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Budget proposal could include new limits on suing North Carolina employees

Under a little-known provision quietly slipped into early state budget proposals, North Carolinians who sue state employees could soon lose the ability to present their case to a jury of their peers in state court.

Here's who's running for North Carolina governor in 2024

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North Carolina Republicans are drawing new redistricting maps for 2024

Republicans will be drawing new voting maps for the 2024 election

New voting maps for the state&#x27;s Congressional representation and for the General Assembly are expected to be released in the coming weeks.Driving the news: A <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="public hearing on redistricting" data-vars-click-url="https://ncleg.gov/requesttospeak/71" data-vars-content-id="8fdeeea1-483a-4f40-a2e0-57ad9bfccef6" data-vars-headline="North Carolina Republicans are drawing new redistricting maps for 2024" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://ncleg.gov/requesttospeak/71" target="_blank">public hearing on redistricting</a> will be held Wednesday at 4pm in Raleigh, with members of the public being given a chance to speak.

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North Carolina will expand Medicaid eligibility in December

For more than a year, the state's political leaders have debated when Medicaid expansion would occur in North Carolina

Medicaid expansion in North Carolina will go live on Dec. 1, Gov. Roy Cooper and N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley announced Monday.Why it matters: When it does, expansion will make more than 600,000 of the state&#x27;s poorest residents newly eligible for government health care coverage.

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NC Republicans plan to pass budget without casino legalization

North Carolina Republican leaders have reached an agreement on what to include in a state spending package, more than two and a half months late, they announced in a last-minute press conference Tuesday evening.

North Carolina Republican leaders have reached an agreement on what to include in a state spending package, more than two and a half months late, they announced in a last-minute press conference Tuesday evening.Driving the news: The legislature plans to send a budget to Gov. Roy Cooper&#x27;s desk Friday that will include long-awaited pay raises for state employees and unlock some $30 billion in state funding.

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NC Republicans to tie Medicaid expansion to casinos

Lawmakers are expected to roll out a new plan this week to usher the budget into law.

North Carolina&#x27;s long-awaited <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="budget" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/09/11/nc-budget-vote-governor-roy-cooper-veto" data-vars-content-id="2dacffd9-32e8-403a-ab71-aaff2106bd98" data-vars-headline="NC Republicans to tie Medicaid expansion to casinos" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/09/11/nc-budget-vote-governor-roy-cooper-veto" target="_self">budget</a> may pass the legislature this week.Driving the news: North Carolina Republicans are expected to roll out a new plan that would separate <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Medicaid expansion" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/08/14/medicaid-expansion-nc-fate-uncertain" data-vars-content-id="2dacffd9-32e8-403a-ab71-aaff2106bd98" data-vars-headline="NC Republicans to tie Medicaid expansion to casinos" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/08/14/medicaid-expansion-nc-fate-uncertain" target="_self">Medicaid expansion</a> enactment and the controversial casinos proposal from the budget and running the pair of proposals together, in a bill of their own.

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N.C. budget chaos on full display in the House

Around two dozen state House Republicans were missing from the House floor Tuesday afternoon.

North Carolina legislators failed to pass a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="budget this week as promised" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/09/11/nc-budget-vote-governor-roy-cooper-veto" data-vars-content-id="9d74193c-4ea0-430b-b568-50fa570c5fec" data-vars-headline="N.C. budget chaos on full display in the House" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/09/11/nc-budget-vote-governor-roy-cooper-veto" target="_self">budget this week as promised</a>.<ul><li>The holdup, and the consequences of it, have made headlines across the state for days.</li></ul>What&#x27;s not as well known, however, is just how turbulent the legislature became over the issue at the center of the budget stalemate: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="casinos" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/08/10/nc-legislature-private-casinos-gambling-rural" data-vars-content-id="9d74193c-4ea0-430b-b568-50fa570c5fec" data-vars-headline="N.C. budget chaos on full display in the House" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2023/08/10/nc-legislature-private-casinos-gambling-rural" target="_self">casinos</a>.

Under a little-known provision quietly slipped into early state budget proposals, North Carolinians who sue state employees could soon lose the ability to present some cases to a jury of their peers in state court.Driving the news: The measure could be included in a final draft of the budget, which could be unveiled any day now.

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A full slate of candidates have announced they&#x27;re running for North Carolina governor, and we&#x27;re less than a year and a half away from the Nov. 5, 2024 general election.State of play: The winner next fall will replace outgoing Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who has served as the party&#x27;s last line of defense against the Republican-controlled state legislature since his election in 2016.<ul><li>The race could also determine whether this swing state turns red, as Republicans currently hold a majority on the state Supreme Court and a supermajority in the legislature — though the entire legislature is up for re-election in 2024.</li></ul>

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NC is still a Southern abortion destination

North Carolina remained the South's destination for abortions in the first six months of this year, as state lawmakers debated how far to go in restricting the procedure.

North Carolina remained the South&#x27;s destination for abortions in the first six months of this year, as state lawmakers debated how far to go in restricting the procedure.Why it matters: Patients are proving highly motivated to travel to get the care in the face of state bans, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Axios&#x27; Adriel Bettelheim writes" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/09/07/abortions-surged-state-bans" data-vars-content-id="e83ebeca-2dc7-4172-9aee-4ea171acb55f" data-vars-headline="NC is still a Southern abortion destination" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/09/07/abortions-surged-state-bans" target="_self">Axios&#x27; Adriel Bettelheim writes</a>.

NC moves to pass a budget the governor is 'strongly considering' vetoing

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is already threatening to veto the yet-to-be passed Republican budget

A new spending plan for North Carolina appears to be on the cusp of passing the state legislature — some two and a half months late.<ul><li>But it still may be a ways off from becoming law, as Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is already threatening to veto the Republican-drafted plan.</li></ul>

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N.C. congressional delegation calls for changes to RTP postal service

Members of North Carolina's congressional delegation are calling on the United States Postal Service to address infrastructure problems in fast-growing Research Triangle Park

Members of North Carolina&#x27;s congressional delegation are calling on the United States Postal Service to address infrastructure problems in fast-growing Research Triangle Park that have been a &quot;significant inconvenience&quot; to residents and businesses.Why it matters: RTP is the largest research park in the United States. It is home to 60,000 employees and nearly 400 companies, including Apple, IBM, Fidelity, Wolfspeed and Cisco, all of which contribute a significant boost to North Carolina&#x27;s economy.

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