Senate Republicans are scheduled to roll out a long-awaited bill to lower North Carolina tax rates, calling it a $1 billion tax cut in a news release Monday night. Meanwhile, a busy legislative day includes the continuation of a raucous firearms debate.

The leader of a local conservative group is urging local media not to cover the NAACP's protests at the General Assembly.

A western North Carolina lawmaker received a stinging defeat Wednesday as his own committee voted down his proposal to freeze and repeal the state's renewable energy standards.

The conservative group says it will spend $500,000 over the next 90 days to encourage lawmakers to follow through with pledges to remake North Carolina's tax system.