NC Senate passed a bill that would deputize state law enforcement officers to perform certain ICE functions, introduced in part by a Buncombe senator.

There is a big debate about what to do about cellphones in schools, and lawmakers are involved. There is now a proposal to make it a state requirement for every district to come up with a policy that would ban cell phone use in the classroom.

The bill differs from what the House approved last week. Here’s what the latest bill includes, and what it leaves out.

Relief for Hurricane Helene victims is one step closer after the North Carolina Senate passed a bill to send more than $500 million dollars to relief efforts.

The state Senate unanimously approved the latest round of Helene recovery funding Wednesday. It's the first major relief bill to pass the legislature since October.