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With a little over a week to go before the state’s primary elections, Mount Olive native Ron Herring has been named as the director of election security and enforcement for the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE), effective immediately.
Published: Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 @ 12:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a Tuesday House committee, Rep. Jeff Zenger, R-Forsyth, questioned whether college students, particularly Appalachian State University students, who are still registered as “dependents” on their parents’ taxes, should be able to vote in their college town.
Published: Sunday, December 17th, 2023 @ 11:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A bipartisan bill is on the move in the General Assembly that would require middle and high-school students enrolled in traditional public schools to complete a career development plan.
Published: Monday, October 9th, 2023 @ 8:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Bill provides 25-year window for civil action to be brought by impacted minors.
Published: Thursday, September 14th, 2023 @ 10:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A House bill requiring North Carolina public schools to teach students a unit on the Civil Rights Movement has found widespread bipartisan support among state legislators.
Published: Sunday, August 27th, 2023 @ 10:18 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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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper vetoed a bipartisan bill that would protect women’s sports on Wednesday.
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 @ 3:59 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Clarifying Moms and Dads rights on education, gender, elsewhere
Published: Sunday, July 2nd, 2023 @ 12:16 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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In a bipartisan vote, the North Carolina House approved a measure on Wednesday that bans gender transitioning surgeries for minors.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 7:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill that would ban transgender surgeries for minors in North Carolina was hurried through a House committee on Tuesday.
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 @ 6:09 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill that would change the governance structure for three state schools for the deaf and the blind became law on Monday without Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper’s signature.
Published: Wednesday, April 26th, 2023 @ 10:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper’s appointment power would be reduced under a bill passed March 1 by the North Carolina House.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 10:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A measure to require students to take a computer science course prior to graduating high school passed through the North Carolina House Education Committee Feb. 14.
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2023 @ 10:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Tricia Cotham, D-Mecklenburg, broke ranks with her party to support an amendment that could shift the balance of power on the N.C. State Board of Education.
Published: Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 @ 4:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, announced committee assignments for House members of the 2023-24 legislative biennium.
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2023 @ 5:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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An amendment to make Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt head up the State Board of Education passed two House committees on June 29.
Published: Friday, July 8th, 2022 @ 2:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Vanguard Furniture to invest nearly $6 million in Morganton
Published: Thursday, April 21st, 2022 @ 2:39 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Meritor to add 25 New Jobs in North Carolina
Published: Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 @ 10:54 am
By: Governor's Office
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The N.C. Senate is now considering the House's bill that would require open access to lessons plans and instructional material being taught in public schools.
Published: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 @ 10:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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During a 2020 legislative session immersed in financial doubt and civil unrest, Republican lawmakers flailed against Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto power, fighting executive orders they say hurt North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, July 9th, 2020 @ 2:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A Senate bill to ensure visitation rights for hospital patients passed the House unanimously Thursday, June 25.
Published: Friday, June 26th, 2020 @ 3:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Unix Packaging to invest $19 million in Morganton
Published: Friday, May 29th, 2020 @ 7:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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The future of smokable hemp in North Carolina remains unsettled, nearly a month after lawmakers last took it up.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2019 @ 8:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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SynergyLabs, a fast-growing manufacturer of specialty pet products, has selected Burke County as the location for a new company that will create 237 jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
Published: Wednesday, June 19th, 2019 @ 9:09 am
By: Governor's Office
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Amid the hoopla surrounding educational inputs in North Carolina, it’s nice to hear some state lawmakers focusing attention on educational outcomes.
Published: Saturday, May 25th, 2019 @ 1:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The NC House: Hospitals are Too Important to Fail, but Taxpayers are Unimportant to Save Them Money
Published: Sunday, May 12th, 2019 @ 9:39 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Jackson Paper Manufacturing Company, North Carolina's largest recycled paper producer, will open a new plant in Burke County, creating 42 jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Saturday, August 18th, 2018 @ 2:33 am
By: Governor's Office
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It seems reasonable to expect that public school students who achieve the highest-level scores on standardized math tests ought to get the first shot at placement in advanced math classes the following year
Published: Sunday, June 24th, 2018 @ 9:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House passed House Bill 90 on Tuesday, Feb. 13, commandeering a controversial $58 million discretionary fund Gov. Roy Cooper created with developers of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and redirecting the money to education
Published: Monday, February 19th, 2018 @ 11:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Thursday, the day after a Senate panel on judicial reform discussed alternatives to judicial elections and possible changes in judicial districts, the leaders of the Senate and House agreed to create a joint legislative panel to address the issues
Published: Sunday, January 21st, 2018 @ 8:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. House could decide next week whether it wants to redraw election maps for judges across North Carolina
Published: Sunday, October 1st, 2017 @ 8:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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International automotive supplier Continental will launch a major expansion of its manufacturing facility in Burke County, creating 160 new jobs over the next five years
Published: Wednesday, April 19th, 2017 @ 9:13 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Rep. Jimmy Dixon, a retired Duplin County hog farmer, pleaded with fellow House members to remember the people who put food on the table
Published: Thursday, April 13th, 2017 @ 2:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Nash County Republican sat through two legislative meetings in two weeks hearing Duke Energy officials describe subsidies and carve-outs handed over to the solar energy industry at taxpayer expense
Published: Thursday, March 23rd, 2017 @ 5:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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