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The “Back off our Benefits” bus tour rolled into Asheville last week with one simple request — for Congress to protect Medicare, Medicaid, Social Secu...

After years of infighting and obstruction, the North Carolina General Assembly is closer than ever to expanding Medicaid after the Republican-controll...

The bill has over 60 sponsors, including Democrats and Republicans, and is the latest in a long line of similar bills.

Lobbyists are gearing up for the "long session," and this year Buncombe County wants to push projects related to affordability and quality of life.

The members of the 2023 North Carolina General Assembly will be sworn in on January 11. A national swing towards state political power, and a Republican supermajority in the Senate and state Supreme Court will underpin the next legislative session.BPR’s Regional Reporter Lilly Knoepp spoke to North Carolina politics expert Chris Cooper, head of the public policy institute at Western Carolina University about the upcoming year.

See numbers for North Carolina Senate Districts 46 and 49, as well as North Carolina House Districts 114-116. Well be providing regular updates.

Overall, Republicans in North Carolina had a strong showing in Tuesday's midterm elections, but Democrats held on to take a few surprise victories at both the state legislative and...

N.C. General Assembly Republicans came up one vote short of a veto-proof majority, but changes to abortion access and other areas are still possible.

See numbers for North Carolina Senate Districts 46 and 49, as well as North Carolina House Districts 114-116. Well be providing regular updates.

A month from the election, Republicans and Democrats vying for Buncombe Countys three state House seats debated COVID policies, homelessness, more.