On Wednesday, the North Carolina House passed a bill that would prohibit local governments from blocking consumers from certain types of energy sources, by a vote of 76-38.
Published: Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 @ 8:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the Senate passed House Bill 76 (H.B. 76), legislation that will expand Medicaid by a vote of 43-2. The bill will be voted on one more time before heading to the state House for concurrence.
Published: Monday, April 3rd, 2023 @ 11:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Leaders in the North Carolina House and Senate announced an agreement on Wednesday, March 8, on a budget amount for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
Published: Thursday, March 30th, 2023 @ 10:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper gave his fourth and final State of the State address Monday night to what appeared to be, at times, a divided room between Democrats and Republicans.
Published: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 @ 6:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Cooper released his budget recommendations earlier today.
Published: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 @ 12:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Cooper released his recommended budget for the biennium today. The General Assembly has already begun budget writing, and the Governor’s recommendations, in this case, are purely political.
Published: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 @ 11:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Cooper Proposes Historic Investments in Education, Economic Development, and Workforce Without Raising Taxes
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2023 @ 9:37 am
By: Governor's Office
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General Assembly leaders agreed to a bottom-line budget number last week, kicking off the biennium budget season. Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) announced that General Fund spending would increase by 6.5% in the first year
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2023 @ 2:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Legislative Brief
Published: Tuesday, March 14th, 2023 @ 6:38 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina General Assembly lawmakers from the House and Senate met Tuesday to dig into why the state has $3.25 billion in excess revenue for the 2022-23 biennium. The revenue forecast was released last week by the Fiscal Research Division and the Office of State Budget and Management (O.S.B.M.)
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 11:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative Brief
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2023 @ 10:08 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina revenue forecasts have surpassed $33 billion annually, and the state will have roughly $3.25 billion in excess for Fiscal Year 2022-23, or 10.7% more than had been previously budgeted.
Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2023 @ 10:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Office of State Budget and Management and the General Assembly’s Fiscal Research Division released their joint forecast for North Carolina’s revenue today. This is a standard procedure that occurs in the early days of the budgeting process to inform lawmakers of the state of the economy.
Published: Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 @ 11:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina lawmakers cut taxes in the last biennium budget, lowering the dollar amount workers owe to the state.
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 @ 10:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Updated Forecast Reflects Historic Opportunity to Continue Making Progress for all North Carolinians
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2023 @ 8:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina General Assembly is scheduled to officially reconvene at noon on Wednesday in Raleigh. After November’s midterm elections, Republicans in the Senate have a supermajority and in the House, Republicans are one vote shy of a supermajority.
Published: Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 @ 11:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Ben Moss, R-Richmond, called for re-evaluating the “antiquated” county tier system, a system that ranks N.C.’s counties based on several economic factors, in his legislative agenda released on Tuesday.
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 7:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, announced committee assignments for House members of the 2023-24 legislative biennium.
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2023 @ 5:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Members of the North Carolina Senate were sworn into office Wednesday, marking the beginning of the 2023 long session for the state legislature.
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2023 @ 10:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, today announced his intended committee appointments for the 2023-24 legislative biennium.
Published: Saturday, January 28th, 2023 @ 10:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolinians will have reason to celebrate on January 1, 2023 as they see more money in their paychecks.
Published: Sunday, December 25th, 2022 @ 9:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Raleigh, NC – Rep. Jason Saine (R - Lincoln) today was selected unanimously by the incoming North Carolina Republican House Caucus to serve as Conference Chair for the 2023-24 biennium.
Published: Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022 @ 7:13 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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What are the chances of the GOP winning a supermajority in North Carolina’s General Assembly in this November’s General Election?
Published: Friday, October 28th, 2022 @ 2:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s unemployment rate increased in August for the first time since Covid-19, as we reported two weeks ago.
Published: Monday, October 10th, 2022 @ 2:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's COVID-19 State of Emergency ends after 888 days.
Published: Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 @ 8:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina has one of the best rainy-day funds in the country, according to a Pewstrust.org article.
Published: Monday, August 8th, 2022 @ 11:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislators even create a special “Local Project Reserve”
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 4:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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So you want the skinny on the state budget and K-12 education? Here’s a quick take:. The budget proposes. $11.2 billion for K-12 public education, an increase of $352 million over last year and the twelfth consecutive budget increase since 2011.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 7:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican budget writers released their conference budget adjustments for the new fiscal year on Tuesday, circumventing the traditional appropriations process.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 3:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Cooper signed the state’s $27.9 billion budget into law Monday afternoon, avoiding a last-minute deadline.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 3:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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