Good morning and welcome to the Under the Dome newsletter. I’m Caitlyn Yaede. Two celebrities were name-dropped in legislation filed in the General Assembly this week, starting with the bipartisan ...

Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Newton announced his resignation from the North Carolina Senate, effective Wednesday evening, creating a leadership vacancy as the Senate enters a busy legislati ...

A top lieutenant to North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger is resigning from the chamber. A statement released Tuesday from ...

A top North Carolina Republican senator is stepping down — within a day. Senate Majority Leader Paul Newton made the ...

Local police and other officials have asked lawmakers to help them combat pop-up parties that often devolve into chaos.