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1 week ago | 
ncnewsline.com | Christine Zhu
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on Wednesday voiced strong support for retaining and strengthening the state’s electric vehicle industry. Speaking at an Institute for Emerging Issues forum entitled “Future Forward Energy,” at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, Stein said he has communicated with the state’s congressional delegation about the urgency of keeping tax credits designed to support the EV industry.
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1 week ago | 
ncnewsline.com | Christine Zhu
by Christine Zhu, NC Newsline May 27, 2025 Advocates for speeding the nation’s transition to electric vehicles have joined the list of groups and individuals criticizing the massive budget reconciliation bill that was narrowly approved by U.S. House Republicans last week.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Christine Zhu
An EVgo fast charging station charges a vehicle. (Photo: Loren Elliott for CalMatters)Advocates for speeding the nation’s transition to electric vehicles have joined the list of groups and individuals criticizing the massive budget reconciliation bill that was narrowly approved by U.S. House Republicans last week.
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2 weeks ago | 
ncnewsline.com | Christine Zhu
Leaders of the nonprofit advocacy group Toxic Free North Carolina held a virtual press conference along with community advocates on Wednesday to warn lawmakers against what they said are the dangers of Section 19 in the 2025 North Carolina Farm Act.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Christine Zhu
(Photo: NC Department of Agriculture 2018 Pesticide Report)Leaders of the nonprofit advocacy group Toxic Free North Carolina held a virtual press conference along with community advocates on Wednesday to warn lawmakers against what they said are the dangers of Section 19 in the 2025 North Carolina Farm Act.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Galen Bacharier |Clayton Henkel |Brandon Kingdollar |Rob Schofield |Christine Zhu
North Carolina Legislative Building (Photo: Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline)Republicans in the North Carolina House began unveiling their plan for the state budget Thursday, laying out a spending proposal separate from the Senate’s in a series of committee meetings. Senate Republicans approved their own version of the budget weeks ago, sending it to the House.
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3 weeks ago | 
ncnewsline.com | Christine Zhu
The North Carolina Senate Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee voted Wednesday morning to confirm Donald van der Vaart as a member of the North Carolina Utilities Commission, forwarding the resolution to the Senate Select Committee on Nominations. Appointed by Republican Treasurer Brad Briner, van der Vaart previously served as North Carolina’s environment secretary. He’s a climate skeptic who was considered for EPA administrator during the first Trump administration.
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1 month ago | 
ncnewsline.com | Christine Zhu |Brandon Kingdollar
The North Carolina Senate passed 20 bills Wednesday afternoon in its final series of votes prior to the General Assembly’s Thursday crossover deadline, after which only bills that have passed at least one chamber can be considered. Among the higher profile measures approved were bills that would allow carrying concealed firearms in private schools, protect parents who do not affirm their child’s trans identity, and provide financial support to farmers.
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1 month ago | 
ncnewsline.com | Christine Zhu
Gun control advocates and faith leaders held a press conference at the state Legislative Building Wednesday urging lawmakers to oppose bills that would allow carrying concealed firearms without a permit. It’s one of the biggest issues this session. Legislators are considering bills that would allow “constitutional carry,” or the idea that individuals should be able to carry concealed weapons without restrictions based on the Second Amendment.
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1 month ago | 
ncnewsline.com | Christine Zhu
With about 100 activists in attendance, the North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday against banning the sale of raw milk. Sen. Brent Jackson (R-Bladen, Duplin, Jones, Pender, Sampson) presented Senate Bill 639 or the North Carolina Farm Act of 2025 to the panel. In its original form, the bill would have repealed provisions in state law that authorize the distribution of unpasteurized milk for personal use.
