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Pursuant to an order of Councilmember Tyre and Councilmember Horton, you are hereby notified that there will be a special meeting of the Washington City Council on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 3:00pm in the Council Chambers.
Published: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026 @ 7:57 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Small cities rarely make headlines. Their struggles - fiscal mismanagement, leadership vacuums, the slow erosion of public trust - play out in school gymnasiums and wood-paneled council chambers, witnessed by a handful of residents and largely ignored by the world outside.
Published: Thursday, April 9th, 2026 @ 10:16 am
By: Government Man
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Pursuant to an order of the Mayor, you are hereby notified there will be a special meeting of the Washington City Council on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 11:00am in the Council Chambers.
Published: Tuesday, November 25th, 2025 @ 9:44 pm
By: ENC NOW
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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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Mrs. Lou Jean Chambers Long, age 70, a resident of High Point, NC formerly of Pinetown, NC passed away Thursday June 26, 2025 at her home.
Published: Tuesday, July 1st, 2025 @ 7:08 am
By: Announcements
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The SAVE Act passed the lower chamber last year, but never got a vote in the Senate.
Published: Friday, April 4th, 2025 @ 5:12 am
By: Daily Wire
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After a prolonged morning of leadership elections, the Republican caucus of the North Carolina House of Representatives affirmed by acclimation Rep. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, to lead the chamber as the Speaker of the House for the next biennium.
Published: Wednesday, November 20th, 2024 @ 11:41 am
By: Kevin Smith
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed Senate Democrats this week as impeachment proceedings for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas have begun in Congress’ upper chamber.
Published: Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 @ 12:39 pm
By: Daily Wire
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On Tuesday, another Republican announced that he plans to retire early from the House, a decision that would further diminish a narrow GOP majority in the lower chamber.
Published: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 @ 11:50 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Capitol janitorial service made the executive decision to deep clean the Congressional hearing rooms today with military-grade flamethrowers.
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2024 @ 11:23 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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says Brinson "can be trusted to cut taxes" when Brinson has voted to RAISE taxes instead
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 8:08 pm
By: John Steed
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is reportedly urging Republicans in the Senate to vote against a border bill that was unveiled in the Democrat-controlled chamber on Monday.
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 11:44 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Top House Republicans shot down the border bill that was unveiled in the U.S. Senate on Monday, saying that it was dead on arrival if it makes it to the lower chamber of Congress.
Published: Wednesday, February 14th, 2024 @ 11:40 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The GOP-led House failed on Tuesday to pass a bill to approve a $17.6 billion Israel aid package that does not include an offset that was tucked into a similar measure the chamber approved last year.
Published: Sunday, February 11th, 2024 @ 6:39 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Tim Moore’s Strong Pro-Growth Voting Record Recognized by NC’s Leading Statewide Business Advocate
Published: Sunday, January 28th, 2024 @ 8:38 am
By: ENC NOW
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Rep. Kidwells’s Strong Pro-Growth Voting Record Recognized by NC’s Leading Statewide Business Advocate
Published: Friday, January 26th, 2024 @ 11:51 pm
By: ENC NOW
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On Monday, Gov. Roy Cooper signed seven bills, vetoed two, and let three become law, including the 2023 Appropriations Act, or the state budget, which passed both chambers on Sept. 22.
Published: Friday, January 26th, 2024 @ 7:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, the Golden LEAF Foundation and the NC Chamber Foundation, with support from NC Farm Bureau and Google, formally announce NC Ag Leads, a pivotal strategic planning initiative for the North Carolina agriculture industry
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 2:04 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with Ray Starling, General Counsel for the NC Chamber and President of the NC Chamber Legal Institute via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Tuesday, December 12th, 2023 @ 8:02 am
By: ENC NOW
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The Democrat-controlled Senate will refuse to consider the House GOP plan to send aid to Israel in its fight against Hamas, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced on Thursday, setting up a standoff with the Republican-led lower chamber.
