NC General Assembly News and In-Depth Reporting

The Senate Democrats’ New Boss

State Sen. Sydney Batch and her chief of staff, Lisa Stifler, conduct a meeting. (Cornell Watson for The Assembly)

State Sen. Sydney Batch ousted one of N.C.’s most venerated leaders. Can she lead Democrats back to relevance?

Dots show where members of the General Assembly went to college. (Map by Matt Hartman for The Assembly)

Here’s what the data tells us about the educational experiences of the lawmakers tackling higher ed issues.

Gateway Women’s Care is a crisis pregnancy center with three locations in the Triangle. (Kate Medley for The Assembly)

Over the past three years, the state legislature has given $30 million to crisis pregnancy centers, with little oversight or outcomes.

Josh Stein meets community members at Asheville-Buncombe Technical College in January 2023. (Mike Belleme for The Assembly

The Republican-led legislature’s hurricane relief bill took away a number of executive powers.

Sydney Batch has ousted Dan Blue to lead the Senate Democrats. (Photo credits: Hannah Schoenbaum and Karl B DeBlaker/AP Photo/)

Sydney Batch will replace Dan Blue as Senate minority leader in a generational pivot for the minority party.

North Carolina Legislative Building in Raleigh.

State House Democrats gained one seat Tuesday, diminishing Republicans’ advantage and giving Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Stein more leverage.

Long stretches of the road through Hickory Nut Gorge are completely destroyed. (Jesse Barber for The Assembly)

A Q&A with state Sen. Timothy Moffitt on the $273 million relief package.

House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate Pro Tempore Phil Berger at a D-Day commemoration ceremony in 2019. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Republicans have failed to deliver on key priorities, and some blame a diminished relationship between House and Senate leaders.

Leo near his home in North Carolina. He says it's been a relief to begin the transition process. (Photo by Matt Ramey)

After passage of legislation restricting medical treatment for transgender youth, families are seeking care across state lines.

Volunteers with the Environmental Quality Institute use a net to catch invertebrates. (Mike Belleme for The Assembly)

The governor keeps asking for more money to protect waterways. Citizen scientists are taking up the slack.