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Court dismisses challenge to NC anti-rioting law
RALEIGH — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a civil rights group challenging North Carolina‘s anti-rioting law, whose criminal penalties were raised last year by state legislators. […]
NC Senate gives initial approval to medical marijuana
RALEIGH — North Carolina moved a step closer to legalizing medical marijuana on Thursday when the state Senate gave it its initial approval. The Senate approved a measure legalizing medical […]
If enacted, NC law would codify antisemitism definition
RALEIGH — A bill seeking to officially define antisemitism in state law swiftly moved through the North Carolina House last week amid heated nationwide campus protests over the Israel-Hamas War. […]
Judges block GOP-pushed elections board changes
RALEIGH — North Carolina‘s GOP-controlled General Assembly unlawfully tried to seize from the governor the power to choose election board members in the battleground state, trial judges ruled while saying […]
Judges hear challenge to election boards changes
RALEIGH — A panel of North Carolina judges weighed arguments Wednesday on whether a new law that transfers Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper‘s powers to choose election board members to the […]
‘Leandro’ case again comes before N.C. Supreme Court
RALEIGH — Longstanding education funding litigation is returning to North Carolina‘s highest court hardly a year after a majority of justices — all Democrats — agreed that taxpayer money could […]
Adviser: Moore plans to run for Congress
RALEIGH — North Carolina state House Speaker Tim Moore is preparing to run for Congress next year, his political adviser said Thursday. Moore, a Republican from Cleveland County, plans to […]
Judges block changes in appointments to boards
RALEIGH — A panel of judges on Wednesday blocked changes for now that were made by North Carolina‘s Republican-controlled legislature to three state boards, attempts opponents criticized as a partisan […]
Gambling opponents rally as GOP weighs more casinos
RALEIGH, N.C. — Opponents of more casinos in North Carolina and legalized video gaming machines statewide have come to Raleigh to urge lawmakers to reject additional gambling. Tuesday's rally by social conservatives, business operators and political candidates came the same day that House Republicans met privately to gauge the level of interest in authorizing more gambling. A gambling proposal c[...]
Moore: NC House unlikely to proceed with education overhaul
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's Republican House speaker says a sweeping education proposal that would take away power from superintendents and the State Board of Education is unlikely to advance this session. The 26-page bill would require parental permission for children to access libraries, extracurricular activities and mental health services. House Speaker Tim Moore said he does not e[...]
Moore blames overzealous lawyers for legal aid money cuts
Not only did North Carolina‘s nonprofit legal aid groups see the General Assembly cut much of their state funding used to help poor clients with civil legal troubles, they were […]
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