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Last week marked a legislative "crossover" deadline, where bills that haven't passed either the House or Senate are considered dead. More than 700 of those bills were filed by Democrats — and they listed all of them on a chart during a news conference.

The state House voted Wednesday to require insurance companies to cover more testing for breast cancer and other diseases.

The state House could vote Wednesday to make the medication Ivermectin available at pharmacies without a prescription, after the bill passed two committee votes Tuesday.

State lawmakers want to restrict the powers of homeowners associations, proposing legislation that would address everything from unpaid dues to parking regulations.

State lawmakers want to crack down on drivers who they say are going too slow on the state's highways. A bill that passed the House Transportation Committee Wednesday would require slower drivers to move out of the left lane if they're "impeding traffic."

A bill moving in the state House this week would reintroduce the electric chair and firing squads as part of the death penalty.

A bipartisan group of state House lawmakers want new regulations for artificial intelligence. The bill would make it a misdemeanor to create what's known as "deepfake" AI content.

The two top administrators of the fast-growing Wake County town of Zebulon resigned in the same week, as the town seeks to resolve a legal battle with a housing developer whose plans were rejected by Zebulon commissioners.

The state House voted Wednesday to add an official state TV show to North Carolina's long list of state symbols. Lawmakers chose "The Andy Griffith Show" for the honor.

State lawmakers could crack down on retailers who charge a fee for using credit cards instead of cash.