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  • Long-awaited NC budget passes first votes, but 2 Senate Republicans break ranks over ferry tolls
  • North Carolina Senate overrides ninth Stein veto to enact scholarship tax credit bill
  • NC Senate approves constitutional amendment capping income tax

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ncnewsline.com /2 weeks ago

Long-awaited NC budget passes first votes, but 2 Senate Republicans break ranks over ferry tolls

North Carolina’s state budget cleared initial votes in the House and Senate on Wednesday on its way toward final passage expected on Thursday. The budget passed by a vote of 36-13...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

North Carolina Senate overrides ninth Stein veto to enact scholarship tax credit bill

North Carolina will participate in a federal tax-credit scholarship program after the state Senate voted to override Gov. Josh Stein’s veto Wednesday. It’s the ninth veto lawmakers...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

NC Senate approves constitutional amendment capping income tax

N.C. Senate Republicans in the state legislature voted to put a proposed change to the North Carolina constitution on the November ballot that would cap the tax rate for individual...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

NC Senate moves constitutional amendment on local property tax increases to the November ballot

Voters will decide in November whether to change the state constitution to tell the General Assembly to limit local property tax increases.  All 30 Senate Republicans and Sen. Dan...

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ncnewsline.com /2 weeks ago

NC Senate celebrates America’s 250th in historic capitol chamber

The North Carolina state Senate gathered for a ceremonial session to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary this year at the state capitol building on Tuesday.  The historic build...

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ncnewsline.com /3 weeks ago

NC Senate passes expansive revenue bill changing vape enforcement, R&D tax breaks

Senate Republicans passed a long-in-the-making revenue bill on Thursday despite controversy that it walks back a Trump administration research and development tax break. It now hea...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

North Carolina’s Senate race no longer a toss-up, top forecasters say, with Cooper in the lead

Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper is now considered the favorite by top election forecasters to win North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race, a result that would make him the first Democr...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

Amendment to elect State Board of Education members moves forward in NC House

A Republican proposal that would remove the governor’s power to appoint State Board of Education members advanced out of a House committee on Tuesday amid pushback from Democrats t...

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wunc.org /1 month ago

Proposed constitutional income tax cap passes NC Senate, fast-tracked in House

The state constitution currently requires the tax rate to remain below 7% — a number set through an amendment vote in the 2018 election. The proposed amendment would reduce that ca...

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wunc.org /1 month ago

NC's right to work, right to farm constitutional amendments start to move in State Senate

The proposed amendments are among five that the General Assembly is considering putting before voters on this November's ballot.

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wunc.org /1 month ago

Constitutional amendments to limit taxes pass NC legislature

The state legislature is taking final votes Wednesday to put several constitutional amendments restricting tax rates on November's ballot. They passed the House thanks to support f...

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ncnewsline.com /1 week ago

$34 billion NC budget on its way to Gov. Josh Stein after year-long delay

The state House and Senate gave final approval to a $34 billion budget Thursday with bipartisan support.  The House approved the budget with an 88-21 vote. The budget won approval...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

NC House overrides Stein veto on federal scholarship tax credit

The Republican-led state House mustered 73 votes to override Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of a bill allowing the state to participate in a federal tax-credit scholarship program.  Unaffi...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

NC Senate committee advances amendment on income tax cap for 2026 ballot

At the moment, North Carolina’s personal income tax rate stands at 3.99%.

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

NC committee votes to put ‘right to work,’ ‘right to farm’ amendments on 2026 ballot

North Carolina Senate lawmakers could vote this week on whether to put constitutional amendments guaranteeing the “right to farm” and the “right to work” on the ballot in November...

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ncnewsline.com /2 weeks ago

NC legislature releases $34B budget deal, expects votes this week

House Speaker Destin Hall (R-Caldwell) said both chambers anticipate voting on the budget this Wednesday and Thursday.

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ncnewsline.com /1 week ago

Stein signs $34B North Carolina budget with pay raises, lower taxes

Republican legislative leaders sent the long-overdue budget to Stein last week after more than a year of negotiations over items like income tax and teacher raises.

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ncnewsline.com /4 weeks ago

Senators okay repeal of NC’s hardened structure ban, dismiss buyouts for threatened coastal homes

North Carolina’s longstanding prohibition of hardened structures like jetties and seawalls to control coastal erosion appears to be washing away in the waning days of the 2026 legi...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

NC property tax moratorium, on collision course with county budgets, heads for final vote

The North Carolina House on Tuesday approved a controversial proposal to block some local governments from using new property tax revaluations in 2026. Senate Bill 889 was approved...

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ncnewsline.com /1 month ago

NC voters set to weigh in on limiting state income tax and property taxes in November

Each amendment passed narrowly, with unaffiliated Reps. Carla Cunningham (U-Mecklenburg) and Nasif Majeed (U-Mecklenburg) joining the Republicans.

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ncnewsline.com /3 weeks ago

NC House Republicans override Gov. Stein’s vetoes on anti-DEI and pro-ICE bills

North Carolina House Republicans overrode key vetoes by Gov. Josh Stein on bills requiring greater law enforcement cooperation with ICE and banning diversity, equity, and inclusion...

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politicsnc.com /1 month ago

Cooper leads Whatley, Earls leads Stevens

Democrats in North Carolina get more good news.

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ncnewsline.com /2 weeks ago

House set to vote on sweeping election bill despite opposition to overseas voter restrictions

The North Carolina House of Representatives is expected to vote on a hotly contested election reform bill next week after it passed the powerful House Rules Committee on Wednesday....

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wunc.org /3 weeks ago

NC Senate to vote on public notice rules for property tax hikes

The state Senate is scheduled to vote this week to require more public notice for property tax increases. The bill stems from higher tax bills that result from a property revaluati...

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