The debate on how state lawmakers should clean up and prevent pollution in Jordan Lake is one that has been going on and carries a wide range of opinions. Republican senators say current regulations aren't working, but environmentalists worry removing the regulations will lead to even more pollution.
Updated 05/24/2013 09:23 PM
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Supporters of North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis have formed an independent committee to support his potential U.S. Senate bid next year. Organizers of the "Grow NC Strong'' organization said Friday they filed paperwork with federal officials to create the political action committee.
05/24/2013 01:03 PM
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President Barack Obama on Thursday defended the use of drones to kill U.S. citizens who are deemed to be planning attacks against their own country. The president talked about the terror threats still facing our country one day after his administration said four Americans had been killed in overseas drone strikes.
Updated 05/23/2013 03:48 PM
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Senate Republicans are handing off their vision of North Carolina's state budget to their House counterparts. The Senate gave its final approval Thursday to a government spending plan of roughly $21 billion for each of the next two years.
05/23/2013 11:29 AM
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The House is expected to vote this week on a plan to keep student loan interest rates from doubling July 1, but some Democrats say the plan is actually worse than doing nothing.
05/22/2013 11:34 AM
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The North Carolina office that oversees Medicaid says the funding shortfall for the government health insurance program is more than $330 million. Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos said Tuesday the shortfall has grown $85 million above the $248 million projected by Gov. Pat McCrory's administration earlier this month.
05/21/2013 08:02 PM
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Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Cannon officially announced his candidacy for mayor of Charlotte on Tuesday, becoming the first Democrat to enter the race. The longtime council member and native Charlottean said now is the time to take the next step in his political career.
Updated 05/21/2013 01:37 PM
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North Carolina senators are getting their first attempt to change a proposed state government budget plan for the next two years. The Senate Appropriations Committee planned to meet Tuesday morning to discuss and vote on the proposal that spends roughly 2 percent more than this year, or nearly $21 billion.
05/21/2013 10:42 AM
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North Carolina's Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper is opposing a state Senate budget provision that moves much of an investigative unit from his department to one headed by an appointee of Republican Gov. Pat McCrory.
05/20/2013 01:01 PM
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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. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People plans the latest demonstration on Monday aimed at the policies of the Republican-led General Assembly.
05/20/2013 10:10 AM
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The state Senate's $21 billion spending plan, which includes a 2.3 percent increase in spending for the state, is expected to move through committee this week. The 2.3 percent increase in spending would include about $1 billion to control Medicaid costs and about $53 million for education reform.
Updated 05/20/2013 10:07 AM
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Confirmation hearings will begin this week in Washington for Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, who was nominated by President Barack Obama to replace Ray LaHood as Secretary of Transportation. A hearing is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.
05/20/2013 07:48 AM
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Lawmakers are ready to question the ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service as Congress this morning holds its first hearing on the extra scrutiny the IRS gave tea party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status.
05/17/2013 07:56 AM
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Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, who was nominated by President Barack Obama to become the next U.S. Transportation Secretary, will appear before a Senate committee next week. The committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will question him at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Washington.
05/16/2013 10:36 AM
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House Republicans now have their own tax overhaul plan that would reduce personal and corporate income tax rates and expand the sales tax to cover more services.
05/16/2013 07:52 AM
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The Justice Department is investigating the IRS for targeting conservative groups when they applied for tax-exempt status. In a letter to President Barack Obama, the Rev. Franklin Graham said he believes the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan's Purse are among those organizations.
Updated 05/15/2013 05:23 PM
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Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is scheduled to be sworn in for a fourth term in the U.S. House. Sanford is set to take the oath of office on the House floor in Washington late Wednesday afternoon. Last week, Sanford won the 1st District seat he held for three terms in the 1990s.
05/15/2013 07:55 AM
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Attorneys in North Carolina's redistricting lawsuits will return to court early next month because a three-judge panel wants to hear more evidence before deciding on the legality of boundaries drawn by Republican legislators.
05/14/2013 08:52 AM
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North Carolina's unenforceable literacy test requirement to register to vote could be formally removed in House legislation that ultimately would go to voters statewide. The House gave tentative unanimous approval Monday evening to a bill putting the repeal question on the ballot in May 2014.
05/14/2013 07:49 AM
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Tensions on the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners continue to boil over, a week after the firing of County Manager Harry Jones. Democrat Dumont Clarke, one of the two commissioners to vote in support of keeping Jones on as manager asked board chair Pat Cotham, a fellow Democrat, to seriously consider resigning.
05/13/2013 04:31 PM
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