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877,255 N.C. Households Rely on the Affordable Connectivity Program to Get Internet Service and Stay Connected
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 @ 6:31 pm
By: Governor's Office
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In a Tuesday evening press conference at the N.C. General Assembly, Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, announced an agreement to abandon, for now, efforts to legalize casinos through the state budget.
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2023 @ 8:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, the N.C. House voted to override six more of Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes, including legislation to expand charter schools, prohibit biological men from competing in women’s sports
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 @ 5:46 pm
By: ENC NOW
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The alienation of affection lawsuit filed against N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore ended officially Wednesday with a voluntary dismissal.
Published: Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 @ 12:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Grants will bring broadband to 25,000 N.C. households in 33 counties
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 7:36 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Scott Lassiter, an assistant principal at Connections Academy Middle School and member of the Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors, filed a lawsuit against N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, accusing Moore of helping to break up Lassiter’s marriage.
Published: Friday, August 11th, 2023 @ 12:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Bill 678, “Promote Clean Energy,” currently in the N.C. House Rules Committee, could pave the way for more investment in nuclear energy in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, June 24th, 2023 @ 7:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A former powerful N.C. House Rules Committee chairman urges the N.C. Court of Appeals to allow him to pursue a political discrimination claim against the state agency that fired him last year.
Published: Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 @ 9:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday that would ban abortion after the first trimester, with some exceptions, and extends the window to 24 weeks for abortion due to “life-limiting” fetal anomalies.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 12:05 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled unanimously against plaintiffs challenging removal of a Confederate monument from the Chatham County Courthouse property.
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2023 @ 7:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey spoke out against an N.C. House bill that would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina to create a holding company in which it could move policyholder money.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 8:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Inside the 2023 N.C. House budget, measures intended to improve transparency of classroom materials include setting up local "community media advisory committees" for every local board of education.
Published: Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 @ 8:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill to restrict foreign adversaries from purchasing N.C. agricultural land and property surrounding military bases passed the House unanimously today.
Published: Sunday, May 14th, 2023 @ 4:18 am
By: ENC NOW
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The N.C. House's proposed budget would raise the mandatory retirement age from 72 to 76 for members of the state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
Published: Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 @ 12:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Last Wednesday, North Carolina House leadership released a biennial budget proposal that over the next two years would, among other things, increase spending on public schools, raise average teacher pay by more than 10%, and expand school choice.
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2023 @ 7:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Jon Sanders, director of the Center for Food, Power, and Life at the John Locke Foundation, testifies Wednesday about occupational licensing before the N.C. House Regulatory Reform Committee.
Published: Friday, April 14th, 2023 @ 5:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina House released its biennium budget proposal this week as scheduled, and the North Carolina Senate is scheduled to release its version next before the two chambers meet to establish a conference budget
Published: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 @ 9:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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H.B. 130 passes the N.C. House, now in the N.C. Senate
Published: Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 @ 12:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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By a vote of 111-2, the N.C. House approved a bill today to re-evaluate four-year college degree requirements for state jobs.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 @ 8:47 am
By: ENC NOW
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On Wednesday, N.C. Rep. Ben Moss, R-Moore, announced he will change his vote on Medicaid expansion, vowing to vote “no” when it returns to the House of Representatives for further consideration.
Published: Thursday, March 30th, 2023 @ 11:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses this week’s announcement that N.C. House and Senate leaders have reached an agreement on Medicaid expansion.
Published: Wednesday, March 29th, 2023 @ 5:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, N.C. Senate Health Committee leaders unveiled the details of the Medicaid expansion agreement with state House leaders made last week.
Published: Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 @ 6:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Raleigh, NC – Today, state House Majority Leader John Bell (R-Wayne) filed the N.C. Farmland and Military Protection Act, House Bill 463, to prohibit China, Russia, Iran and other foreign adversaries and state-controlled entities from purchasing agricultural land
Published: Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 @ 5:46 am
By: ENC NOW
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On Wednesday, North Carolina legislators took a step toward repealing the literacy test requirement from the N.C. Constitution. Legislators heard House Bill 44 in the Judiciary 2 committee Wednesday. The bill would place a constitutional amendment on the 2024 general election ballot.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 5:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill that would reduce the number of bids required for the state to contract house repairs after a disaster passed a N.C. House Committee on Wednesday.
Published: Sunday, March 12th, 2023 @ 12:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina would face a new limit on state government spending growth under the Taxpayer Protection Act legislation filed Monday in the N.C. House.
Published: Friday, March 10th, 2023 @ 2:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Former Representative and state prosecutor Tom Murry, R-Wake, has announced he is running for North Carolina Attorney General. Murry, a former member of the N.C. House from Morrisville, said he would stand for law enforcement if he were to be elected.
Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 @ 1:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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An anti-rioting bill quickly won approval in the North Carolina House on Feb. 8 after six Democrats threw their support behind the measure.
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 @ 3:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Allow churches to exercise their Second Amendment rights on their own property
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2023 @ 9:25 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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The North Carolina House K-12 Education Committee passed a bill Jan. 31 that directs federal COVID-19 relief dollars to fund a new software program for remedying learning loss.
Published: Monday, February 13th, 2023 @ 6:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Members of the N.C. House of Representatives took the oath of office Wednesday, opening the long legislative session for 2023. Republicans have two more seats in the chamber this session
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2023 @ 1:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the roles of U.S. Reps. Dan Bishop and Patrick McHenry in the extended debate over a new U.S. House speaker.
Published: Thursday, January 26th, 2023 @ 1:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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An N.C. House standing committee first met in January to discuss ways to improve K-12 public education. This week, the committee approved its final set of recommendations.
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 11:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, asks N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, about his education priorities.
Published: Sunday, December 25th, 2022 @ 9:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Monday, N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper was at the White House as two turkeys got the annual presidential pardon.
Published: Sunday, December 18th, 2022 @ 3:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. House and Senate pleased overall with the results of the General Election.
Published: Saturday, December 10th, 2022 @ 1:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. House District Democrat candidate accused of using false ads against her GOP opponent, Brian Echevarria,
Published: Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 @ 8:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A state Supreme Court law clerk is taking a leave of absence while he runs for a seat in the N.C. House of Representatives.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2022 @ 1:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. legislative leaders raise concerns about a Democratic state Supreme Court law clerk who's running for a state House seat.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2022 @ 12:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court will conduct Oct. 3-4 sessions at the historic Chowan County Courthouse in Edenton. Among the five cases are two with significance for N.C. elections.
Published: Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 @ 11:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Talks continue between both the N.C. House and Senate with no imminent solution on Medicaid expansion.
Published: Sunday, August 28th, 2022 @ 9:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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