GOP lawmakers are pushing another bill to reopen businesses during the pandemic – this one for bowling alleys and skating rinks. The Senate approved a "mini budget" bill on teacher pay and rolled out one for the Department of Health and Human Services, which would allow the agency's headquarters to remain in Wake County. Finally, two criminal justice reform measures, giving judges more leeway in drug sentences and making it easier for people to expunge old, nonviolent felony charges, are headed to the governor.

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