WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief Laura Leslie, Statehouse Reporter Travis Fain and other members of the @NCCapitol team discuss North Carolina politics and state government doings.
The push for medical marijuana picks up an important backer, the odds on gambling in North Carolina improve and lawmakers continue to push controversi...
Gov. Roy Cooper rolled out a $27.3 billion budget proposal for the fiscal year that starts in July, including raises and bonuses for teachers and stat...
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican legislative leaders congratulated themselves after reaching a deal to reopen North Carolina public schools d...
Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican legislative leaders reached a compromise to have all public schools statewide offer in-person instruction at least part...
The General Assembly passed a $1.7 billion pandemic relief package in four days, the State Board of Education adopted new guidelines urging school dis...
The Senate failed once in trying to override the governor's veto of a school reopening bill, so they're trying again. Lawmakers are quickly moving a $...
The effort to reopen schools now amid the coronavirus pandemic could be derailed, while the push for summer school to help students catch up after mon...
Lawmakers have passed legislation requiring schools to reopen during the pandemic and are proposing an extended summer school to help students who hav...
Legislation that would require school districts to provide in-person classes during the pandemic to any student wants them is close to passage. Meanwh...
Legislation started moving this week, including pandemic relief and a push to reopen more schools. Gov. Cooper also pitched bonuses for teachers, many...