NC Politics

Representatives Alma Adams, Deborah Ross, Valerie Foushee, and Don Davis wrote, “Public broadcasting is pivotal to North Carolina, and across the country, especially during hurricane season and other natural disasters.”

This week, WFAE's Marshall Terry and WRAL's Paul Specht are fact-checking two claims. The first is related to an expansion of internet access in the state under a Biden-era law. In a recent post on his Truth Social site, President Trump called the Digital Equity Act racist and illegal and said he will end it.

Officials say crews will cover 150 miles of river in 25 counties over the next year and a half.

Governor Josh Stein signed the legislation, despite rejecting other transgender health bills as "mean-spirited."

A race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court finally ended last month after a protracted legal fight. But the ramifications of that fight could last a lot longer as Republicans look to change the state's rules on voting. The Assembly's Bryan Anderson joined WFAE's Marshall Terry to discuss.

Republican Thom Tillis said Sunday he will not seek a third term representing North Carolina.

The N.C. House is seeking to prohibit people under 21 years old from buying or using hemp, a step widely seen as a necessary first step to regulate an industry that is largely without laws.

The Senate proposal is very similar to how the chamber proposed to fund relief in its budget. It has millions for western N.C. roads and bridges, including private infrastructure.

Supporters of the bill say private schools do not have school resource officers like their public counterparts. Opponents argue the person carrying the weapon will likely be largely untrained.

N.C. Secretary of Health and Human Services Dev Sangvai visited Hendersonville to advocate for mental health and the state legislature to reinstate funding for the Healthy Opportunities Pilot (HOP) program which delivers food, housing support and more to low-income North Carolinians.