The North Carolina Ferry Division has released a statement following the General Assembly’s passing of Senate Bill 449 on Tuesday.

Senate Democrats on Wednesday failed for a second time to convince a single Republican to block President Donald Trump’s energy emergency declaration that allows the administration to bypass environmental regulations to build energy projects of his preference.

The government shutdown stretched into a new week as most congressional Democrats and Republicans continue to be at odds, leaving federal workers, military members and other Americans to worry about critical paychecks.

Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded Friday as Democrats refused to budge in a Senate vote and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government. On the third day of the shutdown, another ...

State budget negotiations have stalled between North Carolina Republican leaders in the General Assembly and the calendar year appears headed to an end without a new

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