NC lawmaker sponsors bill restricting flags on government property. Does it limit rights?
Critics of the bill argue it could restrict being able to put up LGBTQ+ flags, Ukrainian flags and more inside governmental ...
State funds sought for county school programs
A bipartisan group of local legislators is supporting a bill that would secure $8.3 million for the tutoring and learning hub programs of Guilford County Schools. House Bill 342 was filed this week in ...
NC lawmakers file bill to raise minimum wage, boost worker protections
A group of Democrats in the North Carolina General Assembly have filed an ambitious bill that would raise the minimum wage, ...
Statesville Record and Landmark2d
North Carolinians win just less than $6 billion as legal betting turns a year old
Legalized sports wagering turns 1 year old in North Carolina today, with better-than-expected betting activity and revenue ...
Charlotte Observer3d
NC lawmaker sponsors bill restricting flags on government property. Does it limit rights?
Pricey Harrison, a Greensboro Democrat, questioned whether the bill would bar the display of the first national flag of the Confederacy — the Stars and Bars — citing its past presence atop the ...
The Business Journals3d
Sweeping bill calls for $22 minimum wage, worker protections in NC
The bill, called the Economic Security Act, was filed by state Reps. Pricey Harrison (D-Guilford), Carolyn Logan (D-Mecklenburg), Marcia Morey (D-Durham) and Aisha Dew (D-Mecklenburg). All of the ...
BLM, Pride and other flags may be prohibited on public buildings under new NC bill
Flags flying above public places may be limited under a new North Carolina bill. State Rep. Brian Echevarria (R-Cabarrus) read the Depoliticize Government Property Act to the Judiciary 1 Committee ...
Axios on MSN1d
Octopus farming in NC? A bill was filed banning it
A leading environmental voice in the North Carolina House has introduced a bill to outlaw octopus farming for human ...
Winston-Salem Journal3d
Two Things: Some bills to watch in Raleigh - and can Chief Thompson work a crowd or what?
We’re looking at you, Rep. Pricey Harrison, D-Greensboro, as she sponsored two bills to limit police participation in immigrant raids that stand less of a chance than a steak in a lion’s mouth.