On Wednesday, the North Carolina House passed a bill requiring students at state universities to take a three-credit hour course on the U.S. Constitution and other founding documents by a vote of 69-47.
Published: Thursday, April 13th, 2023 @ 8:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Two bills, which would allow medical professionals who aren’t doctors greater latitude in serving patients, are advancing in the Senate.
Published: Thursday, June 17th, 2021 @ 3:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Don’t despair North Carolina, despite continuing cries the state is without a budget — even after months of consternation, frustration, accusations, political wrangling, and dead–end negotiations.
Published: Friday, January 24th, 2020 @ 6:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors is taking concerns over North Carolina’s budget impasse straight to the General Assembly — in the form of a resolution asking lawmakers to quit stalling and pass an updated spending plan.
Published: Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 @ 2:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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The General Assembly is going home without raising teacher pay and without passing a full budget.
Published: Sunday, January 19th, 2020 @ 9:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The top officer in the N.C. Senate has issued a statement urging Democratic colleagues to help Republicans override the state budget veto next year.
Published: Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 @ 3:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Road construction will begin to ramp up again early next year, but contractors say they will suffer in the meantime.
Published: Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 @ 8:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In June, the Republican-dominated General Assembly passed a state budget that included pay increases for our public school teachers and for non-certified school personnel.
Published: Sunday, September 29th, 2019 @ 3:26 am
By: Diane Rufino
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With most of the Democratic caucus absent from the chamber, the N.C. House voted to override two of Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes.
Published: Saturday, September 14th, 2019 @ 9:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The General Assembly’s nonpartisan Fiscal Research Division said the state collected nearly $900 million more than anticipated for the fiscal year which ended June 30.
Published: Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 @ 9:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Cooper signed the following bills into law:
Published: Friday, August 2nd, 2019 @ 5:44 pm
By: Governor's Office
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A bill allowing federal funds to continue flowing to North Carolina hasn’t earned Gov. Roy Cooper’s signature yet, but one political analyst said it would be wise for the governor to let it become law.
Published: Thursday, August 1st, 2019 @ 11:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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An appropriations bill approved by the General Assembly ensures federal money can flow into certain programs as the stalemate over the budget continues.
Published: Saturday, July 27th, 2019 @ 3:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A move to keep funding state programs that count on federal money is moving through the General Assembly.
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 @ 12:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state House overwhelmingly passed a bill temporarily ending a stalemate over the budget.
Published: Friday, July 12th, 2019 @ 11:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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After several starts and stops, on Tuesday, July 9, the N.C. House failed to vote on an override of the governor’s budget bill.
Published: Thursday, July 11th, 2019 @ 8:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As N.C. legislators prepare to consider overriding Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of their 2019-21 budget deal, Republican senators are drawing attention to funding priorities threatened by the veto.
Published: Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 @ 5:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed the biennial budget bill, saying North Carolina residents are dying because Republicans won’t expand Medicaid rolls.
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2019 @ 1:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate passed a $24 billion General Fund spending plan without debate. The House took nearly an hour Thursday, June 27, before following suit and approving the 2019-21 compromise proposal, House Bill 966.
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2019 @ 4:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate passed its budget plan for the next two years Friday by a 30-16 vote.
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2019 @ 11:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate passed its version of a $23.9 billion 2019-20 budget amid sharp rhetoric that broke along partisan and regional divides.
Published: Monday, June 3rd, 2019 @ 5:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate’s proposed biennial budget includes the largest pay raises for state employees in more than a decade, but doesn’t include a cost-of-living increase for state retirees.
Published: Friday, May 31st, 2019 @ 9:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate is in no rush to take up the House-passed budget for 2019-20, according to its chief budget writer.
Published: Saturday, May 25th, 2019 @ 5:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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After more than two hours of debate, the N.C. House Friday afternoon passed a $24.5 billion General Fund budget by a 61-51 party-line vote.
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 @ 8:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The House passed its $24.5 billion General Fund budget for 2019-20 by a 61-54 margin Thursday, May 2, after spending three hours wrestling with 34 amendments.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 3:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The House proposed budget lowers some taxes, creates others, and cuts against the grain of past Republican efforts to prioritize savings reserves as a rainy day buttress to economic downturns and natural disasters.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 9:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Monday, Governor Cooper took action on 39 bills that were passed by the General Assembly and brought to his desk for approval
Published: Tuesday, June 26th, 2018 @ 9:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Pat McCrory has signed 16 bills into law, including legislation which protects consumers and supports those with development disabilities
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 @ 4:37 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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As North Carolina's legislative session (presumably) winds down over the next couple of weeks, it seems increasingly unlikely that the cap on state spending growth and other provisions of the proposed Taxpayer Protection Act will pass this year. The Senate approved the measure a few weeks ago...
Published: Sunday, September 13th, 2015 @ 9:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Minority Leader Larry Hall's bill imposing new financial accountability measures on charter schools is regulatory overkill that will hinder the schools' operation, critics warn.
Published: Saturday, March 14th, 2015 @ 11:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Burke County Republican who introduced a bill aimed at expanding Advanced Placement participation among low-income students says he plans to take up the measure again when the state legislature convenes in January.
Published: Tuesday, July 31st, 2012 @ 6:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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