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(RALEIGH) Today, Governor Stein announced he has signed one bill into law.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2026 @ 11:07 am
By: Kevin Smith
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Today the North Carolina House has voted to override Governor Cooper's veto of Senate Bill 747, a bill which will make significant improvements to North Carolina's election laws and further strengthen the integrity of our elections.
Published: Monday, November 20th, 2023 @ 7:01 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Raleigh, NC – Today the House Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform Committee will consider Senate Bill 747, a bill which would make significant improvements to North Carolina's election laws.
Published: Thursday, September 28th, 2023 @ 12:00 am
By: ENC NOW
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A total of seven laws enacted during the 2023 General Assembly session took effect on July 1st.
Published: Friday, September 22nd, 2023 @ 5:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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House Bill 750 Protects State Pension Plan, Retirees and Employees from 'Wacktivism'
Published: Friday, July 28th, 2023 @ 1:20 pm
By: ENC NOW
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On Tuesday, for the first time, a North Carolina House committee heard a bill (S.B. 3) to legalize marijuana use for certain medical reasons. The House Health Committee did not hold a vote on S.B. 3 but discussed the bill for about 30 minutes.
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2023 @ 1:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Tricia Cotham, R-Mecklenburg, presents House Bill 823 to colleagues on the House floor. The bill is titled “Choose Your School, Choose Your Future.”
Published: Wednesday, July 5th, 2023 @ 3:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Republican lawmakers recently introduced legislation ( HB 823, SB 406) to significantly expand the Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). The House approved HB 823 while similar legislation in the Senate is still under consideration.
Published: Sunday, July 2nd, 2023 @ 11:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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huge attack of free speech and First Amendment
Published: Saturday, June 24th, 2023 @ 3:35 pm
By: John Steed
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On Wednesday, the North Carolina House passed a bill to fund students through a method lawmakers have deemed “backpack funding” rather than funding government schools directly.
Published: Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 @ 3:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today voted for and the House passed H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
Published: Sunday, June 18th, 2023 @ 9:19 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Policy Holders and Customers Deserve to Be Protected
Published: Friday, June 16th, 2023 @ 5:53 pm
By: ENC NOW
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H.B. 346, Reorganization & Economic Development Act, sailed through three House committees, including Health, Insurance, and Rules, this week before passing 86-26 in the House Thursday and now heads to the Senate.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 12:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In the era where politics has become increasingly tribalistic, we seldom see significant bi-partisan support from leadership within both parties. The Reorganization and Economic Development Act, House Bill 346, is one exception.
Published: Friday, May 5th, 2023 @ 3:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina House Elections Committee passed a bill April 4 that would shore up election rules headed into the 2024 general election.
Published: Monday, May 1st, 2023 @ 4:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill passed through the North Carolina House Education Committee on March 28 would require public schools to offer character education in all grade levels in public schools. The intent of the program is to reduce bullying and harassment behavior.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 8:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, has allowed two bills, H.B. 40, Anti-Rioting, and S.B. 53, Hotel Safety, to become law without his signature.
Published: Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 @ 1:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, the North Carolina House passed a bill that would prohibit local governments from blocking consumers from certain types of energy sources, by a vote of 76-38.
Published: Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 @ 8:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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H.B. 130 passes the N.C. House, now in the N.C. Senate
Published: Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 @ 12:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Tuesday, the Senate passed House Bill 76 (H.B. 76), legislation that will expand Medicaid by a vote of 43-2. The bill will be voted on one more time before heading to the state House for concurrence.
Published: Monday, April 3rd, 2023 @ 11:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Raleigh, NC – Today, state House Majority Leader John Bell (R-Wayne) filed the N.C. Farmland and Military Protection Act, House Bill 463, to prohibit China, Russia, Iran and other foreign adversaries and state-controlled entities from purchasing agricultural land
Published: Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 @ 5:46 am
By: ENC NOW
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North Carolina General Assembly lawmakers from the House and Senate met Tuesday to dig into why the state has $3.25 billion in excess revenue for the 2022-23 biennium. The revenue forecast was released last week by the Fiscal Research Division and the Office of State Budget and Management (O.S.B.M.)
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 11:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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House Bill 71 would raise North Carolina's mandatory judicial retirement age from 72 to 76.
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 @ 11:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Allow churches to exercise their Second Amendment rights on their own property
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2023 @ 9:25 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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The North Carolina House K-12 Education Committee passed a bill Jan. 31 that directs federal COVID-19 relief dollars to fund a new software program for remedying learning loss.
Published: Monday, February 13th, 2023 @ 6:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday, 258-169, that would codify same-sex marriage protections into law, despite opposition from most GOP lawmakers who argue the bill’s language infringes on religious freedoms. The bill will now be sent to President Biden for signature.
Published: Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 @ 1:51 am
By: Daily Wire
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On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, the President signed into law:
Published: Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 @ 11:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Friday, August 5, 2022, the President signed into law:
Published: Tuesday, August 9th, 2022 @ 3:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Three Republicans in the U.S. House, including one from North Carolina, are sponsoring a bill to highlight the inflationary impact of President Biden's executive actions.
Published: Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 @ 12:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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House Bill 1049 would force business owners with "free" electric vehicle charging stations to explain how their customers are subsidizing the service.
Published: Tuesday, May 31st, 2022 @ 11:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new N.C. House bill would expand administrative law judges' ability to kill state government rules.
Published: Saturday, May 28th, 2022 @ 8:05 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bill into law today:
Published: Friday, March 18th, 2022 @ 11:45 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Jim Copland, senior fellow and director of legal policy at the Manhattan Institute, discusses House Bill 324, the state Senate’s version of a bill addressing Critical Race Theory concepts in N.C. public schools.
Published: Sunday, January 9th, 2022 @ 11:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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House Democrats passed the centerpiece to Biden’s agenda last week with only one Democrat dissenter. The “Build Back Better” bill supposedly shrunk over time from $3.5 trillion to $2 trillion, yet this is only due to “temporary” programs and misleading math.
Published: Thursday, January 6th, 2022 @ 2:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Not only have you completely misrepresented our group, (there were 34 in attendance, by the way) you put us at the top front page of your rag to school us on the issues at hand.
Published: Sunday, November 7th, 2021 @ 8:50 am
By: John Woodard
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Governor Roy Cooper signed three criminal justice reform bills into law today, House Bill 436: Support Law Enforcement Mental Health, House Bill 536: Law Enforcement Duty to Intervene and Senate Bill 300: Criminal Justice Reform.
Published: Friday, November 5th, 2021 @ 7:47 am
By: Governor's Office
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The state House voted 58-47 Wednesday, Sept. 15, to endorse a bill requiring the state attorney general to get approval from legislative leaders before settling lawsuits on their behalf. The bill now heads to the governor.
Published: Sunday, October 31st, 2021 @ 11:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bill into law today: House Bill 132
Published: Friday, October 29th, 2021 @ 6:33 pm
By: Governor's Office
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One of the most hotly debated bills of the legislative section cleared its final hurdle Wednesday, Sept. 1, and now heads to Gov. Roy Cooper, who could add the measure to his growing list of vetoes.
Published: Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 @ 9:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, I spoke to the North Carolina Senate Committee on Education/Higher Education about Proposed Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill 324.
Published: Friday, July 30th, 2021 @ 7:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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