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.
The Racial Justice Act directs judges to reduce a sentence to life in prison if they find race was a significant factor in a convicted murderer receiving a death sentence or in the composition of jurors hearing a case. Only Kentucky has a similar law.
Cherokee Indians and Gov. Beverly Perdue finalized an agreement to allow card dealers at the tribe's casino in exchange for school districts getting a piece of profits.
The governor ordered a state agency to accept all eligible 4-year-olds into a kindergarten prep program and without easing previous academic standards.
The judge ordered the state cannot limit enrollment in a pre-kindergarten program for at-risk children that saw its budget reduced by the General Assembly.
A Republican sponsored bill would extend jobless benefits for 37,000 in exchange for agreement on additional cuts to state spending. Governor Perdue calls the bill "extortion".
Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue has vetoed a Republican-backed challenge to the federal health care overhaul that North Carolina's attorney general argues is unenforceable.