Today@NCCapitol (Sept. 2): Ticking an item off session's bucket list

Budget writers may not be close to a deal yet, but House lawamkers are getting ready to finish work on a bill that would set the date for next year's presidential primary.

Posted 9:00 a.m. Sep 2, 2015 — Updated 3:28 p.m. Sep 2, 2015

Mark Binker

RALEIGH, N.C. — Good morning and welcome to Today@NCCapitol for Wednesday, Sept. 2. Here's what's going on at the General Assembly and around state government.

SCHOOL SCORES: Around 11 a.m., the state school board will roll out school performance grades for the 2014 school year. Later in the day, Department of Public Instruction officials will hold a news conference to explain the scores.

HOUSE SESSION: House lawmakers are poised to give final legislative approval to House Bill 373, which would set next year's presidential primary on March 15. WRAL.com plans to carry this session live at 1 p.m. Check the Video Central box on the homepage.

SENATE SESSION: The state Senate meets at 2 p.m. but no votes are scheduled.

COMMITTEES: The Joint Program Evaluation Oversight Committee meets at 3 p.m. to review a report on unfunded liabilities for retiree health benefits.

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