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Voting Rights
NC Board of Elections endorses adjustments to voter ID rules for use after the primary – Lynn Bonner, NC Newsline
Federal judges seem split on ordering new Senate districts Black voters are challenging – Lynn Bonner, NC Newsline
North Carolina voter ID trial rescheduled again for spring in federal court: The U.S. District Court in Winston-Salem announced on Monday that Judge Loretta Biggs will convene the nonjury trial starting May 6 over the contested law, which was implemented last fall. – Gary D. Robertson, AP (WRAL News)
North Carolina lawmakers could tighten voting laws again in 2024: House Speaker Tim Moore says the upcoming session will include "election integrity" legislation that could tighten the rules for voter photo ID and shorten the state's early voting period. It's unclear whether the Senate would take up those bills this year. – Laura Leslie , WRAL News
Environmental Policy
Gov. Cooper calls for wetlands, forest restoration, rebuffs lawmakers’ stripping protections: Also: No more Bradford pear trees on most state lands – Lisa Sorg, NC Newsline
Partial victory for NC lawmakers in lawsuit over state board appointment power: Republican state lawmakers have been trying to give themselves more executive branch power for a decade, starting under Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and continuing under Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. Republicans say new laws give state boards more balance. Cooper calls the law unconstitutional. – Will Doran, WRAL News
Health Care Policy
NC House committee discusses ban on “gas station heroin.” – Lynn Bonner, NC Newsline
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