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The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the long-running Leandro school funding case, ruling that every decision made in the case since 2017 was void.
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2026 @ 4:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Josh Stein is calling on the General Assembly to pass what he calls a “$1.4 million critical needs budget,” as members of the Council of State from both major parties said in their last meeting they are reaching a breaking point.
Published: Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 @ 12:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Jan. 15, Coca-Cola Consolidated, headquartered in Charlotte, announced a donation of $25 million to fund the join Duke and UNC children’s hospital project, as the North Carolina Senate seeks to secure $103.5 million in state funding as well.
Published: Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 @ 12:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican leaders of the North Carolina General Assembly have rejected Gov. Josh Stein’s call for an extra legislative session dealing with Medicaid next week, calling the move unconstitutional and unnecessary.
Published: Saturday, November 15th, 2025 @ 10:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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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A rapid response report from the North Carolina State Auditor’s Office (OSA) is raising serious concerns about safety on the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) more than a month after the murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska.
Published: Monday, October 6th, 2025 @ 9:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Sept 22, exactly one month after the murder of Iryna Zarutska, the North Carolina Senate voted 28-8 to pass Iryna’s Law” (HB 307)
Published: Wednesday, September 24th, 2025 @ 1:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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One month after the murder of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light rail, the North Carolina General Assembly will return to Raleigh on Monday, Sept. 22, to consider a sweeping package of criminal justice reforms aimed at what Republican leaders describe as “weak-on-crime” policies.
Published: Monday, September 22nd, 2025 @ 3:57 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Two political junkies struck up a conversation. Jane, a staunch Republican well known in state politics, told me she had enjoyed watching NC SPIN on television for many years. “I liked the way you had people expressing different opinions without getting ugly or disagreeable,” she said.
Published: Friday, August 29th, 2025 @ 8:34 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Sometimes God arranges events so that His hand is the only explanation for victory
Published: Tuesday, August 19th, 2025 @ 8:10 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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By Rev. Mark Creech
Published: Wednesday, July 30th, 2025 @ 5:51 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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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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House RINOs seek changes to already weak Senate bill
Published: Tuesday, May 28th, 2024 @ 3:27 pm
By: John Steed
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Two top North Carolina House Speaker contenders have dropped out to endorse Rep. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, in a move likely to unite most House Republicans. Axios first reported the news.
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 5:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In the final days of state budget negotiations, there was a pressurized hush around the legislative complex as lawmakers feuded over the sudden addition of legalizing four casinos to the nearly $30 billion state budget.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 9:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Destin Hall sat down with CJ reporter Alex Baltzegar to discuss his bid to become NC House speaker.
Published: Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 @ 9:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. John Bell, R-Wayne, sits down with CJ Political Reporter Alex Baltzegar to discuss his bid to be speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Published: Saturday, December 16th, 2023 @ 2:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the Republican-led North Carolina House set a record, overriding six of Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes, the most ever in one day.
Published: Wednesday, September 13th, 2023 @ 8:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the North Carolina Senate passed House Bill 750 (H.B. 750), a bill that prohibits the use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria from being a factor in state investment decisions, by a vote of 29-18.
Published: Sunday, August 6th, 2023 @ 8:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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conservative running against two Tim Moore establishment types
Published: Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 @ 7:42 pm
By: John Steed
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On Wednesday, the North Carolina House passed a bill that would transfer some appointment powers from the governor to other members of the executive branch and the General Assembly.
Published: Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 @ 9:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Expresses Appreciation for the General Assembly's Leadership on the Issue
Published: Sunday, June 25th, 2023 @ 12:38 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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A bipartisan House bill that would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina to reorganize and create a holding company that could transfer billions in surplus policyholder money is on its way to the House Rules Committee after passing in the House Insurance Committee Wednesday.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 5:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, Republican legislative leaders filed a bill that would ensure North Carolinians are not coerced into joining labor unions.
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2023 @ 3:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Thursday, North Carolina House Republicans introduced a new bill proposing the creation of a “Charter School Review Board” to take over responsibility for approving, amending, renewing, and terminating charter schools
Published: Thursday, May 11th, 2023 @ 12:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday morning, Republican leaders announced that Rep. Tricia Cotham, a longtime Democrat from Mecklenburg County, is joining the North Carolina Republican Party.
Published: Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023 @ 2:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Bill left off a committee calendar
Published: Sunday, April 30th, 2023 @ 8:23 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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On Wednesday, for the first time since 2018, the North Carolina House successfully voted to override a Governor Cooper veto on Senate Bill 41. The bill will now become law.
Published: Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 @ 8:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the North Carolina House passed a bill requiring sheriffs to contact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) if they cannot confirm the citizenship status of someone in their custody accused of serious felonies and violent crimes.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 9:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina would face a new limit on state government spending growth under the Taxpayer Protection Act legislation filed Monday in the N.C. House.
Published: Friday, March 10th, 2023 @ 2:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina House Republicans scaled back a rule change that would have eliminated the 48-hour notice requirement for gubernatorial veto override votes.
Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2023 @ 7:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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