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Gov. Roy Cooper’s first veto would block a bill to restore party labels to N.C. judicial elections. Cooper’s office announced the veto of House Bill 100 Thursday afternoon
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2017 @ 4:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper and Democratic legislative leaders Tuesday announced a three-part compromise proposal to repeal North Carolina’s House Bill 2, but Republican leaders say the plan fails to address privacy concerns
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2017 @ 10:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lt. Governor Forest and Sen. Berger spokeswoman respond to Governor Cooper's HB2 Repeal Proposal
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2017 @ 4:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State Rep. Nelson Dollar, R-Wake, is confident President-elect Trump would overturn any unlawful agreement to fast-track the state's Medicaid program
Published: Thursday, January 12th, 2017 @ 12:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper announced his plans today to circumvent the Republican-led General Assembly, and expand North Carolina's Medicaid enrollment, possibly by executive order requesting an amendment to the state's Medicaid plan from the Obama administration
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2017 @ 3:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory has asked the General Assembly to write a $200 million check to help North Carolina residents and communities affected by Hurricane Matthew and the wildfires
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2016 @ 12:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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While the Wake County Board of Elections voted along party lines to appeal a 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling throwing out local school board and county commissioner districts, state legislative leaders are fighting to get back in as defendants in the case
Published: Tuesday, July 19th, 2016 @ 12:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory has urged North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper to join South Carolina in filing a friend-of-the-court, or amicus, brief opposing the Obama administration and the ACLU in a lawsuit that could require North Carolina K-12 schools to open restrooms and locker rooms to transgender.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 11:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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House leaders unveiled portions of a $2.85 billion bond package at a Monday press conference, arguing that borrowing the money now to pay for projects would take advantage of low interest rates and likely avert anticipated increases in construction costs over time
Published: Monday, August 10th, 2015 @ 12:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House earlier today resoundingly rejected the Senate’s version of a Medicaid overhaul bill, and the expectation is that, far from killing reform this year, it’s a signal that serious negotiations will evolve.
Published: Friday, August 1st, 2014 @ 9:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some of the House Democrats' most vocal advocates for Medicaid expansion in North Carolina have filed House Bill 1083, committing the state to add more of its poorest residents to the government health insurance program.
Published: Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 @ 9:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) and Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) issued the following joint statement Monday in response to North Carolina's unemployment rate dropping to its lowest level since August 2008.
Published: Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 @ 1:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week Gov. McCrory, Lt. Gov. Forest, House Speaker Tillis, and I announced our plan to make North Carolina's starting teacher salaries among the highest in the Southeast.
Published: Sunday, February 16th, 2014 @ 1:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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When Republicans took control of the legislature in January 2011, North Carolina's economy was struggling, the unemployment rate was 10.4%, citizens and businesses were burdened with a 1930s Depression-era tax code, and the state owed the federal government $2.5 billion.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 @ 10:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Sen. Thom Goolsby (R-New Hanover), co-chairman of the Senate Judiciary I Committee and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Justice and Public Safety, announced Friday he will retire from the General Assembly at the end of his term.
Published: Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 @ 2:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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“It’s about time Kay Hagan finally admitted she could have helped North Carolina’s long-term unemployed, but the fact is she’s a year late and $600 million worth of benefits short.
Published: Tuesday, January 7th, 2014 @ 2:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped sharply last month to 7.4 percent – the lowest rate in over five years.
Published: Sunday, December 22nd, 2013 @ 3:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) announced Friday they have retained pro bono outside legal counsel to advise them on the defense of North Carolina's constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 5:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) issued the following joint statement today in response to yet another frivolous lawsuit filed by the North Carolina affiliate of the national teachers’ union.
Published: Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 @ 1:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger and House Speaker Thom Tillis issued the following joint statement today in response to a lawsuit filed by the North Carolina affiliate of the national teachers’ union and a liberal special interest group.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 12:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The current annual median wage of Dare County residents – those who are suffering without a Bonner Bridge to get to and from their homes, jobs and doctors – is $27,395 per year.
Published: Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 @ 4:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger and Speaker Thom Tillis applauded Gov. Pat McCrory and Transportation Secretary Tony Tata for their leadership and joined their call for the Southern Environmental Law Center to stop obstructing construction of the economically vital new Bonner Bridge.
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2013 @ 7:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Sen. Pete Brunstetter (R-Forsyth), co-chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations/Base Budget, announced Thursday he will retire from the General Assembly effective December 15, 2013.
Published: Thursday, November 21st, 2013 @ 1:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The NCAE, the North Carolina affiliate of the national teachers' union, is spearheading a political protest during instructional time at public schools across the state Monday, encouraging crowds of protesters to enter schools as soon as the morning bell rings.
Published: Monday, November 4th, 2013 @ 10:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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At least one North Carolina elementary school is soliciting volunteers over the internet to watch students while teachers walk out of their classrooms to participate in a politically-motivated one-hour strike next week.
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 @ 10:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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enate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) issued the following joint statement Monday in response to a handful of representatives from liberal special interest groups calling for an expansion of Medicaid.
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2013 @ 2:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) issued the following joint statement today in response to the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit on North Carolina's election reform law.
Published: Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013 @ 12:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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After a highly productive legislative long session, the North Carolina Senate concluded its substantive business early Friday morning after passing many long-overdue reforms to improve North Carolina's public schools, rebuild our economy and restore our place as a leader in job growth.
Published: Friday, July 26th, 2013 @ 3:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Senate on Wednesday tentatively passed a hugely popular, common-sense provision that requires North Carolinians to show a photo ID when they vote.
Published: Thursday, July 25th, 2013 @ 12:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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House and Senate leaders announced Sunday they have reached an agreement on a $20.6 billion state budget that invests in core services, streamlines state government, strengthens public education and grows North Carolina's economy.
Published: Monday, July 22nd, 2013 @ 12:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) issued the following statement regarding the recent audit of the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center by State Auditor Beth Wood.
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2013 @ 7:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Senate tentatively passed legislation Tuesday that simplifies the state’s 1930s Depression-era tax code, provides major tax relief to all North Carolinians and makes the state far more attractive to job-creating businesses.
Published: Tuesday, July 16th, 2013 @ 6:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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One of the state's largest business organizations is keeping a close eye on two federal lawsuits challenging the authority of the IRS to collect Obamacare taxes in states, including North Carolina, that did not set up state-run health insurance exchanges.
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 1:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A contentious Senate committee hearing Wednesday on a bill to phase out multimillion-dollar state tax subsidies to select renewable energy
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013 @ 9:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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