules, public records laws, the way state boards are appointed, and they’re getting ready to finalize changes to legislative districts that will gerrymander some prominent Democrats out of office. Even though the governor’s veto has been mostly impotent, it’s not all over yet. Cooper and advocates are suing to block some of these new laws.

North Carolina’s legislature is now exempt from the public records law that governs other branches of government. The change comes alongside a major expansion of the legislature’s ability to seize documents from state agencies and private contracts.

The state House and Senate voted Thursday afternoon to pass a long-delayed $30 billion spending plan. The House took a final vote in a rare midnight session, with the Senate finalizing the bill Friday morning.

After months of delays, state lawmakers are releasing a budget that includes new personal income tax cuts and raises for state employees and teachers.

State lawmakers could soon override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of legislation that reduces the governor’s appointment powers — a change that would remove all current members of the State Board of Transportation.

This year, the GOP has a veto-proof majority and doesn’t need support from Democrats. But House and Senate Republicans can't agree on the size of tax cuts and spending projects.