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GUEST EDITORIAL: 'Impersonation' ban will punish protected speech
Before they vote to make online impersonation a crime, state senators should chew the fat with Jim Ardis.
‘No Veteran Left Behind Act’ passes House committee
RALEIGH — House Bill 370, No Veteran Left Behind Act, on Tuesday, April 13, cleared the House Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee. The bill, which heads to the Appropriations committee, is designed to help improve how local law enforcement and first responders assist and respond to veterans in crisis.
State senators move to make nonprofit donor names private
RALEIGH — A new bill supported by influential N.C. senators would protect the confidentiality of donors to nonprofit organizations and charities.
General Assembly to consider adding ‘right-to-work’ to N.C. Constitution
RALEIGH — The General Assembly will consider a measure to enshrine North Carolina’s right-to-work policies in the state constitution.
Bipartisan Senate group to push for broadband expansion in new bill
RALEIGH — A bipartisan group of senators is crafting legislation that would find ways to expand broadband access in North Carolina.
Lawmakers, Cooper again poised to cross swords over Opportunity Scholarships
RALEIGH — Republicans in the N.C. House are advancing a bill that would expand and strengthen the state’s three school-choice scholarship programs that help low-income children and those with special needs attend a private school.
GOP lawmakers move forward bills to ‘restore trust’ in election system
RALEIGH — Republican lawmakers are pushing forward two election-reform bills designed to shore up voting integrity following a 2020 general election that included numerous accusations of fraud.
Moss files bill to give Utilities Commission broadband oversight
RALEIGH — Richmond County’s state representative has introduced a bill to help residents in rural North Carolina gain better access to broadband internet service.
GOP lawmakers introduce measure to promote early literacy among N.C. public school students
RALEIGH — Republican legislators in the N.C. Senate are pushing forward a bill meant to improve literacy among North Carolina public school students by the third grade.
GOP lawmakers move to bar ‘sue-and-settle’ schemes after settlement
RALEIGH — Republican senators have introduced a bill that would require lawmakers to sign off on any deal settling a lawsuit in which the legislature is a party.