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On the day before the North Carolina legislative session opens, the coalition of groups known as HK on J, or Historic Thousands on Jones St., listed issues they would like to see protected as the state faces a steep budget deficit.
“North Carolina must not take one step backward from the progress we’ve made in education, health care, civil rights and social justice,” said state NAACP chief Rev. William Barber.
Progressives push legislators to maintain programs, consider taxes
Dozens of proposals failed to clear the House or Senate before the General Assembly's self-imposed "crossover" deadline this week for…
The scandal within the Internal Revenue Service was front and center Friday on Capitol Hill, as a committee heard testimony from…
The House and Ways Committee holds a hearing on the Internal Revenue Service's practice of targeting conservative political groups.…
The state House has released its own version of a tax reform bill that lower income and sales tax rates, but makes fewer sweeping…
The House approved several bills before the "crossover" deadline, including measures on abortion and social media privacy.
President Obama says he'll hold a Rose Garden news conference Thursday to answer questions about the scandal enveloping the Internal…
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