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Democrats addressed reporters on Monday to assail a Republican-backed bill that could reshape elections in North Carolina.
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A bill that would block updates to North Carolina's building code and energy efficiency rules passed the state House of Representatives Tuesday, with some changes.
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There's a battle in Raleigh over energy efficiency standards and building codes that has implications for both North Carolina's climate change efforts and the short- and long-term costs of homeownership.
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Tricia Cotham’s decision to leave the Democratic Party and become a Republican unleashed a firestorm. What are her chances to remain in the House in 2024? Or will she run for something else — like Congress?
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A bill filed at the North Carolina House of Representatives on Tuesday would pay for a study of electricity market reforms that backers say would reduce energy bills and prevent blackouts like those that struck Duke Energy customers last December.
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Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles said she hopes Republican House Speaker Tim Moore will back the city's transit plan — even after Moore criticized it repeatedly this week.
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North Carolina Republicans will return to Raleigh with a supermajority in the N.C. Senate but not the N.C. House next year, according to voting results early Wednesday, as Democrats hang onto Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto power by a single vote in the House.
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The North Carolina Senate has formally backed a regulatory framework to legalize marijuana for medical use. The chamber voted Thursday for legislation that would allow people with one of more than a dozen “debilitating medical conditions” to get their doctor's prescription to receive cannabis or cannabis-infused products.
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North Carolina lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that prohibits local governments from banning natural gas for heaters and other appliances. It still needs the governor's signature.
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The North Carolina state budget signed by the governor Thursday spends $800 million over the next two years on disaster recovery, flood prevention and other needs related to more intense storms and climate change.