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Plunging into an issue that's hot nationwide for many conservative lawmakers, state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom announced on Thursday that she had filed a bill barring athletes who were male at birth from competing in women's sports. Read Story »
RALEIGH — North Carolina remains a political battleground. Although Republicans have won most recent statewide contests and retained majorities in legislative seats and county commissions, they usually lose gubernatorial races. Moreover, many of the GOP’s statewide wins were by small margins. Read Story »
The state House on Wednesday rolled out a new budget that over the next two years would raise the pay of state employees by at least 7½ percent, teachers by 10 percent, State Highway Patrol troopers by 11 percent and other law enforcement officers and corrections officers by 10 percent. Read Story »
In front of hometown supporters Saturday at the Forsyth County Republican Convention, State Treasurer Dale Folwell, 64, announced his intentions to seek the GOP nomination for governor in 2024. Read Story »
The North Carolina House passed a bill requiring students at state universities to take a three-credit hour course on the U.S. Constitution and other founding documents by a vote of 69-47. Read Story »
Freshman Rep. Jennifer Balkcom of Hendersonville is a primary sponsor of a high-profile bill filed in the General Assembly this week to prohibit China, Russia, Iran and other foreign adversaries and state-controlled entities from buying farmland, including property surrounding military bases. Read Story »
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