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After a week’s break, the legislature returned to Raleigh and took action on several environmental bills this week. Meanwhile, if you’ve been wondering when this legislative session will end, Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger announced that he...

This week, the N.C. General Assembly wrapped up the map-making they were required to do for court-ordered redistricting, then adjourned for a break until Monday, Sept. 30. Cassie Gavin writes that some lawmakers also announced they would retire.

This week was a rollercoaster at the N.C. General Assembly as legislators responded to court-ordered redistricting and the House voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the state budget. Cassie Gavin explains.

The U.S. Forest Service has been working for the past three years on a new management plan for the Pisgah and Nantahala. This plan will cover everything from road-building, logging and resource extraction to hiking, camping, hunting and fishing on...

The N.C. General Assembly continued its long session this week with no sign of adjournment in sight and without a state budget passed. Instead of a full budget, the legislators voted on so-called mini-budgets, which are bills with things like raises...

Good news on environmental bills this week! The House amended the controversial Duke Energy multi-year rate-setting bill, removing its most contentious parts and instead calling for a study of various rate-setting changes. And the billboard bill got...

The state House today voted 63-48 to pass the Farm Act, a bill that ostensibly supports North Carolina's farmers, but includes giveaways to industrial hog operations that endanger the environment and public health. Senate Bill 315 will now be...

The N.C. House passed an amended version of the S 559, Storm Securitization/Alt. Rates, revising a section that would have allowed Duke Energy to seek permission for multiple years of rate increases in one request. That section has instead been...

The "billboard protection act" is heading to Gov. Roy Cooper's desk after the House approved Senate changes to the measure. Cassie Gavin explains what may happen next.

The N.C. House today voted 60-54 to accept Senate changes to a bill that would promote the interests of the billboard industry at the expense of trees, local government authority and scenic beauty. House Bill 645, “Revisions to Outdoor Advertising...