North Carolina Government News

Dozens of people who live off of Independence Boulevard came out Tuesday night to learn about plans to widen it.

The U.S. Senate this week has started to fine-tune the huge, new five-year farm bill, working through votes on a series of amendments that will include a proposal to eliminate federal subsidies for tobacco insurance.

Opening statements began Monday afternoon in the trial of of former State Representative Stephen LaRoque.

With vexing problems facing our state leaders, here's a fix many kids - and adults - would deem a "no-brainer:" Legislators can make North Carolina's communities safer and save millions of dollars with a change to the way the we treat 16- and 17- years olds charged with misdemeanors.

Use of the newer, more expensive intensity-modulated radiotherapy and use of the older conformal radiotherapy after surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland were associated with similar morbidity and cancer control outcomes, according to a study published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine , a JAMA Network publication.

The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP is spearheading a weekly series of protests at the state legislature called "Moral Mondays" directed against Republican-supported bills such as tax reform and voter ID.

Sen. Phil Berger, left, listens to Sen. Bob Rucho, right, speak during a press conference with other Republican senators to discuss their ideas to put forth a new tax plan for North Carolina.

The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP is entering its fourth straight week of protests at the state legislature that have resulted in nearly 100 arrests so far.

Former state Rep. Stephen LaRoque of Kinston will go on trial in federal court in Greenville on Monday on charges that he enriched himself with U.S. Department of Agriculture money that he was supposed to loan to struggling rural business owners.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation reported that the accident happened around 2 p.m. today.

The so-called crossover deadline came and went Thursday, producing a flurry of activity that resulted in the approval of about 180 bills in either the N.C. House or N.C. Senate.

"I don't want wondering or worrying, will today be the day I become a victim of sexual assault?" U.S. Sen.

As North Carolina's Medicaid officials tour the state for input about reform, they're likely to get some skepticism.

Wind turbines generate as much as 10 percent of the electricity used in states with wide plains, including those in eastern Colorado.

The North Carolina NAACP will continue its 1960s style sit-in protests at the General Assembly on Monday.

House Roll-Call Votes HB 26 _ Vehicle Theft Penalties: Strengthens the laws protecting against the theft of vehicles for disassembly and resale of parts and assists law enforcement in the investigation of organized criminal activity associated with the theft of vehicles.

Ramsey is accused of failing to file North Carolina Individual Income Tax Returns for tax years 2009, 2010, and 2011, according to information from the N.C. Department of Revenue.

North Carolina General Assembly leaders want to direct state agencies to tame the growth of Medicaid in their upcoming budget proposal.

The N.C. Museum of History is hosting an exhibit about Watergate on the 40th anniversary of the opening of the televised proceedings about the scandal.

A tax code overhaul plan unveiled by House Republicans puts them at odds with Senate counterparts on how many transactions should be subject to North Carolina's sales tax.