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A candidate in the attorney general's race says his opponent has backed 13 laws struck down by the courts. Is that number right?
Mark Binker
It has been 10 years since North Carolina carried out an execution. Candidates for attorney general say they will do what they can to restart executions, but progress is limited by a number of court challenges.
After a federal judge struck down part of North Carolina's law restricting the activities of registered sex offenders, Sen. Buck Newton, R-Wilson, on Thursday rolled out a new version of the law he said would address the judge's concerns.
Matthew Burns
A bill sponsored by Sen. Buck Newton, the Republican attorney general candidate, would take road and school money away from communities that violate North Carolina's prohibition on being so-called "sanctuary cities" for people in the U.S. illegally.
Sen. Buck Newton told supporters of a controversial bill that they should help him "keep our state straight." Democrats pounced on the comment as anti-gay, but Newton said he wasn't referencing sexuality.
Tuesday's results include a 2012 rematch for the lieutenant governor and dueling incumbent senators for attorney general.
Laura Leslie
Senate leaders criticized Attorney General Roy Cooper for not taking action to invalidate a Charlotte nondiscrimination ordinance. Meanwhile, House Speaker Tim Moore says more than three-fifths of his members have asked to return to Raleigh in order to invalidate the ordinance.
With Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper running for governor, Republicans hope to win the statewide seat that has been in Democratic hands for decades.
Rep. Paul Tine, U-Dare, says he will not seek another term in the General Assembly. He's the latest in a growing number of lawmakers who are declining to run again or trying for higher office.
Republican state Sen. Buck Newton announced Monday he will run for state attorney general in 2016.
Mark Binker and Angie Basiouny
State lawmakers beamed Tuesday as they announced a bipartisan plan to speed the sale of power plants, which they said would lower electric bills in dozens of eastern North Carolina towns and boost economic development in the region.
The Senate gave key approval Wednesday to a bill that would open the door to natural gas drilling in North Carolina by next July.
Matthew Burns and Laura Leslie
Good-government advocates, lawyers and even state Supreme Court Chief Justice Sarah Parker are questioning the maneuvering that led to a bill on Gov. Pat McCrory's desk that would hide most complaints about judges from the public.
Senate sponsors say moving supervision of the SBI from the Attorney General to the Governor will save money in the long run.
A key Senate committee voted Tuesday to overturn outdoor smoking bans in cities, on beaches and on community college campuses.
Special superior court judges would be allowed to serve out their terms before their positions are eliminated. But lawmakers say two people appointed by Gov. Pat McCrory would not be able to serve out their term under the measure.
Mark Binker and Laura Leslie
A bill that would remove the last vestiges of the Racial Justice Act and make several technical changes to state law would allow executions to be carried out in North Carolina again, its backers say.
Friendly competitions between the state House and Senate a long standing tradition. Today, they added target shooting to the list.
The Senate gave key approval Tuesday to legislation rolling back some of the safeguards in the state's natural gas drilling law.
Laura Leslie and Matthew Burns
The Senate Commerce Committee is expected to vote Thursday on a proposal to roll back some of the safeguards in the state's natural gas drilling law.
