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Republicans’ effort to overturn veto, reopen schools, falls one vote short
RALEIGH — The N.C. General Assembly on Monday, March 1, tried but failed — by one vote, 29-20 — to override the governor’s veto of a bill to reopen schools, even as students — parents, too — suffer, and opinion polls show residents want children back in the classroom.
General Assembly to again consider expanding gun rights in churches
RALEIGH — The General Assembly is again considering a mild expansion of gun rights in this legislative session, a year after Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a similar Second Amendment bill.
Senators introduce bill increasing attendance at high school events; Cooper plans new executive order
RALEIGH — Republican Senate lawmakers have introduced a bill that would change the 100-person capacity limit at outdoor high school sporting venues.
Senate Bill 116 would change the 100-person limit to 40% of an outdoor facility’s capacity.
Moss backs bill to double fines for roadside littering in N.C.
RALEIGH — Litterbugs could soon face stiffer fines for strewing garbage along North Carolina roadways.
OPINION: Sovereignty still rests with the people, not Congress
Politicians lustfully rejoicing at their own power is the ultimate “dog bites man” story that goes unremarked in Washington. The Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump included one such vivid vignette, an ominous warning that Congress recognizes no limit over its rightful sway over the economy and the lives of American citizens.
Lawmakers look to implement summer school for at-risk students
RALEIGH — As state lawmakers try to sort out when students can go back to school full time, members of the House are sponsoring a bill that would offer a voluntary summer school program for North Carolina students.
N.C. Democrats push to raise minimum wage
RALEIGH — Following President Biden’s proposal to increase the minimum wage nationally to $15 an hour, a handful of Democrats in the N.C. legislature have introduced a bill that would set that same earnings benchmark for noncertified public school employees.
Cooper signs COVID relief bill despite call for more spending
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper signed a more than $2 billion COVID relief bill on Wednesday, Feb. 10, despite his call for more spending.
Cooper threatens veto of school-reopening bill, calls for more funding
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper’s call for more money for schools while also indicating he would veto a bill that could send students back to school has many in the state scratching their heads.
N.C. Senate passes bill to return students to classroom
RALEIGH — State Sen. Tom McInnis was one of 29 senators to approve a bill that would send North Carolina students back to the classroom.
