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Last week marked a legislative "crossover" deadline, where bills that haven't passed either the House or Senate are considered dead. More than 700 of those bills were filed by Democrats — and they listed all of them on a chart during a news conference.

The N.C. House recently passed a bill to allow the state treasurer to invest a portion of state pension funds in cryptocurrency and other digital assets. First-term Rep. Mike Schietzelt, R-Wake, made the case for the bill on the House floor.

Rep. Ted Davis has spent five years working on legislation that would make Chemours pay for PFAS-removing upgrades built by Southeastern NC utilities.

The North Carolina House passed the proposed legislation this week.

The House passed a bill this week to make major changes to North Carolina's math requirements for high school graduation, just ahead of the deadline to keep the bill in play this legislative session.

Hundreds of bills likely won't advance at the North Carolina legislature following a Thursday deadline to pass either the House or Senate in order to be eligible for consideration.

Patient-doctor dynamics in an exam room could soon change for minors.

The bill's sponsor said Senate Bill 484 seeks to balance the rights of protesters and those of employers and their workers.

The state House voted Wednesday to require insurance companies to cover more testing for breast cancer and other diseases.

Upgrades to the Kerr Lake Regional Water System's treatment plant are underway. Oxford officials warn that if the General Assembly claws the money back, that may cause an unexpected spike to water bills.