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North Carolina Legislative Building (Photo: Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline)When the North Carolina legislature kicked off this year’s session i...

Legal Aid of North Carolina is the largest single recipient of funding from the Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts (IOLTA) program. Image:...

Democratic Party Chair Ken Martin sits for an interview at the Yellow Dog Bread Company in Raleigh on Thursday, June 26, 2025. (Photo: Brand...

North Carolina State Board of Elections members, left to right, Jeff Carmon, Chairman Francis DeLuca, Stacy "Four" Eggers, Siohban Millen, a...

A chainsaw operator cuts down debris collected from the bottom of Lake Lure in Rutherford County, North Carolina, on April 14, 2025, to make...

Reid Wilson now has the full title of Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality. (Photo: NCGA)Governor Josh Stein’s key cabinet m...

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., left, listens as Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, speaks to reporters outside of the West Wing of t...

The National Public Radio headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.  (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON —...

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters at the Capitol as lawmakers work on the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" on...

Image: Adobe StockThe North Carolina House voted Wednesday to approve two Republican-backed Senate bills that would restrict diversity, equi...

Democratic Senator Sophia Chitlik addressed a bill that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in state government. (Screengr...

The North Carolina Legislative Building (Photo: Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline)In the absence of a comprehensive budget, the North Carolina Hou...

Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during her c...

A sign displayed by U.S. Senate Democrats at a Washington, DC press conference on Feb. 19, 2025. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)...

Three years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision ended federal abortion rights, women around the country have faced criminal charge...

A sign displayed by U.S. Senate Democrats at a Washington, DC press conference on Feb. 19, 2025. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)...

North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall (R-Caldwell), left, and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) speak ahead of Gov. Jos...

NC State Board of Elections chair Francis DeLuca consults with board member Bob Rucho on May 9, 2025 (Photo: Lynn Bonner/NC Newsline)North C...

The Wake County Justice Center building (Photo: nccourts.org)A Wake County court found a requirement that the North Carolina governor fill v...

North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall (R-Caldwell) speaks to reporters after a vote on the state budget on May 21, 2025. (Photo: Galen Ba...

The North Carolina Legislative Building (Photo: Clayton Henkel) Two North Carolina House committees on Tuesday advanced a pair of bills that...

The U.S. Capitol pictured on March 25, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) A group of educators and health...

Sen. Buck Newton --seen here in a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting last week -- has reworked a House Bill intended to protect people from...

House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana speaks to reporters about the Republican budget reconciliation package at a weekly press conference...