Much of the commentary surrounding the recent born-alive abortion-survivors bill assumes the issue is dead.
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 @ 12:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As many of you have probably heard by now, the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) is planning another strike on May 1st
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2019 @ 1:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In 2013, North Carolina launched “Read To Achieve, which was supposed to help lagging kids reach literacy by third grade. Six years and $150 million later, the state has seen little success.
Published: Thursday, April 11th, 2019 @ 6:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger laid out contrasting visions for North Carolina state government
Published: Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 @ 12:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Phil Berger Jr., son of state Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, is interested in running for a seat on the N.C. Supreme Court.
Published: Tuesday, January 29th, 2019 @ 4:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Cooper, Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore issued a statement regarding state economic recruitment following Apple's announced expansion
Published: Friday, December 14th, 2018 @ 10:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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A special legislative investigative panel wants to know if Gov. Roy Cooper was in line to benefit personally from solar energy companies by creating a $57.8 million "slush fund" paid for by Atlantic Coast Pipeline developers.
Published: Thursday, November 15th, 2018 @ 9:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper says the urgency of dealing with Hurricane Florence recovery led him to sign executive orders re-establishing six state agencies tied up in litigation with the General Assembly
Published: Tuesday, October 9th, 2018 @ 11:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper rejects an appeal from legislative leaders to convene a special session this week for Hurricane Florence relief efforts
Published: Monday, September 24th, 2018 @ 7:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Senate followed the House's lead Monday, Aug. 27, as it voted along party lines to address court concerns and pass a pair of proposed constitutional amendments
Published: Friday, August 31st, 2018 @ 12:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It would be easy to dismiss the recurring political battles between Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the Republican-led General Assembly as pure partisan posturing
Published: Thursday, July 26th, 2018 @ 12:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, will have a Democratic challenger in the general election after all
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 6:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Senate delivered swiftly on a leadership pledge to kill Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the 2018-19 General Fund budget, voting 34-13 to override Thursday, June 7
Published: Wednesday, July 4th, 2018 @ 6:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Legislative leaders will boost tax-paid subsidies available in the $23.9 billion 2018-19 budget proposal to induce multibillion-dollar corporations to locate in the state
Published: Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018 @ 10:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state's top legislative leaders say they're eager to talk to teachers gathering in Raleigh on Wednesday, May 16, about a 6.2 percent average pay raise they'll receive next year
Published: Saturday, May 19th, 2018 @ 2:23 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 selection of Peter Hans to head our state's Community College System was expected, especially after it became known that Governor Roy Cooper, House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger jointly wrote a letter to the selection committee making it clear Hans was their choice
Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2018 @ 11:08 am
By: Tom Campbell
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With an unpopular president in the White House, a spate of incumbent retirements in competitive seats, and a relentless drumbeat of media hits against them, Republicans are clearly heading into a risky election cycle. So why are GOP leaders, particularly here in North Carolina, feeling cautiously op
Published: Friday, March 2nd, 2018 @ 10:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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What could possibly be more important than knowing that the quality of the air we breathe and the water we drink is safe? Public safety is one of the major functions of government
Published: Thursday, January 18th, 2018 @ 11:47 am
By: Tom Campbell
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As the New Year unfolds there are at least a dozen leaders likely to play a big role in public policy issues in 2018
Published: Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018 @ 3:55 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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A new 15-member state Senate committee will tackle issues linked to judicial reform and redistricting. Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockinghham, announced the committee's formation this morning
Published: Thursday, October 26th, 2017 @ 2:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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One day before a state group meets to consider the fate of Confederate monuments on the State Capitol grounds, the top leader in the N.C. Senate has called on Gov. Roy Cooper to drop his request to have those monuments moved.
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2017 @ 12:03 am
By: Governor's Office
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Suggesting Gov. Roy Cooper belongs to a group of "opportunistic politicians trying to drive a wedge further between us," on Thursday Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, offered his first detailed response to the week's protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, and Durham
Published: Friday, August 18th, 2017 @ 2:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Carl Bernstein, a curmudgeon who became immortal because of Watergate, has said the United States has found itself in yet another cold war
Published: Saturday, August 5th, 2017 @ 3:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, was named to the 2017 Executive Committee of the Republican Legislative Campaign Committee, a Thursday press release said
Published: Friday, August 4th, 2017 @ 1:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, used Gov. Roy Cooper's own words to urge him to sign a $23 billion General Fund budget, reminding him the N.C. Constitution gives more power to the General Assembly than the executive branch
Published: Sunday, June 25th, 2017 @ 9:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Republican-led N.C. General Assembly scored a victory in its ongoing legal war with Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, as a three-judge panel rejected Cooper's latest lawsuit against lawmakers
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2017 @ 12:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two numbers not mentioned during Tuesday's press conference rolling out the Senate budget for the next two fiscal years may be the most important: 30 and 72
Published: Wednesday, May 10th, 2017 @ 7:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Left-wing activists spent a year complaining that House Bill 2 was hurting North Carolina's business climate
Published: Thursday, April 6th, 2017 @ 12:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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After more than 90 minutes of debate, including rejected motions to delay the vote until Tuesday and to adjourn the session, the House passed the measure, 70-48
Published: Monday, April 3rd, 2017 @ 8:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Early evening recriminations and allegations of bad faith to resolve the lingering House Bill 2 saga flared up Tuesday between General Assembly Republican leadership and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper
Published: Friday, March 31st, 2017 @ 6:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Newly elected Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper gave his first State of the State address on March 13
Published: Friday, March 17th, 2017 @ 1:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) issued the following statement Friday following news reports that William Barber will be calling for a 'nationwide economic boycott' of North Carolina by members of the NAACP
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 7:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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