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On Wednesday, the North Carolina House passed a bill that would transfer some appointment powers from the governor to other members of the executive branch and the General Assembly.
Published: Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 @ 9:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Council of State meets once a month to deliver updates on state agencies. The council is made up of ten elected leaders of departments within the executive branch, plus the Governor, Lt. Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Treasurer, and the State Auditor.
Published: Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 @ 10:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In an inestimable year of damage done to our Constitutional Republic by the politicization of Covid, and to the People and small businesses of North Carolina, who are damaged by the tyranny of bad governing by an Authoritarian executive branch, accountability must now reign.
Published: Saturday, January 15th, 2022 @ 12:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Do you find divided government frustrating or exhilarating? Either way, you might as well get used to it. North Carolina is likely to be a political battleground for many years to come.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2019 @ 10:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In North Carolina, the legislative branch oversees the operations of the executive branch. Not the other way around
Published: Wednesday, December 26th, 2018 @ 11:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For most of the 241 years since North Carolina adopted its first Constitution there have been arguments about the proper balance and separations of power between the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government
Published: Wednesday, December 13th, 2017 @ 8:14 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Governor Pat McCrory established today the North Carolina Mental Health and Substance Use Task Force, a panel that will bring together the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of government
Published: Wednesday, July 15th, 2015 @ 6:40 am
By: McCrory Communications
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You don't have to watch House of Cards on Netflix to witness political drama, intrigue and raw power plays.
Published: Wednesday, March 25th, 2015 @ 4:00 am
By: Tom Campbell
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President Obama's decision to go it alone on immigration, granting legal status to more than 5 million illegal immigrants, brought a sharp rebuke from North Carolina Republicans in the state's congressional delegation and its executive branch, while Democrats in the delegation gave Obama a pass, say
Published: Monday, November 24th, 2014 @ 11:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Beaufort County Commissioners request that the United States Congress pass a budget after 4 years of their constitutional neglect.
Published: Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 @ 2:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This past election brought changes to how government works in North Carolina. Of course, there are still the House and Senate chamber (legislative branch), the Governor's office (executive branch), and the Courts (judicial branch). What happened to each of those is noteworthy.
Published: Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 @ 1:31 pm
By: Bill Cook
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2012 was the year we finally admitted that, much like a ship that sails for days one degree off course, our country and our state are lost and spiritually sick.
Published: Thursday, December 27th, 2012 @ 10:16 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The results from November's election for the General Assembly and the Council of State raise questions about the effectiveness of North Carolina's unusual practice of electing 10 executive branch officials.
Published: Wednesday, December 19th, 2012 @ 5:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State and local government in North Carolina is a massive enterprise that spends tens of billions of tax dollars a year and employs hundreds of thousands of people, either directly as public employees or indirectly as vendors or contractors.
Published: Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 @ 9:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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