After more than 90 minutes of debate, including rejected motions to delay the vote until Tuesday and to adjourn the session, the House passed the measure, 70-48
Published: Monday, April 3rd, 2017 @ 8:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today HB142, a bipartisan bill supported by a majority of Republicans in both chambers, was signed into law
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2017 @ 3:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Early evening recriminations and allegations of bad faith to resolve the lingering House Bill 2 saga flared up Tuesday between General Assembly Republican leadership and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper
Published: Friday, March 31st, 2017 @ 6:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Cooper held a press conference to discuss the repeal of House Bill 2. A fact sheet is available here, and full remarks as prepared are below
Published: Friday, March 31st, 2017 @ 4:55 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Cooper's Spokesman, Ford Porter, issued the following statement
Published: Wednesday, March 29th, 2017 @ 9:24 pm
By: Governor's Office
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After coming to a bipartisan compromise which repealed HB2, Governor Cooper decided to squash the entire effort
Published: Wednesday, March 29th, 2017 @ 8:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper responded to projections by the Associated Press that House Bill 2 will cost North Carolina $3.76 Billion over the next 12 years
Published: Tuesday, March 28th, 2017 @ 4:40 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper sought common ground during his first State of the State address to the Republican-controlled General Assembly on Monday night
Published: Thursday, March 16th, 2017 @ 1:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A compromise vehicle for the controversial "bathroom bill" could exact political consequences on Republican General Assembly leaders and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, one political analyst says
Published: Thursday, March 9th, 2017 @ 11:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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An order by the U.S. Supreme Court vacating a 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on a transgender rights issue could affect a North Carolina case related to House Bill 2, a constitutional law expert said
Published: Thursday, March 9th, 2017 @ 9:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A reversal of an Obama administration directive on transgender rights could spell the end of a House Bill 2 related lawsuit between the state and the federal government, but another lawsuit, brought by private parties, will keep the issue in flux
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2017 @ 9:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Tonight it became clear that Governor Cooper has neither the desire or ability to strike a deal on HB2
Published: Thursday, March 2nd, 2017 @ 1:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Cooper publicly called on Speaker Moore and legislative Republicans to return to the negotiating table and work to repeal House Bill 2.
Published: Wednesday, March 1st, 2017 @ 12:38 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper issued the following statement on H.B. 186
Published: Wednesday, March 1st, 2017 @ 10:22 am
By: Governor's Office
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In a letter today, the Governor's Office informed Senate Rules Chairman Bill Rabon that the Senate's announced plan for cabinet confirmation hearings violates a court order issued last week
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 @ 9:30 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Modern American conservatism weaves several strands of thought - constitutionally limited government, free-market economics, time-honored virtues, and prudent statesmanship - into a fabric that is both large enough to encompass a majority coalition and strong enough to withstand
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 @ 9:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) issued the following statement Friday following news reports that William Barber will be calling for a 'nationwide economic boycott' of North Carolina by members of the NAACP
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 7:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Campbell University law Professor Greg Wallace says a simple repeal of House Bill 2 being pushed by Gov. Roy Cooper would put the state back in a "gray area" regarding municipal authority over nondiscrimination ordinances
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 12:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The recurring HB2 nightmare will celebrate a birthday next month with no end in sight
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2017 @ 9:18 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Gov. Roy Cooper and Democratic legislative leaders Tuesday announced a three-part compromise proposal to repeal North Carolina’s House Bill 2, but Republican leaders say the plan fails to address privacy concerns
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2017 @ 10:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a press conference today, Governor Roy Cooper was joined by Democratic Legislative leaders Representative Darren Jackson and Senator Dan Blue to offer a common sense compromise proposal to repeal House Bill 2
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2017 @ 10:37 am
By: Governor's Office
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Lt. Governor Forest and Sen. Berger spokeswoman respond to Governor Cooper's HB2 Repeal Proposal
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2017 @ 4:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper issued the following statement on reports that the NCAA would remove all tournament games from North Carolina for 6 years if HB 2 is not repealed
Published: Friday, February 10th, 2017 @ 1:50 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper has sent a letter to Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger urging him to reconsider the scheduling of confirmation hearings in light of pending litigation concerning the new law known as HB17 that was passed in December
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2017 @ 11:04 pm
By: Governor's Office
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An evening TV news program showing a traffic stop “that got out of hand and escalated” led Rep. Ken Goodman, D-Richmond, to introduce a bill requiring instructions of how motorists should interact with police
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2017 @ 6:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today issued the following statement on the need to pass a repeal of HB2
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2017 @ 10:02 am
By: Governor's Office
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Host Mark Shiver had an especially interesting interview today on "What Matters in North Carolina" with Tami Fitzgerald, executive director of the NC Values Coalition
Published: Tuesday, January 17th, 2017 @ 12:18 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Bipartisanship ruled the day as lawmakers returned Wednesday to begin the 2017 long session of the General Assembly
Published: Saturday, January 14th, 2017 @ 12:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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While making calls for consensus, and saying “now is not the time to point fingers,” Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper renewed his challenge to the GOP-dominated legislature to repeal House Bill 2 and expand Medicaid during a Saturday morning inaugural address
Published: Monday, January 9th, 2017 @ 6:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The best word to describe the year 2016 is unsettling. We barely had time to break our New Year's resolutions before the year crashed down on us
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2017 @ 6:31 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday once again called on the General Assembly to repeal House Bill 2, the state's statute that supersedes a now-repealed Charlotte ordinance that, among other things, requires businesses to allow transgendered people to use the bathroom of their gender identity
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2017 @ 10:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As you might recall, HB2, which many in the mainstream media love to call the "bathroom bill," was not the original "bathroom bill."
Published: Friday, December 30th, 2016 @ 10:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Power plays are seldom pretty. Republicans have the political power in our state, but just because you have power doesn't mean you have to use it
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2016 @ 1:19 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) releases the following statement
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2016 @ 12:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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