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Tuesday, June 23, 2020 -- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist.
Rep. Larry Pittman, R-Cabarrus, speaks on the House floor about his son's 2015 suicide and tearfully begs people contemplating taking their own lives to tell someone how they feel before it's too late.
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 -- A particular faith or religious affiliation doesn't grant superiority of motive or purpose over others. Nor does it offer license for mean-spirited bigotry. North Carolina's school districts have rightly banned physical punishment as a method of discipline in schools and the state should make it the law of the land. Citizens, however, still have the strongest behavior modification tool - voting -- for self-serving elected officials. It is one they should use at the ballot box in 2020 to gain some permanent behavior modification.
Days after shootings rocked schools in Texas and Kentucky, North Carolina lawmakers got an update Thursday on this state's effort to head off and respond to shootings and other emergencies at schools.
Laura Leslie and Matthew Burns
State House lawmakers voted Monday in favor of a resolution pledging to uphold the U.S. Bill of Rights, though some questioned the need for such a resolution.
Laura Leslie
A bill that would do away with most limits on concealed handguns in North Carolina was filed last week.
Mark Binker
Until Monday afternoon, Rep. Larry Pittman's campaign endorsement page was populated by individuals with the same names as famous players for the Dallas Cowboys.
Rep. Larry Pittman said it's unfair to suggest that President Barack Obama has committed treason ... to Kenya.
State House lawmakers voted late Monday night to allow concealed weapons on college campuses, greenways, bike trails, at sporting events and in businesses that serve alcohol.
Laura Leslie and Mark Binker
Rep. Larry Pittman apologized for remarks in which he suggested House Speaker Thom Tillis would not move certain bills because of political ambitions.
In a video circulating online, Rep. Larry Pittman, R-Cabarrus, says House Speaker Thom Tillis' U.S. Senate ambitions are getting in the way of moving legislation in the House.
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.
Matthew Burns
A House resolution would lay claim to North Carolina's ability to "claim sovereignty" over powers not enumerated by the U.S. Constitution. Another bill would direct Attorney General Cooper to challenge the federal government's 2012 National Defense Authorization Act.
A measure that exempts concealed handgun permits from the state's public records law cleared the House Tuesday. It now goes to the Senate.
Teens under the age of 18 would no longer be allowed to use indoor tanning beds under a bill that passed the state House Wednesday.
A proposed amendment filed this week to restrict what limits can be placed on gun ownership in North Carolina is the latest shot in the growing debate over nullification of federal laws.
A constitutional amendment filed by Rep. Larry Pittman, R-Cabarrus, would limit what restrictions state law could place on firearms ownership.
The Cabarrus Republican says he is drafting a amendment to the state constitution to expand and protect the right to carry concealed handguns and knives.
Several hundred people rallied in downtown Raleigh Tuesday in an effort to halt proposed gun-control legislation on Capitol Hill and to call on state lawmakers to protect Second Amendment rights.
Matthew Burns and Bruce Mildwurf
