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The bill would also require schools to teach about social media literacy, including the negative impacts on mental health.

The bill would allow lawsuits against medical providers over gender transitions, and change the definition of biological sex in state law to exclude gender identity. That bill could affect transgender people seeking to change their birth certificate.

Senator Bill Rabon of Brunswick County is one of the Republicans who supports the change. Commercial shrimpers oppose the ban.

North Carolina hasn't had any executions since 2006 due to legal challenges, and lethal injection is the only legal method here.

The bill would let officers issue a 100-dollar fine if they see a driver holding a pet or distracted by children. It was met with bipartisan support Wednesday in the House Transportation Committee.

The 2016 bill banned transgender people from using public bathrooms that match their gender identity. It was repealed after major companies and events boycotted North Carolina.

He appealed for passage of the recovery bill. Stein said, “We need that money now. Heck, we needed it yesterday.”

Governor Josh Stein said the number one problem in early childhood education is that there simply aren't enough providers to serve all the families seeking care.

Disabled veterans are currently exempt from paying taxes on a small portion of their property value. A bill called the "Heroes Homestead Act" would raise that amount to about $76,000.

Doctor Kerry Willis said he would support some premium increases, but cautioned against higher out-of-pocket expenses, especially for the lowest-paid workers.