North Carolina General Assembly

North Carolina is getting a 14th congressional seat. The public can weigh in on how the new map should be drawn. People can also discuss the map-making process for new state House and Senate districts.

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association would have to accept financial and administrative changes if it wants to continue in the role under legislation tentatively approved by the Senate.

North Carolina hospitals would be required to let a clergy member visit a patient even during a declared emergency like a pandemic in legislation that received final General Assembly approval.

The North Carolina legislature has finalized a police reform bill designed to get rid of undisciplined officers at North Carolina law enforcement agencies while emphasizing mental health assistance for others.

A North Carolina Senate committee has advanced a measure that would limit how teachers can discuss racial concepts inside the classroom. The move came Tuesday, a day when Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson released a task force report citing alleged cases of “indoctrination” in North Carolina public schools.

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders have replaced a state government attorney with a private lawyer to defend them as they challenge an upcoming order on when felony offenders can get their voting rights restored.

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s latest pick to run the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has received the formal bipartisan backing of a Senate committee who had questioned her the day before.

The state Senate has rejected the House’s version of its two-year North Carolina government budget. Tuesday's action kicks off formal talks between the two chambers on forming a final spending plan.

North Carolina has recently developed a dubious reputation: as a regional destination for adults who want to marry children. State lawmakers are nearing passage of a bill that could dampen the state’s appeal as the go-to place to bring child brides.

House Republicans are trumpeting their North Carolina budget proposal for an education construction spree and for teacher raises. But Democratic colleagues on Tuesday said the GOP spending for education is not enough to meet requirements of the state constitution.