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Rockingham Council approves demolition of Brookwood Avenue home
ROCKINGHAM — Another abandoned home in one neighborhood will soon be torn down.
Updated legislative electoral maps pass General Assembly
RALEIGH — The N.C. House and Senate gave final approval to redrawn or remedial legislative electoral maps Thursday, after last-minute adjustments delayed the Senate session several times. The House gave largely bipartisan approval to its own map, 115-5, Wednesday night, with five Democrats voting against it. The Senate approved the House's maps, as well, with a 41-3 vote and no comment or change.
OPINION: Several days late and billions of dollars short: Another untimely and inadequate budget takes shape at the General Assembly
The North Carolina House finally approved a proposed budget bill last week for the fiscal year that began July 1 — six weeks ago. Now comes a period of negotiation with the Senate, which passed its version a few weeks before, and after that one hopes, some measure of legitimate give and take with Gov. Cooper.
House, Senate budgets fund components of Leandro, but critics still unhappy
RALEIGH — Budgets passed with bipartisan support in both chambers of the General Assembly fund a number of provisions in the ongoing Leandro school funding legal case, but critics still contend the money falls short of the mark.
Republican lawmakers top the latest NCFREE ratings
RALEIGH — A new N.C. Free Enterprise Foundation report shows Republican lawmakers scored an average of 91.95% on business-related decisions during the 2019 legislative session. Democrats averaged 57.9%, and the General Assembly as a whole averaged 77.15%.
House passes new legislative maps after grueling debate
RALEIGH — One down. One to go. The House passed a new district map, and it’s on its way to the Senate.
Bad blood from veto override may threaten legislative redistricting fix
RALEIGH — It’s time for a break from “summer camp.”
Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Henderson, acknowledged as much Wednesday, Sept. 11, saying the level of trust between N.C. Republicans and Democrats is as “brittle” as he has ever seen.
House overrides budget veto in a surprise morning vote
RALEIGH — It’s a classic “he said, he said.”
While a majority of the Democratic caucus was absent, Speaker of the House Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 11 called for a vote to override the governor’s budget veto.
Senate picks base map for redistricting but House makes scant progress
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s voter map drama turned more theatrical, as state senators literally rolled out a lottery machine to randomly select their starter map.
Lawmakers initiate new process for drawing legislative districts
RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers have just nine days to draw new voter district maps. They’re off to a rough start.
