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The General Assembly overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 747, “An Act to Make Various Changes Regarding Election Law,” on October 10. The party-line votes were 30-19 in the Senate and 72-44 in the House.
Published: Friday, February 9th, 2024 @ 6:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Tuesday, the North Carolina General Assembly overrode five bills that had been vetoed by Governor Roy Cooper. Since the legislature held its first override vote in March, there have been a total of 19 veto overrides this year.
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 2:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Members of the North Carolina General Assembly are back in Raleigh Tuesday to vote on overriding another round of vetoes from Governor Roy Cooper.
Published: Monday, February 5th, 2024 @ 6:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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They also show why the General Assembly was wise to put the least-cost and reliable guardrails into law
Published: Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 @ 9:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina General Assembly sent Gov. Roy Cooper a bill on Friday that restructures the North Carolina State Board of Elections by splitting the appointments between the majority and minority legislative leaders.
Published: Wednesday, January 10th, 2024 @ 12:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Forty-one percent of likely general election voters in North Carolina now approve of Gov. Roy Cooper’s job performance, with 45% disapproving, according to the results of the latest Civitas poll.
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 @ 1:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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Rep. Tricia Cotham (R-Mecklenburg) released the following statement following the N.C. General Assembly's successful override of Governor Cooper's veto of SB 20, the Care for Women, Children, and Families Act:
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 11:27 pm
By: ENC NOW
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The North Carolina General Assembly is set to take up the veto override of SB20, the Care for Women, Children, and Families Act, much to the chagrin of Gov. Roy Cooper, who has conducted a pressure campaign in an attempt to swing legislators.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 4:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican leaders in the General Assembly are running a number of bills meant to shore up election integrity in North Carolina after a series of similar measures fell prey to Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto pin last session.
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2023 @ 1:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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At an event Thursday, N.C. Governor Roy Cooper declined to endorse Josh Stein, N.C.’s current attorney general who launched his candidacy for governor earlier this week.
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 1:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As the North Carolina General Assembly plans to return to Raleigh Tuesday, The N.C. Healthcare Association has indicated a potential break in the standoff over certificate-of-need reform. Disagreements involving CON have helped block a deal for Medicaid expansion.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 11:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The policy is sound; the soundness of the policy’s implementation is still yet to be determined.
Published: Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 @ 10:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former President Donald Trump responded to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s press conference Thursday afternoon by saying that the FBI raid on his property in Florida was not needed because his legal team had been cooperating with the Justice Department.
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2022 @ 4:10 pm
By: Daily Wire
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With the General Assembly still adjourned, Governor Roy Cooper signed the state budget into law on Monday.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 10:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. General Assembly approved legislation this week that would require N.C. sheriffs to contact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement if they cannot confirm the immigration status of someone in their custody accused of some serious and violent crimes.
Published: Sunday, July 10th, 2022 @ 7:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein is using Gov. Roy Cooper’s never-ending state of emergency in encouraging residents to report so-called price gouging related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Published: Sunday, January 9th, 2022 @ 11:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. General Assembly is expected to being voting Tuesday on the newly-released 2021-23 conference budget.
Published: Saturday, December 4th, 2021 @ 9:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Sources connected to the North Carolina House and the North Carolina Senate confirmed to CJ that they have firm commitments from enough Democrats in both chambers of the General Assembly to pass a final compromise with enough votes that Gov. Roy Cooper will either have to sign the budget or allow it
Published: Thursday, December 2nd, 2021 @ 7:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Republicans of the N.C. General Assembly have once again delivered a budget that cuts taxes for all, leaving even more of North Carolinians hard-earned money in their own pockets.
Published: Friday, November 19th, 2021 @ 12:32 pm
By: Jeff Moore
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Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill designed to block the state attorney general from entering collusive lawsuit settlements. It’s Cooper’s 11th veto this year and No. 64 since he took office in 2017.
Published: Friday, November 5th, 2021 @ 4:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The general counsel to Gov. Roy Cooper is returning to private practice.
Published: Monday, August 9th, 2021 @ 1:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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More than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic brought North Carolina to a screeching halt, Gov. Roy Cooper shows no sign of relinquishing the sweeping and open-ended emergency powers he has claimed under state law.
Published: Saturday, March 20th, 2021 @ 8:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A confidential settlement will release 3,500 violent offenders early, set a cap on the state prison population, and let taxpayers fund mediation fees
Published: Thursday, March 11th, 2021 @ 9:33 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Lawmakers in the General Assembly have filed a series of bills that would exempt counties they represent from some or all of Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID restrictions.
