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Dan Gerlach, ousted last fall as interim chancellor of East Carolina University, has former state Sen. Tom Apodaca as an initial client.
Tom Apodaca, now a lobbyist, said he doesn't think lobbyists should be on the board.
Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter
Sen. Tom Apodaca, R-Henderson, the influential Senate Rules Committee chairman, had already said he would not seek re-election. Resigning early will allow him to lobby during the next legislative session.
Mark Binker
Despite the wishes of a powerful state senator, the state House refused to impose a redistricting plan upon Asheville's City Council. House members representing the city decried the push for the bill as, among other things, "unethical."
The state Senate approved a measure Wednesday that would allow cities and counties across the state to donate retired service animals to their handlers. The bill is named for Sen. Tom Apodaca's dog.
Sen. Tom Apodaca, R-Henderson, sits in his legislative office with a picture of his dog, Raleigh.
After more than an hour of sometimes heated debate Wednesday, the Senate gave preliminary approval to a proposal to require public high schools to offer both a "traditional" math curriculum and an "integrated" course of study.
Matthew Burns
A provision in the version of the state budget passed by the Senate earlier this month could force year-round schools in Durham, New Hanover and other counties to change their schedules.
After a heated, emotional debate, senators voted Thursday to remove three historically black colleges and universities from a list of five UNC campuses slated for a tuition discount program.
Laura Leslie
Sen. Tom Apodaca, R-Henderson, says he will pull three historically black colleges from a list of UNC system schools where Senate budget writers want to charge $500 per semester.
Mark Binker and Cullen Browder
Sen. Tom Apodaca, R-Henderson, the powerful Rules Committee chairman, says next year will be his last in the state Senate.
With campaign registration about to open in December, incumbent lawmakers are make decisions about their future. This is a list of those who have resigned, announced they're not running, or who are running for another office.
State lawmakers say they'll have to give themselves a third deadline extension to produce a spending plan after negotiations slowed over the past week.
Do "total dollars spent in education" really tell all, or should state leaders look at per-pupil spending and constant dollars when debating the budget.
A last-minute amendment by Senate leaders Wednesday docked the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law budget by $3 million. Democrats say it's political payback for legislative critic Gene Nichol.
After a three-judge panel delivered Gov. Pat McCrory a victory over lawmakers, House and Senate leaders struck back Monday night by putting the governor's nominations to key posts on hold.
Barring 11th hour actions by the General Assembly, companies will be able to apply for natural gas drilling permits in mid-March.
Mention of the state Senate's Ways and Means Committee is likely to prompt giggles from legislative insiders. Here's why.
Senate leaders are sending the House three different proposals for adjournment, indicating that the two chambers still haven't reached agreement on that or other issues.
Monday was a quiet day at the General Assembly.
Gov. Pat McCrory told a Charlotte radio station Monday that the key to a tax deal last year - a sandwich-fueled lock-in at the state Capitol - might be the trick to getting a budget deal done this year. He also left open the possibility that he would advocate for expanding Medicaid to cover more people in the future.
Women make up half of North Carolina's population but occupy only 22 percent of seats in the statehouse. Meanwhile, only one lawmaker identifies himself as Hispanic, despite the growing number of Latinos in North Carolina.
Tara Jeffries
Senators will vote on the package of regulatory changes again next week. On Thursday, Republicans blocked several amendments by using "substitutes" that avoided votes on politically sensitive topics.
A powerful state senator says he is drafting legislation that would force Duke Energy to clean up 14 coal ash pond sites around the state, including one that spilled toxic chemicals into the Dan River last week.