MOCKSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina Republican state senator says he’ll run to represent the reshaped 13th Congressional District in which he now lives. Seven-term Sen. Andrew Brock of Davie County announced his candidacy on Monday. The legislature approved ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Youth homelessness, property insurance rates and the state’s rainy-day fund are subjects North Carolina lawmakers intend to study before the legislature reconvenes in April or the next session begins in January 2017. Lawmakers comprising the Legislative Research ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers back in Raleigh on Wednesday discussed potential session limits and the touchy subject of raising legislator pay, just three weeks after their marathon annual session ended. Members of the General Assembly’s government watchdog committee heard a ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The General Assembly officially completed its work for the year in the wee hours early Wednesday after more than eight months in session. To cheers from senators, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the Senate’s presiding officer, gaveled out his chamber shortly after ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislators still have many votes to take before what is expected to be the last week of this year’s North Carolina General Assembly session. The House and Senate return to Raleigh on Monday and will debate and vote on ...

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A provision tucked away in the 275-page budget passed by the North Carolina Senate May 31 would radically alter the way that the state’s courts would hear challenges to the constitutionality of state laws, but the proposed change faces skepticism ...

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