North Carolina General Assembly

North Carolina lawmakers voted on new maps for the U.S. House and the state General Assembly in 2021. Changes were made to account for new population figures from the 2020 census, and North Carolina picked up a 14th U.S. House seat.

North Carolina's redistricting process wasn't just about the U.S. House. State legislative district changes could make a big impact at the General Assembly in Raleigh. Catawba College political science professor Michael Bitzer helps us explain the state redistricting changes.

Republicans at the North Carolina legislature have rolled out their final two-year budget bill. House and Senate GOP leaders unveiled the plan on Monday, with a goal of the General Assembly giving it final approval by later in the week.

All but a handful of Democratic caucus members left their desks for the exits as Rep. Donnie Loftis of Gaston County took the oath of office Monday evening.

Many GOP officials and their allies have complained about Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s directives restricting commerce and requiring masks that ensued following his coronavirus declaration in March 2020.

The North Carolina General Assembly is starting to debate redistricting maps drawn by lawmakers for legislative and congressional seats.

North Carolina lawmakers are drawing new maps that will determine the state's congressional districts — including a new 14th seat in the U.S. House. But they're also coming up with maps that decide districts for state senators and representatives at the General Assembly in Raleigh.

A state budget was supposed to be in place July 1, but slow work at the Legislative Building combined with still-significant differences between Republican lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper have extended talks from the summer into the fall.

The North Carolina Senate on Wednesday approved a bipartisan energy reform bill that calls for reductions in greenhouse gases that lead to global warming. It also changes the way electric utilities are regulated. It still needs approval in the House.

An energy reform bill backed by Republican and Democratic North Carolina lawmakers and Gov. Roy Cooper is expected to come up for a vote in the full state Senate Wednesday. That's after it easily passed two key Senate committees Tuesday afternoon.