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The NC General Assembly has wrapped the scheduled October session, but tensions are still running high between the chambers over a Medicaid rebase stalemate and its increasing sticker shock.
Published: Sunday, October 26th, 2025 @ 5:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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This week, absent Governor Cooper's signature, the NC General Assembly's 2023-24/2024-25 biennium budget recommendations became law.
Published: Wednesday, February 14th, 2024 @ 11:48 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Herbert “H.N.” Jackson, 88, of Hamilton NC passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.
Published: Monday, December 11th, 2023 @ 9:19 am
By: Announcements
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State budget negotiations are stalled as House and Senate lawmakers are too far apart to reach a deal. Reportedly, there will not be a budget agreement until likely September, following what had initially been a June 30 deadline.
Published: Saturday, November 11th, 2023 @ 6:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Friday, both chambers of the state legislature sent House Bill 259, the state budget, to Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk for his signature.
Published: Thursday, September 28th, 2023 @ 11:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Friday afternoon, Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed two bills including one that would prevent state pension money from being invested using environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in state investment decisions.
Published: Wednesday, September 6th, 2023 @ 8:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Monday, North Carolina Senate leaders unveiled their proposed state budget. Governor Cooper will be under pressure to sign the final version because Medicaid expansion, a bill he signed earlier this year, is tied to passing a budget.
Published: Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 @ 2:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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It was a case of rinse and repeat for North Carolina lawmakers as they heard much of the same testimony from North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) officials on efforts to help those who lost homes due to Hurricanes Matthew and Florence.
Published: Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 @ 8:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Severn Peanut Company, a peanut sheller, will create 44 jobs in Bladen County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest $17 million to upgrade and renovate its facility in Elizabethtown for peanut butter production.
Published: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 @ 11:47 pm
By: Governor's Office
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A bill that would reduce the number of bids required for the state to contract house repairs after a disaster passed a N.C. House Committee on Wednesday.
Published: Sunday, March 12th, 2023 @ 12:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate voted 47-0 Tuesday to confirm Nels Roseland as state controller.
Published: Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 @ 8:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NCORR had gotten $778 million in federal dollars to help people hurt by Hurricanes Matthew and Florence, yet some remain homeless.
Published: Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 @ 5:01 am
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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U.S. farmers who use John Deere equipment won a huge victory on Jan. 8 as the manufacturer gave them the right to fix their own equipment. North Carolina legislators have been waging a similar fight for farmers here.
Published: Saturday, January 28th, 2023 @ 10:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina lawmakers heard once again on Wednesday from officials on hurricane-recovery efforts for those who lost their homes due to Hurricanes Matthew and Florence.
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2023 @ 2:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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The state got $780 million for 2016's Hurricanes Matthew and Florence, yet some victims remain homeless.
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2022 @ 10:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Hurricane Recovery in South Carolina far surpasses that in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, September 23rd, 2022 @ 12:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Cabarrus County, N.C. – The NC Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) hosted its 115th Annual Conference, “On Track to Transform,” in Cabarrus County last week.
Published: Monday, August 22nd, 2022 @ 10:39 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Friday bill signings leave seven bills on Cooper's desk
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 12:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The budget has a surplus of $6 billion, a projected Rainy-Day Fund of $4.75 billion, and a $1 billion State Inflationary Reserve.
Published: Sunday, July 10th, 2022 @ 11:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Hemp stays legal in North Carolina with the passage of S.B. 455, Conform Hemp with Federal Law Wednesday in the Senate.
Published: Friday, July 8th, 2022 @ 2:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Design Mode Cabinetry to create 139 new jobs and invest $13 million in Warsaw
Published: Wednesday, June 15th, 2022 @ 6:26 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Hemp is cannabis that has less than 0.3% delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2022 @ 11:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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S.B. 762, the North Carolina Farm Act of 2022 conforms to federal law regarding hemp and takes it off the State Controlled Substances Act.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 9:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. General Assembly convenes the 2022 short session after the longest long session in state history concluded in March.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 1:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State Sen. Brent Jackson and Rep. Tim Moffitt earn the top marks in the latest legislative ratings from the N.C. FreeEnterprise Foundation.
Published: Wednesday, December 15th, 2021 @ 2:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Carolina Journal recently reported on the second quarter federal fundraising numbers for declared U.S. Senate candidates in North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 @ 3:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Metal Specialist to create 33 jobs in Wallace
Published: Monday, August 2nd, 2021 @ 1:20 am
By: Governor's Office
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"This surplus came largely out of the pockets of North Carolina citizens and they deserve to see some of it returned to them."
Published: Sunday, June 27th, 2021 @ 9:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina remains vulnerable to fuel shortages because it’s too reliant on a pair of pipelines for gas and energy, industry leaders and experts told lawmakers.
Published: Thursday, May 27th, 2021 @ 2:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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eGourmet Solutions to expand with $500,000 investment in Wallace
Published: Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 @ 7:06 pm
By: Governor's Office
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