Rep. Bryan Cohn has reversed course and will seek reelection in competitive District 32 after the Democratic nominee withdrew for health reasons.

The North Carolina House approved "Jaleeyah's Law," lowering the evidentiary bar for gang membership, increasing penalties and funding prosecutors after a Goldsboro girl's killing.

A reworked Farm Act cleared the NC House 110-2 Wednesday, dropping a raw-milk ban and proposed limits on pesticide lawsuits while advancing studies and regulatory tweaks.

Lawmakers and advocates rallied in Raleigh for a MOMnibus bill to fund community maternal supports and implicit-bias training aimed at closing racial gaps in outcomes.

House lawmakers rewrote a Senate bill to bar under‑21s from buying or possessing hemp edibles and kratom, with misdemeanors and rising fines and a Dec. 1, 2026 effective date. The move arrives as federal changes this year could already reshape the state’s hemp market.

Rep. Sarah Stevens will step down from the N.C. House effective next Tuesday to focus on her 2026 bid for the state Supreme Court against Justice Anita Earls.

Gov. Josh Stein is directing $10 million to 39 rural EMS agencies to expand mobile integrated health, training and follow‑up care for substance‑use and mental‑health needs.

Trustees approved a strategic plan and Medicare benefit changes on June 5 while expanding Lantern and an Eat Well pilot. Final votes on 2027 premiums are set for July 10.

A House committee advanced a bill that would turn Moore County and Albemarle municipal races into partisan contests and shift Moore County elections to even‑year ballots.

North Carolina’s county risk pool has amended its decision and will now cover Pender County’s defense in a First Amendment lawsuit from the Pender-Topsail Post & Voice.

House Democrats filed three constitutional amendments to reshape judge discipline, set clearer recusal rules and force 48‑hour public posting of bill text before votes. Sponsors call the moves a fix for an embattled disciplinary system; passage would require supermajorities and a public vote.

County leaders heard a $421.9M budget proposal that holds the tax rate, denied a contested Raleigh Road rezoning and reviewed a fire‑station study mapping future needs.

A Senate committee added released‑time language to an education bill that would require districts to excuse students for private religious instruction at least one hour weekly.