Jaleeyah’s Law, targeting gang-related crime, passes House

Jaleeyah’s Law, targeting gang-related crime, passes House

(Carolina Journal) – Jaleeyah's Law, the legislation aimed at toughening the state’s response to gang-related crime, has advanced through a committee in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Mental health reform package overwhelmingly passes House

Mental health reform package overwhelmingly passes House

(The Center Square) – North Carolina’s involuntary commitment system is part of a mental health reform package chamber leaders say will enhance public safety.

North Carolina 31st state to formally opt into Trump’s school choice program

North Carolina 31st state to formally opt into Trump’s school choice program

(The Center Square) – Federal tax credits of up to $1,700 each can start in 2027 for North Carolina families whose children are participating in the signature education initiative of second-term Republican

Canadian voting illegally in America will go to prison

Canadian voting illegally in America will go to prison

(The Center Square) – Denis Bouchard, the 70-year-old Canadian already having pleaded guilty to two false claims in connection to illegally voting in nine American elections, is going to prison for two

Regulatory reform hops into, replaces hospital bill, sails through House

Regulatory reform hops into, replaces hospital bill, sails through House

(The Center Square) – Regulatory reform for education, business and development are in an overhauled bill passed Wednesday by the North Carolina House of Representatives that 400 days earlier was unanimously approved

Seven deadly sins offer opportunities to tax, and lawmakers will try

Seven deadly sins offer opportunities to tax, and lawmakers will try

(The Center Square) – Making use of one of the seven deadly sins, three North Carolina senators are pushing a bill that includes a tax on pornography.