House Passes Iryna’s Law and Political Terrorism Bill

The North Carolina House has passed Iryna’s Law, with strong remarks from Rep. Tricia Cotham and Rep. Brenden Jones. The legislation advances just a month after the Charlotte light rail murder of Iryna Zarutska. Lawmakers also passed a political terrorism bill in response to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, seeking tougher penalties for politically motivated violence. Meanwhile, polling shows a large majority of voters support school choice, and momentum is building behind a new federal tax-credit scholarship program.