The governor said she'll restrict new rules issued by state agencies to carry out state or federal laws, a move she said will prevent bureaucracy from trumping common sense.

The film stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Michael Caine and is being produced by New Line Cinema, a subsidiary of Warner Bros.

The House voted 90-24 on Thursday to approve an agreement designed to keep a premium-free option in place for active workers, public school teachers and retirees.

Perdue is the first governor to veto a spending plan by the Legislation.

The measure was sought by the prosecutor in the case of Zahra Baker, whose remains were discovered strewn across two western counties.

Four democrats say they still plan to stand with Republicans if there's a vote to override Democratic Gov. Perdue's budget veto.

Republicans who grabbed Senate and House majorities through a 27-seat surge on Election Day arrive in Raleigh ready to tackle a list of issues they believe their supporters want acted upon.

As North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has struggled to boost revenue in lean times, she has sounded more willing -- like leaders in some other states -- to consider expanding legalized gambling.

When the clock strikes midnight, all or portions of more than 30 new laws take effect Friday.

The North Carolina Medical Society and North Carolina Hospital Association said in a joint statement they want lawmakers to override Perdue's veto.

It's a wrap for the first major law-making session under complete Republican control, for the first time in 140 years.

Discussions are under way to let allow contests featuring human dealers instead of the current offering of video machines.

The veto was announced hours before a midnight deadline consider the remaining bills on her desk left by the Republican-led Legislature two weekends ago.

The three men vying to be the state's No. 2 executive are far from agreeing on the job done by Bev Perdue.