AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoNC AI + social media bill: The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced House Bill 301, bundling K-12 AI literacy with new limits on minors’ social media access—setting up a fast-track fight over how much the state should regulate tech and schools. Data center crackdown: The House approved a measure (Senate Bill 730) that would tighten data center rules in North Carolina, including requirements aimed at energy and water impacts and limits on local incentive deals. Highway surveillance goes permanent: Lawmakers moved to make North Carolina’s license-plate reader program permanent under SBI oversight, despite privacy and discrimination concerns. Gun-safety push stalls: NC House Democrats say their gun-safety bills haven’t cleared committee, even as they renewed pressure on Republicans ahead of National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Homelessness funding shift in Charlotte: HUD’s Continuum of Care changes would prioritize housing plus addiction treatment and mental health services, a major shift for local nonprofits serving people experiencing homelessness. Federal politics ripple into NC: Democrats demanded answers after ProPublica reported a $620 million Pentagon loan tied to a North Carolina startup and a Trump aide’s intervention. State budget/scholarship fight: Governor Stein said he opposed House Bill 87’s veto override, while lawmakers moved to enact the scholarship tax credit program anyway.
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