/tags/nc-house NC House en-US Copyright Thu, 15 May 2025 19:51:03 GMT /education/2025-05-15/nc-house-budget-education-k12-funding-policy-special-ed House lawmakers have begun to release parts of their state budget. They're waiting to announce plans for teacher pay...but have unveiled proposals for school funding increases alongside cuts to DPI. Thu, 15 May 2025 19:51:03 GMT /education/2025-05-15/nc-house-budget-education-k12-funding-policy-special-ed Liz Schlemmer /politics/2025-05-15/challenging-time-prompts-spending-cuts-nc-house-budget-plan The N.C. House began releasing its budget proposal Thursday, and Republicans are planning cuts in what's expected to be a tight budget year. Thu, 15 May 2025 19:48:10 GMT /politics/2025-05-15/challenging-time-prompts-spending-cuts-nc-house-budget-plan Colin Campbell, Mary Helen Moore /politics/2025-05-13/nc-democrats-bill-funeral-legislation-died-hearings 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. Tue, 13 May 2025 20:04:35 GMT /politics/2025-05-13/nc-democrats-bill-funeral-legislation-died-hearings Colin Campbell /politics/2025-05-07/nc-house-breast-cancer-screening-insurance The state House voted Wednesday to require insurance companies to cover more testing for breast cancer and other diseases. Wed, 07 May 2025 21:27:40 GMT /politics/2025-05-07/nc-house-breast-cancer-screening-insurance Colin Campbell /politics/2025-05-06/ivermectin-without-prescription-nc-house The state House could vote Wednesday to make the medication Ivermectin available at pharmacies without a prescription, after the bill passed two committee votes Tuesday. Tue, 06 May 2025 20:26:32 GMT /politics/2025-05-06/ivermectin-without-prescription-nc-house Colin Campbell /politics/2025-05-06/homeowner-association-hoa-regulatioins-nc-house-senate State lawmakers want to restrict the powers of homeowners associations, proposing legislation that would address everything from unpaid dues to parking regulations. Tue, 06 May 2025 19:36:46 GMT /politics/2025-05-06/homeowner-association-hoa-regulatioins-nc-house-senate Colin Campbell /politics/2025-04-30/slow-drivers-highways-nc-house-bill State lawmakers want to crack down on drivers who they say are going too slow on the state's highways. A bill that passed the House Transportation Committee Wednesday would require slower drivers to move out of the left lane if they're "impeding traffic." Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:36:53 GMT /politics/2025-04-30/slow-drivers-highways-nc-house-bill Colin Campbell /politics/2025-04-29/nc-house-republicans-executions-electric-chair-firing-squad A bill moving in the state House this week would reintroduce the electric chair and firing squads as part of the death penalty. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:00:39 GMT /politics/2025-04-29/nc-house-republicans-executions-electric-chair-firing-squad Colin Campbell /politics/2025-04-29/nc-house-regulate-ai-deepfakes-crime A bipartisan group of state House lawmakers want new regulations for artificial intelligence. The bill would make it a misdemeanor to create what's known as "deepfake" AI content. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:35:44 GMT /politics/2025-04-29/nc-house-regulate-ai-deepfakes-crime Colin Campbell /politics/2025-04-24/zebulon-wake-staff-manager-resignations-developer-lawsuit The two top administrators of the fast-growing Wake County town of Zebulon resigned in the same week, as the town seeks to resolve a legal battle with a housing developer whose plans were rejected by Zebulon commissioners. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:53:09 GMT /politics/2025-04-24/zebulon-wake-staff-manager-resignations-developer-lawsuit Colin Campbell