3:07 a.m. • 5-22-13
Sad news today: multiple sources confirm Betty Black, wife of former NC House Speaker Jim Black, passed away this morning. Mrs. Black had suffered from ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease.
Black was released from federal prison in October 2010 after serving more than three years for public corruption.
In an interview Tuesday, May 21, Gov. Pat McCrory said he is pleased with the progress on the state budget and tax reform so far.
Capitol Bureau Chief Laura Leslie and investigative reporter Mark Binker break down the North Carolina Senate's budget proposal.
The Senate budget subcommittee on health and human services gives a presentation on May 20, 2013.
North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper and a number of local law enforcement officials from across the state on Monday criticized…
Some teachers say the proposed Senate budget, which includes no pay raise for teachers and other changes to education funding, is…
Lawmakers called it a step toward a more expansive biometric system that would use identifiers such as fingerprints to keep track of…
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