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29 states have already adopted it
Published: Saturday, April 27th, 2024 @ 6:18 pm
By: John Steed
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With the General Assembly still adjourned, Governor Roy Cooper signed the state budget into law on Monday.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 10:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The General Assembly adjourned last week, concluding the majority of its work for the 2022 legislative short session.
Published: Tuesday, July 12th, 2022 @ 8:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The General Assembly was full of activity this week with various committees acting on a myriad of policy legislation as the legislature looks to wind down committee work ahead of adjournment as early as the end of this month.
Published: Wednesday, June 29th, 2022 @ 9:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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NCACC Weekly Update — May 27, 2022
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 10:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Wednesday afternoon Governor Roy Cooper released his recommended budget adjustments for the upcoming fiscal year that begins on July 1.
Published: Friday, May 20th, 2022 @ 6:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week, the General Assembly returned to Raleigh and took up several votes, including an adjournment resolution for the 2021 session.
Published: Friday, March 11th, 2022 @ 9:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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NCACC staff continues to work with local, state, and federal partners this week as counties continue vital work in response to the COVID-19 crisis
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2020 @ 6:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's common for the N.C. General Assembly to end legislative sessions amid a flurry of last-minute filings and maneuvering
Published: Saturday, July 14th, 2018 @ 7:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Legislative leaders removed some of the guesswork for the legislative short session starting May 16 by announcing they agreed to a $23.917 billion spending plan for the 2018-19 state budget
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 10:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. General Assembly is scheduled to return for the 2018 short legislative session on Wednesday, May 16
Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2018 @ 11:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State lawmakers who want to see more bang for North Carolina's education bucks ought to consider shifting more spending decisions to the local level
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina doesn't have a doctor shortage. Doctors just aren't choosing to practice medicine in sparsely populated towns
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2018 @ 10:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Often the best thing government can do is get out of the way. We've seen the results of that type of approach over the last six years with less government regulation, fewer taxes and greater access to free markets
Published: Friday, August 26th, 2016 @ 4:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Fact checking WRAL's teacher pay documentary
Published: Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 @ 5:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The following statement was issued today by Bob Stephens, General Counsel for Governor Pat McCrory
Published: Monday, August 8th, 2016 @ 3:54 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The Investment Advisory Committee that helps state Treasurer Janet Cowell develop the financial management strategy for state funds will meet this week to begin a process of developing ethics guidelines for its members that could include rules regarding insider trading and accepting gifts
Published: Sunday, July 31st, 2016 @ 12:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2016 short session of the General Assembly adjourned leaving plenty of items on the table, and some of them could be revived during the 2017 long session
Published: Saturday, July 9th, 2016 @ 12:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2016 legislative short session begins April 25. While continued uncertainty over congressional (and even legislative) district maps could cut into the General Assembly's calendar, there are a number of moves our elected officials could make this year to highlight economic growth
Published: Sunday, May 1st, 2016 @ 1:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2016 legislative short session begins April 25. While continued uncertainty over congressional (and even legislative) district maps could cut into the General Assembly's calendar, there are a number of moves our elected officials could make this year to highlight economic growth
Published: Sunday, April 24th, 2016 @ 8:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the result of actions taken during the 2014 legislative short session, the school year begins with more money for teachers, more students attending schools of their choice, and more focus on what is happening in the classroom.
Published: Thursday, September 4th, 2014 @ 11:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today's Senate calendar includes a measure revamping Medicaid from the current fee-for-service model to one paying providers a set per-member-per month fee, moving Medicaid from the Department of Health and Human Services to a new department, and allowing hospital- and physician-led accountable care
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 12:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The so-called legislative short session kicks off on Jones Street Wednesday. The N&O has already started smooching Phil Berger's posterior.
Published: Monday, May 19th, 2014 @ 7:09 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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During the 2009 Session of the General Assembly, Senator Floyd McKissick(D) from Durham County introduced the Racial Justice Act SB461. The act provides a process by which statistical evidence could be used to establish that race was the basis for seeking or obtaining the death penalty in any case.
Published: Sunday, January 20th, 2013 @ 10:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2012 North Carolina legislative short session has come to a close, concluding the first biennium in over 100 years that both chambers of the General Assembly were controlled by Republicans.
Published: Sunday, December 9th, 2012 @ 6:37 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The 2012 North Carolina legislative short session has come to a close, concluding the first biennium in over 100 years that both chambers of the General Assembly were controlled by Republicans.
Published: Tuesday, July 31st, 2012 @ 8:18 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The just-completed legislative short session closes out the first biennium in nearly 100 years that Republicans comprised majorities in both chambers of the General Assembly.
Published: Tuesday, July 31st, 2012 @ 7:25 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina's courts have ruled it is legal for local governments to use taxpayer resources to lobby the General Assembly on legislation, and that's exactly what nearly two dozen cities and counties are registered to do as the May 16 legislative short session nears.
Published: Friday, April 20th, 2012 @ 6:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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