Tag: Rep Pat McElraft

By Sophie Quinton Stateline Hemp plants can be made into anything from rope and insulation to granola. But today, most U.S. hemp farmers are growing hemp to produce cannabinoids, such as CBD — which means they’re growing plants that look like marijuana, smell like marijuana and, increasingly, are rolled into joints and smoked like marijuana.

By Rose Hoban Dale Wiggins thinks it’s time. Actually, he thinks it’s past due. Wiggins, a retired businessman, is the head of the Graham County Board of Commissioners, which recently sent a resolution of support for expanding the state’s Medicaid program to legislative leaders and Gov. Roy Cooper. The unanimous resolution, signed by four Republicans

By Rose Hoban Legislators approved final passage of a bill Tuesday evening that would criminalize physicians who fail to provide life-saving care to fetuses that survive an unsuccessful abortion procedure and are subsequently born alive. Despite objections from Democrats, the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act now goes to Gov. Roy Cooper for his signature

By Kirk Ross Coastal Review Online Last year, the North Carolina General Assembly backed a locally focused strategy in response to revelations about GenX in Wilmington’s water supply. Last week, several members who supported the plan told researchers from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and officials with the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority they

A bill passed by both chambers of the legislature Tuesday would get new water to residents living near coal ash pits. Gov. Pat McCrory has threatened a veto. By Catherine Clabby State lawmakers passed legislation Tuesday requiring Duke Energy to provide new, permanent drinking water to hundreds of properties located within half a mile of

A bill to place further restrictions on the activities of Planned Parenthood in North Carolina made its way quickly through the legislative process. By Rose Hoban A late-entry bill aimed at banning the practice of collecting fetal tissue after abortions is on its way to Gov. Pat McCrory Monday after a contentious and, at times,

A bill to make it possible for the families of children with epilepsy to get an experimental hemp extract is near final passage in the General Assembly. By Jasmin Singh Tears fell from Sherena Ward’s eyes as a Senate committee pushed North Carolina one step closer to the legalization of hemp oil for her daughter

A bill allowing the use of hemp oil for children with severe seizures makes its way through the General Assembly’s House of Representatives. By Jasmin Singh Stephen Carlin said he was overjoyed when the North Carolina House of Representatives applauded and congratulated families waiting for the legalization of hemp oil for their children suffering from

After long discussions in committee and on the floor of the House of Representatives, a bill to lower the cost of oral cancer medications gets a vote. By Rose Hoban A bill aimed at reducing the cost burden for people with cancer who take oral medications made it through a vote on the floor of