Published: Saturday, November 18th, 2023 @ 8:56 pm
By: Daily Wire
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On Wednesday, both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly overrode six of Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes, a new record, ensuring the bills become law despite Cooper’s objections.
Published: Friday, November 17th, 2023 @ 12:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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House members say they want to try again to get approval for a select committee on unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP, now that the chamber has a new speaker.
Published: Saturday, November 11th, 2023 @ 1:59 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The North Carolina Chamber Legal Institute backs a company in its legal fight with the state Revenue Department over a tax exemption.
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 4:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) presided over the Senate on Wednesday wearing a short-sleeve shirt, no tie, and shorts days following the controversial decision to stop enforcement of the chamber’s dress code.
Published: Thursday, October 12th, 2023 @ 1:35 am
By: Daily Wire
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is stitching together a Senate coalition to reverse the controversial decision to stop enforcement of the chamber’s dress code, which has been dubbed “The Fetterman Rule” in a nod to one member with a penchant for casual attire.
Published: Monday, October 2nd, 2023 @ 5:41 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Senators are speaking out on the decision to relax the chamber’s dress code that some are calling “The Fetterman rule,” a nod to Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) with his penchant for hoodies and gym shorts.
Published: Saturday, September 30th, 2023 @ 9:16 am
By: Daily Wire
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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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The North Carolina General Assembly has passed the state budget with a vote of 70-40 just after midnight Friday. The chamber held session until approximately 11:45 on Thursday night, adjourning until 12:10 Friday morning for a third and final vote.
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 @ 4:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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There you are, sitting across from an elderly, demented man drooling on his oatmeal, when suddenly you begin to wonder: Am I in a nursing home, or in the chambers of the United States Senate??
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 @ 3:27 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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House Republicans may lean on a tactic used by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to push forward an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden without majority support in the chamber, according to a new report.
Published: Sunday, September 24th, 2023 @ 7:33 pm
By: Daily Wire
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said over the weekend that Democrats were “very concerned” over the prospect that President Joe Biden could soon be impeached by the Republican-controlled chamber.
Published: Thursday, September 21st, 2023 @ 12:04 am
By: Daily Wire
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On Tuesday, the Republican-led North Carolina Senate voted to override four of Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes, bringing the chamber’s total number of veto overrides this legislative session to all six.
Published: Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 @ 1:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said during an interview this week that the Republican-controlled chamber is moving closer toward an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden over allegations that he accepted millions of dollars in bribes from foreign countries.
Published: Sunday, August 6th, 2023 @ 5:30 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A bill to create a board for authorizing the creation of new charter schools could soon be up for a vote on the floor of the North Carolina Senate, after passing that chamber’s education committee June 14.
Published: Friday, August 4th, 2023 @ 9:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, both chambers of the North Carolina state legislature voted to override Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 20, “Care for Women, Children, and Families Act,” which restricts elective abortions after 12 weeks of fetal development.
Published: Friday, June 16th, 2023 @ 6:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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There will be a special meeting of the Washington City Council on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 4:00pm in the City Council Chambers located at 102 East Second Street.
Published: Thursday, May 18th, 2023 @ 8:18 am
By: ENC NOW
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Bills to expand the Opportunity Scholarship Program in North Carolina are now on the move in both chambers of the General Assembly, after the House Education Committee approved a measure on Tuesday.
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2023 @ 11:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina State Rep. Tricia Cotham is defecting from the Democratic Party, joining the GOP, and delivering Republicans supermajorities in both chambers of the state legislature.
Published: Monday, May 1st, 2023 @ 7:37 am
By: Daily Wire
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Republicans Now Have 25 Supermajorities In House And Senate Chambers Nationwide
Published: Friday, April 14th, 2023 @ 12:32 am
By: ENC NOW
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The North Carolina House released its biennium budget proposal this week as scheduled, and the North Carolina Senate is scheduled to release its version next before the two chambers meet to establish a conference budget
Published: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 @ 9:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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