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    The North Carolina General Assembly has returned to work six months after it wrapped up a landmark session in 2023, and quickly received a budget proposal from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. The House and Senate gaveled in their floor meetings Wednesday after Cooper presented his adjustments to the second year of the two-year budget. He wants the Republican-dominated legislature to halt expansion of the state's private-school voucher program and prevent the highest wage earners from benefitting fully from an upcoming income tax cut. Republicans are unlikely to do either when they draw up their own spending plan in the coming week. They hold narrow veto-proof majorities.

      About a week after legislators brushed off his amendments to bills ensuring the right to contraception and requiring insurance coverage, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said he’s still thinking about what do.

        Tennessee is poised to become the second state in the nation to make it illegal for adults to help minors get an abortion without parental consent. The move is likely to face immediate legal challenges should Gov. Bill Lee sign the proposal into law. Tennessee’s GOP-dominant Statehouse signed off on the final legislative hurdle Wednesday, clearing the way for the measure to head to the Republican governor’s desk for his signature. While Lee hasn’t publicly commented on the proposal, he has repeatedly defended enacting the state’s sweeping abortion ban and stressed his opposition to the procedure.

        About a week after legislators brushed off his amendments to bills ensuring the right to contraception and requiring insurance coverage, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said he’s still thinking about what do.

        As if road tolls weren’t unpopular enough, now the Virginia Department of Transportation is warning drivers to be aware of scammers impersonating toll collectors seeking unwarranted payment via text message.

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        About a week after legislators brushed off his amendments to bills ensuring the right to contraception and requiring insurance coverage, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said he’s still thinking about what do.

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