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State lawmakers on Monday took their first long look in five years at regulating coal ash ponds at North Carolina power plants - and it likely is the first of several this year after a massive ash spill in the Dan River two weeks ago.
The five-year battle over a proposed development in southern Durham County shifted from local government to the General Assembly on Monday.
A bill that would force the City of Durham to annex the 751 South development was the subject of a parliamentary tug-o-war between Rules Chairman Tim Moore and Finance Chairwoman Julia Howard.
Mark Binker
Members of a Senate judiciary committee are worried about how to pay for GPS monitoring for those accused of domestic violence and whether the program could run afoul of the U.S. Constitution.
Three adults and two children were removed from the Senate Education Committee today after standing silently in protest against a bill that creates a new process for approving charter schools.
State lawmakers are considering making divorces harder to get in North Carolina.
Laura Leslie
A piece of the state Senate's tax reform package unveiled Wednesday would eliminate local and state privilege taxes in favor of a franchise tax system. Cities would not be able to charge the new tax.
