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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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On Thursday, the GOP-controlled House of Representatives passed two bills that support women and families facing an unplanned pregnancy: the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act and The Pregnant Students’ Rights Act.
Published: Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 @ 9:07 am
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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Christmas came in August for many North Carolinians as Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate flexed their muscles and overrode three of Gov. Cooper’s vetoes on bills impacting school choice.
Published: Tuesday, October 24th, 2023 @ 8:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A small group of House Republicans has said that they’re willing to risk a possible government shutdown, rejecting party leadership’s funding bills unless specific demands are met.
Published: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 @ 8:40 am
By: Daily Wire
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On Tuesday, the House Health Committee will consider several bills that critics say are likely to raise insurance costs for consumers.
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2023 @ 12:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NC House of Reps on Tues. will consider several bills designed to open up school choice for families
Published: Monday, May 1st, 2023 @ 5:18 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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In the name of “fighting climate change,” forcing Gov. Roy Cooper’s reductions in North Carolina’s electricity-based CO2 emissions would cost $141.7 billion to $162.3 billion, raise household electricity bills by well over a thousand dollars per year, and risk capacity shortfalls and rolling blackou
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2022 @ 8:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Exactly three weeks after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the United States House of Representatives passed two radical abortion bills on the same day.
Published: Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 @ 3:41 am
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina Senate and House bills propose full property tax waiver for permanently disabled veterans.
Published: Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 @ 7:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
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With the legislature’s crossover deadline a little more than one week away, the N.C. House is tackling multiple bills during the session that reconvened this afternoon.
Published: Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 @ 9:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. House committee on Alcoholic Beverage Control moved several bills Wednesday, May 5, including measures to expand growler sizes, to allow alcohol service on charter buses, and to set up “social districts.”
Published: Monday, May 10th, 2021 @ 6:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Urges N.C. Families to Sign Up Starting May 12 for Discounts on Internet, Computers
Published: Friday, May 7th, 2021 @ 2:46 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following 24 bills into law: House Bill 1023 & 23 others
Published: Friday, July 3rd, 2020 @ 10:06 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law: House Bill 902 & 4 others
Published: Friday, July 3rd, 2020 @ 9:28 am
By: Governor's Office
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A handful of House Republicans have introduced a series of bills to limit the governor’s powers in a state of emergency, a move that’s likely to further divide politics in Raleigh, political scientists say.
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2020 @ 3:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The House and Senate both passed bills to address the impacts of COVID-19, and the government’s response, on North Carolina
Published: Monday, May 4th, 2020 @ 1:13 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The North Carolina House and Senate this week both passed omnibus bills in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent government shutdown of the economy.
Published: Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 @ 10:30 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed three bills on Tuesday in support of Hong Kong protesters, prompting retaliation threats from China.
Published: Saturday, October 19th, 2019 @ 12:07 am
By: Daily Wire
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A pair of alcohol-related bills sailed through the N.C. House on Tuesday, April 16, without debate.
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2019 @ 6:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The House has unanimously passed legislation to add North Carolina to a compact of states that would share psychological services in short supply.
Published: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 @ 10:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers in the House are working to give the Senate some options for changing how school performance grades are calculated, including one change that would split the single performance grade into two separate grades for achievement and growth.
Published: Monday, April 1st, 2019 @ 8:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Debate got testy Friday, April 27, as the Joint Select Committee on Judicial Reform and Redistricting discussed two House-passed bills awaiting action in the Senate
Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 @ 9:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Cooper vetoed House Bill 140, An Act to Apply Disclosure and Notification Requirements Related to Insurer Fee Schedules, Claims Submission, and Reimbursement Policies to Stand Alone Dental Insurance
Published: Saturday, July 29th, 2017 @ 7:14 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Cooper signed into law House Bill 128, a law that makes it illegal to fly a drone over or near prisons and jails, where drones can be used to deliver contraband like drugs, weapons and cell phones to inmates
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2017 @ 9:27 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) spearheaded a letter sent to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers (KY-5) asking for language to be included in all future appropriations bills ensuring that computer networks in federal agencies block the viewing, downloading, and exchanging
Published: Thursday, March 17th, 2016 @ 9:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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After the Supreme Court sided with North Carolina and 26 other states, halting the implementation of the EPA's overreaching power plant rules, NCGOP Executive Director Dallas Woodhouse released the following statement...
Published: Saturday, February 13th, 2016 @ 1:48 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Two House bills intended to reduce partisan manipulation of legislative redistricting could be acted on in the short session starting in April, though retiring Sen. Bob Rucho, R-Mecklenburg, predicted the Senate would not approve either.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 12:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory signed four bills into law yesterday. House Bill 358 will allow schools to be awarded A-F school performance grades based on a 15-point scale, providing a consistent benchmark for student achievement for state schools. The governor also signed House Bills 91, 601 and 706.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 8:59 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Imagine a piece of state legislation that could both lower your utility bill and make North Carolina more competitive for jobs.
Published: Thursday, May 7th, 2015 @ 9:38 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Earlier this month, the NC House introduced the "NC Competes Act," a bill that would expand the state's Job Development Investment Grant program (JDIG), and extend targeted tax breaks for datacenters and a major passenger airline. Yesterday, the Senate introduced two bills designed as an...
Published: Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 @ 12:59 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The House and Senate tax bills now under discussion in the General Assembly would constitute fundamental tax reform, not just a (welcome) cut in state taxes for most households.
Published: Thursday, July 4th, 2013 @ 7:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state House has approved a bill that would remove a vestige of Jim Crow days from the N.C. Constitution.
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2013 @ 6:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The bill filing deadline has passed in both chambers for this long session. That doesn't mean we're slowing down though - 943 bills were filed in the House of Representatives and 724 bills were filed in the Senate.
Published: Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 @ 10:05 pm
By: Bill Cook
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North Carolina could come full circle by 2014 in the way candidates for judicial posts are identified. Currently, judicial elections are nonpartisan. Republicans in the House and the Senate have filed bills that would restore...
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2013 @ 4:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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