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Due South · Jul 15, 2026 · 50m

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A graveyard of bills from the 2026 legislative short session

The General Assembly has left Raleigh for now, but they left behind a graveyard of bills that didn’t make it for a vote and to the governor’s desk. Issues still on the table include updated hemp regulations, election law changes, data center policy, and possible sin taxes. Political reporters Colin Campbell and Adam Wagner dig up the dirt on issues that did not get through the legislature.

Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief, WUNC News

Adam Wagner, reporter/editor covering state politics for the North Carolina Newsroom…