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Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law the $793 million Hurricane Florence Disaster Recovery Act on Tuesday, Oct. 16, following unanimous legislative passage. An N.C. State University political science professor says not to expect the good vibrations to last
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 11:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the North Carolina General Assembly gathered for its Oct. 2 special session on Hurricane Florence relief, the state’s rainy-day fund stood at $2.01 billion
Published: Sunday, October 7th, 2018 @ 5:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper rejects an appeal from legislative leaders to convene a special session this week for Hurricane Florence relief efforts
Published: Monday, September 24th, 2018 @ 7:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The General Assembly could convene a special session to allocate Hurricane Florence recovery money from the state's rainy day fund, although some money is available for use without the legislature's approval
Published: Saturday, September 22nd, 2018 @ 6:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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With an election deadline looming, Republican legislative leaders are calling a special legislative session Friday, Aug. 24, to rewrite two constitutional amendments a three-judge Superior Court panel removed from the Nov. 6 general election ballot
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 @ 11:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Yesterday, the General Assembly convened a special session to make changes to the process by which constitutional amendments appear on the ballot
Published: Friday, August 3rd, 2018 @ 12:19 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Less than a month after adjourning, the North Carolina General Assembly is being called back in special session
Published: Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 @ 4:18 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The General Assembly will take up legislation to resolve the GenX water pollution case and judicial redistricting and reform when it returns to special session Wednesday.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2018 @ 9:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina House and Senate convene today in Special Session at noon to take up a variety of topics. It was initially hoped that this would be a short session
Published: Thursday, January 11th, 2018 @ 12:30 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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If there were one theme that defined North Carolina's legislature this decade it would be that they are a body of reformers
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2017 @ 11:04 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The General Assembly reconvenes Friday for another special session, primarily designated for redistricting business
Published: Saturday, August 19th, 2017 @ 1:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As state lawmakers returned home for a brief summer break, some members and their staffs were awaiting court orders outlining new General Assembly districts after federal judges declared the current map unconstitutional and racially gerrymandered
Published: Thursday, July 6th, 2017 @ 10:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The News & Observer of Raleigh and The Charlotte Observer have offered up a wonderful example of the power of free and independent thought
Published: Wednesday, June 21st, 2017 @ 6:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In fewer than 24 hours, the curtain fell on the political theater of a special redistricting session
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2017 @ 6:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Legislative Republicans wasted little time Thursday dispatching Gov. Roy Cooper's call for an extra session to draw new legislative districts
Published: Thursday, June 8th, 2017 @ 2:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper ordered the General Assembly to convene Thursday in a concurrent special session to redraw state electoral maps
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 @ 5:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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NC Capitol Connection provides an overview of yesterday’s contentious special session called to repeal HB 2.
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2016 @ 11:37 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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After a day of repeated pauses and extended recesses, just before 8 p.m. Wednesday the General Assembly adjourned its fifth special session of the term without accomplishing its intended purpose: repealing House Bill 2
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2016 @ 9:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The General Assembly will return for a fifth special session Wednesday after a Monday morning vote by the Charlotte City Council repealing its bathroom ordinance that led to the adoption of House Bill 2
Published: Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 @ 5:59 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 some Democratic legislators are calling for a special session to deal with recovery efforts for Hurricane Matthew, Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and GOP leaders in the General Assembly say a special session is unnecessary
Published: Saturday, October 15th, 2016 @ 10:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week, the North Carolina General Assembly reconvened for a special session to pass a new Congressional map to comply with a federal trial court's order.
Published: Sunday, February 28th, 2016 @ 7:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The General Assembly on Friday approved a broad array of electoral changes including a separate June 7 congressional primary and new congressional district boundaries before adjourning the two-day special session Gov. Pat McCrory had called.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2016 @ 11:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that he would not reconvene the Legislature for a special session.
Published: Sunday, September 14th, 2014 @ 1:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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