NC Newsline

01/11/2025

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Friday questioned why they should intervene to block a law forcing the sale of TikTok, saying the short-form video platform’s Chinese parent company does not enjoy First Amendment rights.

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Friday questioned why they should intervene to block a law forcing the sale of TikTok in nine days

01/10/2025

NEW: The federal 4th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear Republican State appeals court Judge Jefferson Griffin’s elections case, where he’s seeking to invalidate more than 60,000 votes in the race for a seat on the NC Supreme Court.

a federal and state court weighed in on Friday on a GOP candidate's effort to have ballots discounted in the NC Supreme Court election

01/10/2025

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his New York hush money case just days before his inauguration, making him the only past and future U.S. president with a criminal record.

https://ncnewsline.com/2025/01/10/dc/no-jail-time-or-fines-for-trump-in-sentencing-for-ny-hush-money-case/

01/10/2025

State lawmakers expanded the law for people seeking medical release from prison, but eligibility remains limited.

North Carolina lawmakers expanded the law for people seeking medical release from state prison, but eligibility remains very limited

01/10/2025

News that will likely not please state employees, teachers, or retirees. 👇

State Treasurer Brad Briner told state Board of Education members that the state health plan is running a $507 million deficit

01/10/2025

NEW: While Judge Jefferson Griffin wants votes subtracted only in his race, a separate Republican lawsuit seeks to potentially throw out tens of thousands of votes cast in all statewide races.

The Republican Party wants tens of thousands of votes for statewide NC offices thrown out over voter registration complaints.

01/10/2025

Strong bipartisan support in U.S. Senate advances bill expanding immigration detention

U.S. Senate Republicans gained more than enough Democratic support Thursday to advance a bill that would greatly expand immigration detention

01/09/2025

In his eulogy, Biden said Carter, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, established “a model post-presidency,” depicting the Georgian as a man of “character” who held a “deep Christian faith in God.”

mourners and dignitaries gathered at Washington National Cathedral Thursday to honor the life of former President Jimmy Carter.

01/09/2025

Gov. Josh Stein issued an executive order last week that allows the state to purchase up to 1,000 temporary housing units for Hurricane Helene victims without going through the regular, lengthy procurement process. The governor said the state will be reimbursed by FEMA for the temporary housing units.

disaster recovery; Hurricane Helene; rental property; displaced homeowners; federal assistance; disaster counties

01/09/2025

NC DHHS says Balanced Nutrition, Inc. now owes the state $101,142 and will have 30 days to pay

NCDHHS lowers amount of disallowed expenses owed by Balanced Nutrition Inc, a nonprofit that was led by former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife

01/09/2025

Opposition to Judge Jefferson Griffin’s “meritless” election lawsuit is growing https://ncnewsline.com/2025/01/09/opposition-to-jefferson-griffins-meritless-election-lawsuit-is-growing-is-the-nc-supreme-court-listening/ (commentary)

a bipartisan chorus has arisen in opposition to Judge Jefferson Griffin's voter suppression effort in the North Carolina Supreme Court race

01/09/2025

A Washington state-based nonprofit has launched a program training pharmacists to prescribe abortion medications via telehealth, a model that organizers hope other states will adopt to expand abortion access.

A Washington state-based nonprofit has launched a program training pharmacists to prescribe abortion medications via telehealth

01/09/2025

U.S. Senate Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump met behind closed doors Wednesday evening to plot how to enact sweeping changes to immigration, energy and tax policy

Senate Republicans and Donald Trump met Wednesday evening to plot how to enact sweeping changes to immigration, energy and tax policy

01/09/2025

The death penalty is slowly fading away https://ncnewsline.com/2025/01/09/the-death-penalty-is-slowly-fading-away/ (audio commentary)

The death penalty is fast becoming an obsolete relic. North Carolina would do well to make this official by removing it from its statute books.

01/09/2025

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction on Wednesday announced a $25 million initiative aimed at improving student achievement in rural and economically distressed communities across the state.

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction announced a $25 million initiative aimed at improving student achievement in rural areas.

01/08/2025

U.S. Senate Democrats raised concerns Wednesday that Republicans have scheduled a hearing for one of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees before he completed the necessary paperwork and an FBI background check.
https://ncnewsline.com/2025/01/08/dc/democrats-say-u-s-senate-republicans-rushing-confirmation-of-interior-nominee-burgum/

01/08/2025

North Carolina lawmakers returned to Raleigh on Wednesday, kicking off a session that is expected to feature continued Hurricane Helene relief and scrutiny for natural disaster efforts past and present.

North Carolina lawmakers returned to Raleigh on Wednesday, kicking off a session that is expected to feature continued Hurricane Helene relief

01/08/2025

The U.S. House passed its first bill of the 119th Congress Tuesday, a measure that increases migrant detention and is named after a Georgia nursing student whose murder President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly tied to the Biden administration’s immigration policies.

The U.S. House passed its first bill of the 119th Congress Tuesday, a measure that increases migrant detention