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Today, North Carolina lawmakers have declared war on equality with the passage of House Bill 171 (HB 171) and Senate Bills 227 and 558, dismantling decades of civil rights progress and systematically excluding entire communities from public life.
Published: Saturday, June 28th, 2025 @ 7:32 am
By: ENC NOW
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Governor Mike DeWine (R-OH) raised eyebrows when he vetoed House Bill 68 on Friday — a measure that would have prevented biological males from participating in women’s athletics and barred doctors from prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to children
Published: Friday, February 9th, 2024 @ 12:43 pm
By: Daily Wire
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On Aug. 16, supermajorities in both the North Carolina House and Senate overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto on House Bill 808, Gender Transition/Minors, along with five other bills.
Published: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 @ 5:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, the Senate Health Care Committee passed House Bill 808 (H.B. 808), which would prohibit medical professionals from performing surgical gender transition procedures, giving puberty-blocking drugs, or giving cross-sex hormones to minors.
Published: Friday, August 18th, 2023 @ 12:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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House Bill 815, titled The Loving Homes Act, would allow one child or siblings in foster care to be placed in a foster home even if the foster family already exceeds the N.C. limit of five biological or other adopted children.
Published: Monday, August 7th, 2023 @ 11:24 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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Yesterday the State Senate approved major charter school legislation. HB 618, passed by the Senate on a straight party-line vote, transfers the right to authorize charter schools from the State Board of Education to the newly-created, Charter School Review Board.
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 1:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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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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House Bill 816 would make early voting procedures and election results counting more transparent
Published: Sunday, May 14th, 2023 @ 3:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Stephanie Brinson is an advanced practice registered nurse seeing thousands of patients a year, along with five other APRNs, in a Garner practice open seven days week.
Published: Monday, May 8th, 2023 @ 1:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Thursday, the North Carolina House gave final passage to H.B. 76, a bill to expand Medicaid, by a vote of 87-24. On Wednesday, the day prior, the vote was 95-21.
Published: Thursday, April 13th, 2023 @ 1:48 pm
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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The budget proposal submitted by the White House on Thursday would add roughly $43 billion in funding to the Internal Revenue Service, also known as the IRS, months after the tax enforcement agency received $80 billion through the Inflation Reduction Act.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 9:53 am
By: Daily Wire
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House Bill 98 would make long overdue changes to prohibit state and local governments, public schools, and universities from requiring Covid vaccination or discriminating against the unvaccinated, and it would also protect schoolchildren from being forced to wear masks
Published: Saturday, March 18th, 2023 @ 12:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Bill 148
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 7:48 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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American household debt rose $320 billion in 2022, marking one of the highest increases over the past two decades and reaching the highest level since the 2008 financial crisis.
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2023 @ 8:36 am
By: Daily Wire
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Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, has signed House Bill 890, omnibus legislation to make changes to laws governing the Alcohol Beverage Control Commission.
Published: Friday, October 29th, 2021 @ 11:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate passed House Bill 110 on Wednesday, Sept. 8, which would modify rules to the HOPE rental assistance program.
Published: Sunday, October 24th, 2021 @ 6:57 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate has passed House Bill 890, an all-encompassing measure that could help distillers succeed in a crowded and burgeoning industry.
Published: Monday, October 18th, 2021 @ 3:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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After the topic sat dormant for several months, lawmakers once again took up a bill that would ban collusive settlements involving the state attorney general. A state House committee approved the bill Wednesday, Sept. 8.
Published: Monday, October 18th, 2021 @ 3:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law today: House Bill 238 & 10 others
Published: Thursday, July 22nd, 2021 @ 11:43 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law today: Senate Bill 594 & House Bill 383
Published: Monday, July 12th, 2021 @ 8:18 am
By: Governor's Office
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House Bill 813 cleared the State Government and Rules committee meetings Wednesday morning.
Published: Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 @ 9:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Bipartisan bill seeks to help clean up roadways and prevent littering
Published: Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 @ 12:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law: House Bill 137 & 138
Published: Monday, April 26th, 2021 @ 1:24 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law: House Bill 82 & 2 others
Published: Sunday, April 11th, 2021 @ 2:12 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, the House Finance Committee gave a favorable report to bipartisan legislation (House Bill 83) that will eliminate the state income tax on military retirement pay.
Published: Sunday, April 4th, 2021 @ 11:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Date Chosen in Honor of Union County's SGT Michael Verardo
Published: Thursday, March 18th, 2021 @ 3:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Legislation Called a “Game-Changer” for NC Families
Published: Thursday, March 18th, 2021 @ 12:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the state House approved House Bill 128 to increase the number of spectators allowed to attend North Carolina school sporting events and graduation ceremonies.
Published: Monday, March 8th, 2021 @ 10:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law: House Bill 85 & 1 other
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2020 @ 6:03 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Cooper signed the following bills into law: House Bill 1001 & House Bill 387
Published: Monday, October 14th, 2019 @ 8:48 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Cooper signed the following bill into law: House Bill 283
Published: Friday, October 11th, 2019 @ 8:20 am
By: Governor's Office
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The N.C. General Assembly gave final approval today to Conner’s Law (House Bill 283) – legislation named in honor of fallen state Trooper Kevin Conner who was murdered last year during a routine traffic stop in Columbus County.
Published: Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 @ 12:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. House on Thursday, July 11, after years of contentious debate and myriad failed efforts, were finally able to pass a bill, in an 86-28 vote, that would align craft distilleries more closely with rules governing wine and craft beer.
Published: Sunday, July 14th, 2019 @ 7:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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House Bill 389, which would open the way for universities to sell beer and wine at college sporting events, is awaiting a signature from the governor.
Published: Saturday, June 22nd, 2019 @ 7:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As I listened Tuesday to a N.C. House committee discuss an alcohol bill, I thought about how America debated the 18th Amendment.
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2019 @ 12:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Folwell is locked in a heated battle with state hospitals, health systems, doctors, and legislative supporters of House Bill 184, which is slated for a House floor vote Wednesday, April 3.
Published: Monday, April 15th, 2019 @ 3:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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