(The Center Square) – Opposition continues to mount against a controversial privilege for lawmakers included in the recently approved state budget that allows them to decide what is and is not … more

The  North Carolina General Assembly passed the long-awaited 2023-25 state budget  at the end of September. It included two provisions that may affect the balance between government … more

North Carolina’s intense brand of partisan politics often seems closer to contact sport than civil discourse, but some issues still boil down to simple matters of right and wrong. Hiding … more

A provision in North Carolina’s new budget that exempts lawmakers from state public records laws has drawn widespread criticism from open government advocates and Pitt County Democrats, but the … more

State Treasurer Dale Folwell said Tuesday state lawmakers should undo a provision in the state budget that exempts them from the public records law to provide the same transparency and accountability … more