Budget deal pushed to next week
Although House and Senate budget negotiators agree they're making progress, leaders now don't expect a deal to be released before the weekend, with votes scheduled for next week. House Speaker Tim... Read More
Although House and Senate budget negotiators agree they're making progress, leaders now don't expect a deal to be released before the weekend, with votes scheduled for next week. House Speaker Tim... Read More
U.S. job openings are at a record high of 5.8 million, and a new survey from Duke University provides a key reason: Employers say they can't find workers with required skills for many openings. As a... Read More
The General Assembly announced a deal to increase the Film Grant program to $30 million yesterday. The two chambers agreed to a final spending number that should appear in the budget conference... Read More

Attack on driver’s ed goes right to the heart of the ideological battle over the future of public schools At first blush, it might seem that the ongoing debate in the North Carolina General... Read More
The Republicans are so mad they’re ready to lynch every politician in Washington so, if you’re the Prince of Mischief, you need a magic trick. Quick. Next, out of nowhere, a man walks onto a stage... Read More
President Barack Obama let the jokes fly Tuesday afternoon while honoring the Duke University men's basketball team for its 2015 NCAA title, saying in a packed White House East Room that he can relate... Read More
by Laura Leslie and Mark Binker, WRAL.com, September 8, 2015. Despite working over the holiday weekend, House and Senate budget negotiators say significant differences remain unresolved as the... Read More
Demand remained high this year in North Carolina for subsidized health insurance policies purchased under provisions of the federal overhaul law pushed by President Barack Obama, the U.S. Department... Read More
Reversing eight years of state policy, the McCrory administration is restoring requirements that able-bodied adults without dependent children must work to continue receiving food stamps in North... Read More

As North Carolina’s legislative session (presumably) winds down over the next couple of weeks, it seems increasingly unlikely that the cap on state spending growth and other provisions of the... Read More