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“We need to fix that, and we need to fix that not tomorrow, we need to fix that yesterday,” Rep. Keith Kidwell, R-Beaufort, on fixing the issues with the NCDMV.
Published: Saturday, November 1st, 2025 @ 6:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, Oct. 10th, House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, and House Majority Leader John Bell, R-Wayne, held a press conference to highlight continued funding in the state budget for the Veterans Justice Initiative (VJI).
Published: Monday, February 12th, 2024 @ 12:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, for the first time, a North Carolina House committee heard a bill (S.B. 3) to legalize marijuana use for certain medical reasons. The House Health Committee did not hold a vote on S.B. 3 but discussed the bill for about 30 minutes.
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2023 @ 1:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Sneaking move
Published: Saturday, July 8th, 2023 @ 12:22 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Medical Marijuana: ‘You are not qualified to be making this decision,’ opponent tells NC LegislatorsDecision making on medical marijuana
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 5:51 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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The new proposed tax cut schedule would lower the personal income tax rate to 2.49% after 2026.
Published: Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, the North Carolina House passed a bill that would prohibit local governments from blocking consumers from certain types of energy sources, by a vote of 76-38.
Published: Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 @ 8:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, House Bill 40, Prevent Rioting and Civil Disorder, was approved by the Senate Rules committee.
Published: Thursday, March 30th, 2023 @ 8:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina charter schools could offer virtual instruction under a bill passed March 7 by the House.
Published: Wednesday, March 29th, 2023 @ 8:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The “NC Compassionate Care Act,” a bill that would make medical marijuana legal in North Carolina, cleared the state Senate Tuesday by a vote of 36 to 10. It will be before the chamber again on Wednesday for a third and final vote.
Published: Saturday, March 18th, 2023 @ 9:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The “NC Compassionate Care Act,” a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in North Carolina, passed the Senate Finance Committee today.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 11:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Senate Judiciary Committee quickly approved an amended version of S.B. 3, the N.C. Compassionate Care Act. The bill will now go on to the Senate Finance Committee, and if it receives favorable report there, then to the Senate Rules Committee.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 9:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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“The NC Compassionate Care Act,” a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in North Carolina, will be discussed in a Senate committee today. It is the only bill on the calendar for the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2023 @ 11:30 am
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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The Bill would also protect first responders, correctional officers, and members of the military
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2023 @ 9:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick, has filed the NC Compassionate Care Act (S. B. 3), a bill that legalizes medical marijuana. It was the first bill filed in North Carolina’s state Senate on Wednesday, the first day of bill filing.
Published: Thursday, February 9th, 2023 @ 2:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Members of the North Carolina Senate were sworn into office Wednesday, marking the beginning of the 2023 long session for the state legislature.
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2023 @ 10:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, today announced his intended committee appointments for the 2023-24 legislative biennium.
Published: Saturday, January 28th, 2023 @ 10:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Dr. Christian Thurstone, director of behavioral health at Denver Health and professor of psychiatry at University of Colorado, held a media event in October warning North Carolinians not to repeat Colorado’s mistakes surrounding medical marijuana.
Published: Sunday, November 6th, 2022 @ 8:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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1.4 million voters cast ballots in N.C. May 17, a 20% turnout.
Published: Monday, July 4th, 2022 @ 8:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The bill states that police officers and other workers in uniform may not be "refused entry into the voting place."
Published: Sunday, June 12th, 2022 @ 8:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a vote Monday evening, the N.C. Senate gave final approval to legalize use of medical marijuana in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, June 12th, 2022 @ 12:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Bill allows lawsuits, penalties retroactive to 2017.
Published: Friday, June 10th, 2022 @ 5:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Hemp is cannabis that has less than 0.3% delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2022 @ 11:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. House, Senate Urge Congress to Change Law so State Pensions Can Recover Losses from Russia
Published: Friday, March 11th, 2022 @ 9:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 2021 session of the General Assembly began in January, as the world was entering its second year of the pandemic. The hope was the COVID fog would lift, allowing a return to normalcy, at least in a relative sense, and that lawmakers could go about business as usual.
Published: Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 @ 3:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, has vetoed a bill to limit his powers as a governor, as well as the power of his successors.
Published: Friday, November 26th, 2021 @ 12:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Senate has voted again, 27-15, to place new limits on the governor’s emergency powers. The Senate’s endorsement of the measure returns the issue to the state House.
Published: Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 @ 11:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The governor has leveraged the language of the N.C. Emergency Management Act to indefinitely and unilaterally issue majorly disruptive edicts.
Published: Tuesday, July 6th, 2021 @ 11:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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We do not consent to giving you this power over us," Jackson Willis, eighth-grader from Union County, N.C.
Published: Saturday, July 3rd, 2021 @ 7:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Bill Takes Pro-Active Approach to Address Flooding and Plan for Future Storms
Published: Monday, June 7th, 2021 @ 9:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Bipartisan bill seeks to help clean up roadways and prevent littering
Published: Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 @ 12:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina House has passed a bill that would give individual school districts more flexibility to set their own calendars.
Published: Tuesday, April 27th, 2021 @ 1:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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