North Carolina Government News

People and media organizations that successfully sue North Carolina governments for public records would be more likely to recover their legal fees under legislation approved Wednesday by a House panel.

Owners of arcade games and so-called ``sweepstakes'' machines asked lawmakers Tuesday to legalize video poker again in North Carolina, two years after the Legislature enacted a complete ban that since been threatened by legal challenges.

Two North Carolina legislators will have plenty as they compete in a milk-chugging contest for charity.

PERDUE SPEAKS UP: Gov. Beverly Perdue tried Tuesday to loosen a knot in the state budget negotiations by offering her own $1.6 billion tax plan that's larger than the $1 billion House or Senate Democrats have proposed.

A legislative office that examines state agencies says North Carolina could have saved up to $226 million on if regulators had acted more quickly to contain mental health costs.

The decade-long effort to overhaul North Carolina's tax system finally has some legs this year, but will they weaken if a budget stalemate drags on? Taxes are the central debate that delayed passage of the state's $18 billion-plus budget before the new fiscal year began.

Story from the Huffington Post here : One of the Democratic senators who was on the fence when it came to backing a public option for health insurance coverage is coming out in support of the measure.

" The N.C. Highway Patrol is reminding motorists to be careful as they enjoy the July 4th holiday.

Complaints about North Carolina laws that allow cities and towns to annex nearby property owners against their will are getting a further airing in the General Assembly.

Officials are considering plans to close schools at North Carolina's three psychiatric hospitals and shift the responsibility of educating young patients through local school districts.

The state Senate avoided a showdown on the eve of the new fiscal year Tuesday by agreeing to the House version of a temporary spending plan to run North Carolina government while a final budget gets worked out.

AAA Carolinas says it expects fewer people in South Carolina and North Carolina to travel by road for the July 4 holiday, in part because of the economy, high unemployment and financial uncertainty.

NC Prevention Partners today announced that, as of July 6, all acute care hospitals in North Carolina will have passed 100 percent tobacco-free campus policies.

North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper confirmed in a letter to state Senate Republican leader Phil Berger that SBI agents are investigating former Gov.

BULLYING BAN: The Legislature narrowly passed legislation requiring public school districts to approve anti-bullying rules that spell out the characteristics of potential targets, including gays and lesbians.

Gov. Bev Perdue isn't helping her anemic voter-approval ratings by pushing some $1.5 billion in annual tax increases, but she is doing the right thing for North Carolina.

Newly released state documents show Apple Inc. told North Carolina business recruiters the state would have to change a corporate tax law to erase an advantage favoring Virginia if it wanted the technology giant's $1 billion server farm.

HEADLINES: - House, Senate leaders acknowledge they won't meet a deadline for state budget approval - Changes to sex education curriculum in NC public schools gets final legislative OK - Solution for underfunded NC beach insurance plan surfaces in House committee - Wide-ranging annexation bill advances in House committee - House agrees to let home ...

Fox News : A dollar a day keeps the babies away. That's the incentive behind College Bound Sisters, a program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro that aims to keep 12- to 18-year-old girls in school and baby-free. Girls in the program attend 90-minute meetings every week at which they receive lessons in abstinence and the use of ...

North Carolina lawmakers are pushing through a hefty increase in the tax credit for movie makers even though a study commissioned by the state film office says the state would lose money on the deal for at least two years.