NC House

The House's budget makes several moves to improve teacher pay that aren't in the Senate's proposal, with big raises for starting teachers and restoring "master's pay."

The N.C. House voted 93-20 — with from some Democrats — on Wednesday to approve a budget that delays income tax cuts while providing modest raises for state workers and increasing starting teacher pay.

The state House’s budget bill would delay scheduled income tax cuts while giving state employees and teachers larger raises than the Senate is proposing.

House lawmakers have begun to release parts of their state budget. They're waiting to announce plans for teacher pay...but have unveiled proposals for school funding increases alongside cuts to DPI.

The N.C. House began releasing its budget proposal Thursday, and Republicans are planning cuts in what's expected to be a tight budget year.

Last week marked a legislative "crossover" deadline, where bills that haven't ed either the House or Senate are considered dead. More than 700 of those bills were filed by Democrats — and they listed all of them on a chart during a news conference.

The state House voted Wednesday to require insurance companies to cover more testing for breast cancer and other diseases.

The state House could vote Wednesday to make the medication Ivermectin available at pharmacies without a prescription, after the bill ed two committee votes Tuesday.

State lawmakers want to restrict the powers of homeowners associations, proposing legislation that would address everything from unpaid dues to parking regulations.

State lawmakers want to crack down on drivers who they say are going too slow on the state's highways. A bill that ed the House Transportation Committee Wednesday would require slower drivers to move out of the left lane if they're "impeding traffic."