WASHINGTON — State attorneys general across the country decried a provision in the House Republicans’ proposed budget reconciliation bill that would bar states from regulating artificial intelligence for the next decade. The bipartisan group of 40 state attorneys general in a letter addressed to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune and...

“I think we need more monuments, not less monuments.” Rep. John Torbett, R-Gaston, on the possibility of a new proposal to add a statue of Billy Graham impacting a stalled plan for a monument to African Americans. (The News & Observer, 5/15/25) Tax Breaks Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, The News & Observer, 5//16/25 The theme of...

“I’m astonished.” Senate leader Phil Berger, pretending to be hearing for the first time that raw milk advocates have used a loophole allowing the sale of unprocessed milk as pet food to procure a supply for human consumption.(State Affairs Pro, 5/15/25) House Budget The News & Observer, 5/15/25 The North Carolina House rolled out its...

The House Appropriations education budget includes a $10.6 million allocation to increase the funding cap from 13% to 13.25% for public school students with intellectual or physical disabilities.  That percentage, which is based on a school district’s average daily enrollment, provides school districts with roughly $5,300 per Exceptional Children student. The House budget’s allocation would...