Published: Thursday, March 4th, 2021 @ 10:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican leaders in the N.C. General Assembly say they will consider overriding the governor’s veto of Senate Bill 37, the school reopening bill, as soon as Monday, March 1.
Published: Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021 @ 8:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The General Assembly is again considering a mild expansion of gun rights in this legislative session, a year after Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a similar Second Amendment bill.
Published: Monday, March 1st, 2021 @ 9:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republicans in the General Assembly are criticizing Gov. Roy Cooper for his inaction on a bill that would reopen schools for in-person instruction.
Published: Thursday, February 25th, 2021 @ 9:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State House lawmakers from two of the state's largest school districts are calling on Governor Roy Cooper to stop delaying and sign Senate Bill 37, which ensures every family in North Carolina has access to in-person learning in K-12 public schools if they so choose.
Published: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 @ 10:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. General Assembly passed a bill Thursday, Feb. 4, that provides more than $2 billion in COVID aid across the state, most of it to public schools.
Published: Sunday, February 7th, 2021 @ 4:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Take a deep breath. It’s finally over. Mostly.
Published: Thursday, December 10th, 2020 @ 11:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Yesterday, Federal District Judge Osteen wrote a blistering rebuke of Attorney General Josh Stein and the Cooper Appointed State Board of Elections leadership attempt to misappropriate his order.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2020 @ 1:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The judge in the case of the State Board of Elections has handed Attorney General Josh Stein, Governor Roy Cooper and the State Board of Elections and staff a resounding rebuke.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2020 @ 10:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Both the General Assembly and Dem. Gov. Roy Cooper have shared their budget priorities this week.
Published: Monday, September 7th, 2020 @ 7:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Both the General Assembly and Dem. Gov. Roy Cooper have shared their budget priorities this week.
Published: Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 @ 5:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Members of the N.C. General Assembly may meet for only one day this week — Tuesday, Jan. 14 — and will potentially hold a vote to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget veto.
Published: Sunday, January 19th, 2020 @ 10:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lt. Governor Forest releases the following statement
Published: Thursday, January 2nd, 2020 @ 12:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Investigators hired by the General Assembly concluded that Gov. Roy Cooper used the power of his office to pressure developers of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline into creating a $57.8-million discretionary fund as a condition of getting an environmental permit for the pipeline.
Published: Friday, November 29th, 2019 @ 9:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On November 20, investigators hired by the North Carolina General Assembly testified Gov. Roy Cooper had “improperly used the authority and influence of his office” to pressure Duke Energy for concessions as it sought permits for a natural-gas pipeline.
Published: Thursday, November 28th, 2019 @ 4:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The General Assembly is continuing its push to pass mini-budgets as the stalemate over Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the General Fund budget continues into another month.
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2019 @ 5:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Try as they might, the General Assembly has had a hard time garnering the needed votes from the Democratic caucus to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2019 @ 6:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A week ago, the state Senate passed its version of a $23.9 billion General Fund budget for the next fiscal year. The Senate and House still must resolve their differences in a conference report, pass it, and send it to Gov. Roy Cooper.
Published: Sunday, June 23rd, 2019 @ 10:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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It was a very sad day in North Carolina yesterday at the NC General Assembly ... a very tragic day indeed. Yesterday, members of the NC House had the opportunity to over-ride Governor Cooper's veto of the "Born Alive Abortion Survivor's Protection Act" (SB-359).
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2019 @ 9:45 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Republican legislative leaders have reached agreement on a 2019-20 General Fund budget cap of slightly more than $24 billion, shaving about $500 million from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s proposed spending plan
Published: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 @ 9:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 2019-20 General Assembly session is well under way. Bills are being filed and committees are meeting, but the attention will soon fall on the biennial budget, which the governor introduced this week and included new and expanded spending, including a 9.1 percent raise for teachers
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 10:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Tomorrow, Gov. Cooper is set to release his budget proposal for the next two fiscal years. At a news conference today, Cooper previewed his budget by revealing the highlights of the education section.
Published: Thursday, March 7th, 2019 @ 7:20 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The structure of the deal seems designed to skirt the constitutional requirement for the General Assembly to approve the raising and spending of funds.
Published: Sunday, January 27th, 2019 @ 9:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As expected, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the General Assembly's most recent attempt to restructure the state's elections and ethics enforcement agencies. He also vetoed a "technical corrections" measure, rejecting two provisions in the catch-all legislation
Published: Sunday, December 23rd, 2018 @ 3:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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