North Carolina General Assembly

North Carolina lawmakers expect a bill that would make medical marijuana legal for a narrowly tailored group of people to come up in the state Senate in May.

The May 17 primary will help decide which candidates for North Carolina General Assembly appear on the ballot in November. These are the state lawmakers that create policy that impacts residents across North Carolina. Here’s a quick look at which Charlotte-area candidates are on the ballot in May.

North Carolina legislators won’t take up any business during a scheduled three-day reconvened session this week. Legislative leaders agreed last month to return in case there was some urgent business that needed addressing.

The North Carolina legislature is finally ending an annual session that actually began 14 months ago. The General Assembly essentially concluded its work Thursday when the House finalized a budget clean-up bill and backed a resolution supporting Ukraine.

The North Carolina Senate on Thursday morning released its second new congressional map in as many days. This comes after the state Supreme Court ordered lawmakers to redraw maps they came up with in 2021. Here's a look at how the GOP-led General Assembly is fitting in a new 14th District.

North Carolina legislators have unveiled replacement redistricting maps that would appear to improve Democratic chances to gain seats in Congress and possibly win General Assembly majorities in a very strong year.

The North Carolina General Assembly released new maps for the U.S. House and the state legislature on Wednesday. The congressional map is expected to give Republicans the edge in seven seats and Democrats the advantage in five. Two seats would be toss-ups.

More litigation on voting, redistricting and race has reached North Carolina’s highest court. Justices held oral arguments Monday examining a lawsuit that alleges the legislature was barred from placing constitutional amendments on the ballot because lawmakers who agreed to do so were elected with the help of distorted district boundaries.

North Carolina’s top legislative Democrats are praising a redistricting ruling by the state Supreme Court that overturned congressional and General Assembly districts as illegal partisan gerrymanders. But Republican legislative leaders were cautious Monday about disclosing what they'll do next.

The North Carolina General Assembly has agreed to delay the state's already postponed primaries for U.S. Senate, House, the legislature and other positions by another three weeks.