On Monday, the state Senate Redistricting and Elections Committee passed S.B. 757, which could become the lines for North Carolina’s fourteen U.S. Congressional districts.
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2024 @ 7:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, Oct. 11, the House Oversight and Reform Committee listened to representatives from the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) over multiple concerns, including outsourcing driver’s license production to a Canadian company.
Published: Saturday, February 10th, 2024 @ 9:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In the wake of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the March 5 primary, US Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, said he would introduce legislation that would prevent similar future actions.
Published: Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024 @ 2:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina has a growing problem, both figuratively and literally. Being ranked as the #1 state for business two years in a row is definitely a good problem to have
Published: Monday, November 27th, 2023 @ 11:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly overrode six of Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes, a new record, ensuring the bills become law despite Cooper’s objections.
Published: Friday, November 17th, 2023 @ 12:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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After a month-long break for some, state lawmakers are getting back to work this week. Here is a preview of a few things North Carolinians might see in Raleigh this week:
Published: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 3:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed three bills Wednesday involving transgender women playing in women’s sports, gender transitioning in children, and parental rights, which he likened to Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” Act.
Published: Sunday, September 24th, 2023 @ 12:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. General Assembly's top leaders seek to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging the state's new abortion law.
Published: Sunday, August 27th, 2023 @ 3:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Planned Parenthood is seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block North Carolina's new abortion law from taking effect July 1.
Published: Thursday, August 24th, 2023 @ 12:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina State Board of Elections has tried to illegally restrict election observers several times recently
Published: Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 @ 1:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Department of Division of Motor Vehicles is extending its walk-in hours and implementing new website features to lower its average wait times.
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 9:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill designed to ban compelled speech in state government employment and training.
Published: Wednesday, August 9th, 2023 @ 9:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Planned Parenthood and a Duke Health doctor filed a federal lawsuit Friday to block North Carolina's month-old abortion law.
Published: Wednesday, August 9th, 2023 @ 12:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Two distinct Senate bills SB 636 and SB 574, if passed, could nullify a recent policy change to let high school students enter into “name, image, likeness,” or NIL, contracts before the new policy goes into effect July 1st.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 12:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, both chambers of the North Carolina state legislature voted to override Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 20, “Care for Women, Children, and Families Act,” which restricts elective abortions after 12 weeks of fetal development.
Published: Friday, June 16th, 2023 @ 6:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina House and Senate have passed a new bill that will limit abortions after 12 weeks of fetal development.
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2023 @ 2:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper will neither sign nor veto a bill to give teens quicker access to a driver’s license. Senate Bill 157 will become law without Cooper’s signature.
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 4:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Biology versus politics debated by state legislators as female athletes prepare to testify in Wednesday's second day of meetings.
Published: Monday, May 22nd, 2023 @ 12:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday morning, Republican leaders announced that Rep. Tricia Cotham, a longtime Democrat from Mecklenburg County, is joining the North Carolina Republican Party.
Published: Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023 @ 2:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The State Bureau of Investigation investigates crimes including drug trafficking, arson, embezzlement, and election law violations.
Published: Monday, April 17th, 2023 @ 8:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is a private organization with government powers and funding
Published: Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 @ 1:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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After months of complaints from the public over poor customer service, the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Wayne Goodwin says that the state’s DMV is going to test installing kiosks in grocery stores and other places around the state
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2023 @ 8:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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An amendment to make Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt head up the State Board of Education passed two House committees on June 29.
Published: Friday, July 8th, 2022 @ 2:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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"This is going to hit the little farms. If you don’t think this is going to hit them, you don’t know how economics work in agriculture.,” said Rep. Jeffrey McNeely, R-Iredell.
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 @ 8:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Rep. Jeff McNeely, R-Iredell, has filed a resolution that would urge the U.S. Congress to fight the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule forcing “the enhancement and standardization of climate-related disclosures for investors” in agriculture.
Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2022 @ 3:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Should private organizations fund election administration?
Published: Saturday, June 18th, 2022 @ 4:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There aren’t many things that bring people from all sides together politically these days. But ending the practice of putting our clocks forward in the spring then backward in the fall is one that enjoys wide, bipartisan agreement.
Published: Monday, March 21st, 2022 @ 8:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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My previous brief discussed Gov. Roy Cooper’s sweeping executive order to change the state’s entire economy and state senators’ letter questioning it.
Published: Thursday, February 24th, 2022 @ 11:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Jan. 7, Gov. Roy Cooper announced a sweeping executive order whose aims included no less than to change the economy of the entire state. If the governor had such power, then this order would portend severe disruptions in people’s lives.
Published: Thursday, February 24th, 2022 @ 12:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Three Republican lawmakers are questioning the legality and affordability of Gov. Roy Cooper’s latest executive action on clean energy, including how to pay for bridge and road repairs if electric vehicles replace gas-powered vehicles.
Published: Tuesday, February 1st, 2022 @ 10:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper has signed the Accountability and Fair Play in Athletics bill into law.
Published: Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 @ 12:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Members of the N.C. House Freedom Caucus plan to inspect voting machines in Durham County to check for an internet connection, which could make them vulnerable to fraud.
Published: Thursday, November 11th, 2021 @ 7:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate has given final approval to HB-91, Accountability and Fair Play in Athletics, an effort to reform high school sports in North Carolina. The Senate approved the measure, 28-14, on its third and final reading.
Published: Friday, October 22nd, 2021 @ 8:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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