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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 federal judge halted a Colorado gun law that would raise the age of purchasing a firearm to 21 years old on Monday - just as the sweeping gun reform measure was set to go into effect.
Published: Tuesday, August 29th, 2023 @ 6:34 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Comments in the North Carolina General Assembly supporting SB 747 (Election Law Changes) and partially supporting SB 749 (No Partisan Advantage in Elections)
Published: Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 @ 4:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed one bill into law:
Published: Thursday, July 13th, 2023 @ 9:14 am
By: Governor's Office
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The new year means new laws for North Carolina. Here is a look at some of the laws that will take effect on Jan. 1, 2023.
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2023 @ 12:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Missouri Governor Mike Parson reformed state election laws on Wednesday by banning mail-in ballots and requiring all registered voters to show a photo ID in order to cast a ballot.
Published: Friday, July 15th, 2022 @ 10:45 am
By: Daily Wire
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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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James Antle of the Washington Examiner reports that a recent spike in crime could have a negative impact on bipartisan law enforcement reforms.
Published: Friday, July 30th, 2021 @ 10:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Experts say reform would open door for safer, more convenient care
Published: Monday, May 3rd, 2021 @ 2:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Sarah Westwood of the Washington Examiner focuses on the truth behind the spin surrounding Georgia’s voting reforms.
Published: Saturday, April 10th, 2021 @ 8:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican lawmakers are pushing forward two election-reform bills designed to shore up voting integrity following the 2020 general election debacle that included numerous accusations of fraud.
Published: Monday, April 5th, 2021 @ 10:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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With fresh census data forcing N.C. lawmakers to draw new congressional and legislative election maps next year, we’re bound to hear calls once again for redistricting reform.
Published: Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 @ 2:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers will consider a $688 million spending bill and a series of policy reforms, after money and policy draft bills passed the House Committee on COVID-19 Health Care Working Group Thursday, April 23.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2020 @ 6:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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If you wear a skimpy swimsuit on North Carolina’s Kure Beach, you’re a criminal.
Published: Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 @ 7:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina can distinguish itself by cleaning up its criminal code. A pair of national experts offered that assessment during a recent visit to Raleigh.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2019 @ 4:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Session Law 2019-198: Criminal Law Reform became law this month. It marks an important step forward for criminal law reform.
Published: Monday, September 2nd, 2019 @ 11:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Bill 584, Criminal Law Reform, is another attempt to clean up North Carolina’s mishmash of criminal laws. Picking through the disarray is proving a slow process for lawmakers.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 @ 8:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican senators are making one last push to ease anti-competitive health-care laws before the legislative session ends.
Published: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 @ 9:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. lawmakers, one could argue, have had unprecedented success this legislative session in reforming the state’s archaic laws governing spirituous liquor.
Published: Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019 @ 1:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senators opposing North Carolina’s onerous certificate-of-need laws have no plans to stop pushing reforms.
Published: Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 @ 12:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers have offered several proposals to repair the broken, outdated way the state governs alcohol through the N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control system.
Published: Friday, June 14th, 2019 @ 2:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The stack of bills from N.C. lawmakers looking to reform and modernize the state’s 80-year-old liquor laws is growing.
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2019 @ 3:22 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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A bipartisan group of state lawmakers Thursday introduced the second of what may be several measures to reform North Carolina's redistricting process.
Published: Thursday, February 28th, 2019 @ 3:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina lawmakers still wringing their hands over reforming the state's archaic and draconian liquor-control system should look to Kentucky as an example of what a legislature can do to boost tourism, nurture entrepreneurship, and promote innovation.
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2019 @ 4:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission is scheduled to meet 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, to consider and adopt rules for spirits sold and consumed in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, January 17th, 2019 @ 5:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Hospital lobbyists persuaded lawmakers to draft legislation blocking N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell's cost-cutting reforms to the State Health Plan, Carolina Journal has learned
Published: Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 @ 11:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's rare to see North Carolina lawmakers vote overwhelmingly against a bill. It's especially noteworthy when that "no" vote helps preserve one of state government's most valuable reforms
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 @ 10:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Grover Norquist is using his considerable influence to push North Carolina lawmakers toward reforming restrictive laws governing craft beer
Published: Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 @ 7:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory issued a statement following the recent 4-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision on whether to stay a lower court ruling on the state's voter ID law...
Published: Sunday, September 4th, 2016 @ 3:19 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay - or delay - a ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that overturned the state's voter ID law.
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2016 @ 10:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Leaders from the NCGA House and Senate continued the call for Roy Cooper to defend the common-sense voter ID law or resign as the appeal heads to the Supreme Court.
Published: Friday, August 19th, 2016 @ 12:47 am
By: Russell Allen
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused on Thursday to put a hold on its order striking down North Carolina's voter ID law and related election reforms while the opinion is on appeal.
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2016 @ 3:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor McCrory announced he will ask the Supreme Court tomorrow to reinstate North Carolina's common sense voter ID law.
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2016 @ 12:12 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after a federal appeals court ruling.
Published: Thursday, August 11th, 2016 @ 2:35 am
By: Thom Tillis
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In the aftermath of being subjected to repeated lying by President Barack Obama's national security adviser, Susan Rice - especially her now infamous Benghazi fairy tales - and deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes.
Published: Monday, May 16th, 2016 @ 7:30 am
By: Jim Kouri
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North Carolina residents could receive a larger personal income tax exemption if the General Assembly's 2016 short session follows the lead of state Sen. Bob Rucho, R-Mecklenburg, who has led the Senate's tax reform efforts since Republicans took control of that body
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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After more than three years of debate and several false starts the legislature passed and Governor McCrory signed into law a Medicaid Reform law in 2015.
Published: Thursday, January 14th, 2016 @ 12:17 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 was introduced this month by a bi-partisan group of US Senators that includes Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Mike Lee (R-UT), John Cornyn (R-TX), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Patrick Leahy...
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 11:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory accomplished another major goal of his administration by signing into law major reform of North Carolina’s Medicaid system.
Published: Friday, September 25th, 2015 @ 6:39 am
By: McCrory Communications
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