North Carolina lawmakers approved final passage of $319 million in Medicaid funding to keep the state program afloat after months of uncertainty. It now heads to Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s desk for ...

State lawmakers are one step closer to enacting a law that would block county governments from implementing new property taxes based on appraisals conducted during this calendar year. The North ...

JEFFERSON CITY — The House and Senate gave final approval to the state’s $48.7 billion operating budget Wednesday without an increase to the public school funding formula. The final budget, pieced ...

A long-debated plan to build a backup power line between Avon and Gilman has officially been approved, concluding nearly a decade of planning, public controversy and environmental review. On Thursday, ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — With a nearly party-line vote, the Connecticut State Senate gave final approval to a bill introducing new regulations on homeschooling families. Twenty-two Democrats voted in ...

The Connecticut Senate has given final approval to a state ban on the future sale of pistols that can be easily modified into submachine guns. The vote came shortly after 7:20 a.m. Wednesday morning ...

The Senate banking committee voted to advance Kevin Warsh's nomination to lead the Federal Reserve. The 13-11 party-line vote tees up President Donald Trump's pick for a final confirmation vote in the ...

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is pushing back on a proposal to spend as much as $400 million in taxpayer money to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House, arguing that Congress needs to rein ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - A bill that would prevent county governments, including Onslow County, from enacting new property taxes based on property appraisals going on this year has passed the state ...

PURA board nominee Thomas Wiehl answers a question from the Executive & Legislative Nominations Committee on March 5, 2026. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror Lawmakers gave their final approval to a ...