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Local Democrats have chosen former state Rep. Mickey Michaux to finish state Sen. Floyd McKissick's term in Durham.
Deborah Strange, WRAL digital journalist
Rep. Mickey Michaux, D-Durham, the longest-tenured member of the General Assembly, announced Thursday that he plans to retire.
Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor
A bill crafted in the wake of riots in Charlotte last fall that would have made "economic terrorism" a felony crime was killed off in a House committee on Tuesday amid concerns over protecting people's right to protest.
Matthew Burns
A proposal to cut the system of the University of North Carolina system Board of Governors is one vote away from becoming the first legislation to head to Gov. Roy Cooper for his signature or a veto.
The state House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to reduce the size of the University of North Carolina system Board of Governors after beating back an effort to include a line ensuring diversity on the smaller board into the legislation.
Black state lawmakers and allies gathered at the legislature Thursday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.
Laura Leslie
As the Senate takes up a raft of changes to North Carolina election laws on Wednesday, opponents said attorneys are already reviewing the proposal for a planned legal challenge.
The state House tentatively approved a measure that would force Durham to extend water and sewer lines to the 751 South development.
Mark Binker
Senators voted a second time Thursday to approve a $20.6 billion budget. The measure now goes to the House, where Republicans will craft their own spending measure. A final draft of the budget is due by June 30.
Mark Binker and Laura Leslie
House lawmakers gave tentative approval to ask voters to amend the constitution in 2014 to remove a relic of the state's racially divided past.
A proposal to cut in half the number of children eligible for the state's free pre-kindergarten program won House approval Tuesday. Meanwhile, the House also gave final approval to a bill allowing in-stand beer sales at professional sporting events.
Presenting photo identification before being able to vote in North Carolina moved a step closer to reality Wednesday when the House approved a Republican-backed proposal.
Despite impassioned pleas from Democratic lawmakers and a raft of attempts to weaken it, legislation that would require voters to present photo identification at the polls was approved Wednesday by the House Elections Committee on Wednesday.
Matthew Burns and Laura Leslie
The N.C. Legislative Black Caucus says black voters are the target of Republican proposals to cut early voting days, ban Sunday voting and prohibit same-day registration and straight-ticket voting.
A measure that exempts concealed handgun permits from the state's public records law cleared the House Tuesday. It now goes to the Senate.
Lawmakers are considering the possibility of eliminating one or two campuses in the University of North Carolina system, a top Senate budget-writer said Thursday.
Cullen Browder
North Carolina's lottery could keep "education" in its official name but would face restrictions on advertising and more disclosure requirements under a bill heard Wednesday by a House committee.
Republican House leaders said Tuesday that legislation requiring voters to present photo identification before casting a ballot will undergo weeks of deliberation and review before being filed in late March.
Matthew Burns and Cullen Browder
The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to enact stiffer penalties for people who cook up batches of methamphetamine.
The state House gave tentative approval Wednesday to legislation blocking the expansion of Medicaid and the development of an online health insurance exchange under the federal Affordable Care Act.
The bill contains both legislative language and a constitutional amendment that would prohibit governments from taking land for economic development purposes.
