Maryland bill may limit child sex abuse suits against state, billions in claims possible
A last-minute bill proposed in the General Assembly may soon establish a filing deadline for child sex abuse claims against ...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin’s spring primary
Wisconsin’s top school official faces the first big hurdle of her reelection bid in the spring primary on Tuesday, when she’s ...
For Fans of Nicholas Sparks, This North Carolina City Is the Capital of Love
The best-selling author based “The Notebook” and other heart-tugging novels in New Bern, where he lives. But what makes the ...
A new title for NC State athletic director Boo Corrigan? Kind of
Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman features the official title of Dick Corbett head football coach. Now-LSU head coach Brian Kelly ...
State senate file bill to repeal NC death penalty
Senators Julie Mayfield (D-District 49), Graig Meyer (D-District 23) and Natalie Murdock (D-District 20) were the primary sponsors of the bill that looks to repeal the death penalty in North Carolina ...
A North Carolina Judge Just Acknowledged an Undeniable Truth: The Death Penalty Is Racist
Sermons made his ruling in the case of Hasson Bacote, who, as NBC News notes, was convicted of murder “along with two others ...
State senators file new bill to repeal death penalty in North Carolina
During Thursday’s general assembly session, three state senators introduced SB 94 with a short, direct title: Repeal Death Penalty. Senators Natalie S. Murdock ...
New state bills proposed could bring changes to the next voting cycle
Three new bills have been filed in the State House to change how district elections and voting cycles operate. The Fair Maps Act proposes the creation of an independent group to draw legislative ...
NC bill would open state funds to Bitcoin, other crypto investments
Top lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing for taxpayer dollars, including the state pension fund, to be used for investing ...
Under the Dome podcast: Trump fire hose, federal workers and the DC aircraft crash
We discuss the fire hose of President Donald Trump orders, comments and decisions over the past few weeks, including giving ...
NC’s new governor: Why Stein and other top leaders may have fewer chances to talk to each other
Democratic Gov. Josh Stein ran his first Council of State meeting on Tuesday, shifting two chairs up to the head of the ...
Racial bias tainted jury selection and death sentence for a Black man in North Carolina, judge says
Racial bias tainted the decision to strike Black people from the jury pool and to impose the death penalty in the 2009 trial ...