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A North Carolina House committee has postponed this week's planned hearing on crime and public safety in Charlotte. The hearing has been rescheduled to Feb. 9.
Published: Thursday, January 29th, 2026 @ 1:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Invites Key Members of Gov. Cooper’s Staff to Testify
Published: Thursday, November 16th, 2023 @ 10:25 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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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 chief of staff for Gov. Roy Cooper and his lead attorney are being called to testify before a legislative oversight committee next week over allegations that they attempted to intimidate the head of the North Carolina’s State Bureau of Investigation.
Published: Sunday, June 4th, 2023 @ 3:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Monday afternoon Jones sent a letter to legislators saying "We welcome the opportunity to testify on this topic, concerns raised about the SBI and the consequences of the General Assembly’s efforts to remove normal oversight of the Bureau."
Published: Friday, May 19th, 2023 @ 12:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, Republican legislative leaders filed a bill that would ensure North Carolinians are not coerced into joining labor unions.
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2023 @ 3:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina House Elections Committee passed a bill April 4 that would shore up election rules headed into the 2024 general election.
Published: Monday, May 1st, 2023 @ 4:07 pm
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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A bill filed Thursday in the N.C. Senate would repeal a law permitting state employee organizations to draft dues automatically from members’ paychecks.
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 @ 10:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Representatives Jon Hardister, R-Guilford, and Zack Hawkins, D-Durham, announced the formation of a new historically black colleges and universities caucus, along with senators Gladys Robinson, D-Guilford, and Carl Ford, R-Rowan.
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 @ 6:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Monday, the N.C. Senate Senate Republican Caucus elected its leadership team, keeping Sen. Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, in the role of Senate president pro tempore, frequently simplified to Senate leader.
Published: Saturday, December 24th, 2022 @ 4:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NC House Speaker Tim Moore will serve a historic fifth term as speaker when the long session convenes in January.
Published: Friday, December 16th, 2022 @ 5:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Raleigh, NC – The NC House Republican Caucus today unanimously re-elected Representative John Bell (R-Wayne) as their House Majority Leader for the 2023-2024 legislative session.
Published: Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022 @ 12:41 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Unions and their Democrat supporters have eyed North Carolina’s strong economy and manufacturing industry for years, but lately the heat has been turning up amid COVID business lockdowns, labor shortages, and a looming 2022 election.
Published: Monday, March 21st, 2022 @ 6:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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55% of N.C. voters think the nation is headed in the wrong direction, while 39% think we are on the right path.
Published: Saturday, May 22nd, 2021 @ 12:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The General Assembly will consider a measure to enshrine North Carolina’s right-to-work policies in the state constitution.
Published: Friday, April 9th, 2021 @ 8:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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When a person takes out a mortgage to buy a home, there are significant “truth-in-lending” laws requiring the loan contract disclose — among other things — the interest payments that will be required.
Published: Wednesday, March 24th, 2021 @ 10:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Several Republican lawmakers are challenging the constitutionality of Gov. Roy Cooper’s latest executive order and how it treats religious services.
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2020 @ 8:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Some Senate Republicans want to take the teeth from Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 emergency executive orders, which they say are killing small businesses.
Published: Friday, May 8th, 2020 @ 11:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gary Salamido, president of the NC Chamber, is the lone business representative on Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 task force.
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2020 @ 3:47 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The protest was larger, the signs more prevalent. A form of detente established between police and demonstrators.
Published: Friday, April 24th, 2020 @ 8:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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If the General Assembly learned anything from recent decades of redistricting battles, it’s that the map-drawing process needs a thorough overhaul.
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2019 @ 10:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The NC House: Hospitals are Too Important to Fail, but Taxpayers are Unimportant to Save Them Money
Published: Sunday, May 12th, 2019 @ 9:39 am
By: Diane Rufino
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The General Assembly Monday night sent its first constitutional amendment to the state's voters, and is close to passing several more
Published: Monday, July 9th, 2018 @ 10:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Rep. Chris Millis, R-Pender, believes voters were misled into believing the $2 billion Connect NC bond referendum passed in March mainly will finance roads and bridges, and has introduced legislation to strip $490 million of bond funding from state universities and reallocate it for roads
Published: Friday, May 20th, 2016 @ 5:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The frustration with the failure of Congress to tackle immigration reform has prompted some observers to suggest that states look north for inspiration.
Published: Monday, October 12th, 2015 @ 9:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a state primary race with national implications, House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, defeated seven other candidates and won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by freshman Democrat Kay Hagan. And in a contest that drew more than $1 million in independent expenditures...
Published: Sunday, May 11th, 2014 @ 11:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina State Board of Elections reported Wednesday to the Joint Legislative Elections Oversight Committee on the effects of the state's new voter reforms.
Published: Sunday, April 6th, 2014 @ 8:25 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Lt. Gov. Dan Forest's opposition to giving drivers licenses to illegal aliens helped kill a bad billWe reported Tuesday (7-16-13) about the House effectively killing HB 786. That bill would have given drivers licenses to illegal aliens, among a long list of "comprehensive immigration reform" measures.
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A key House committee gave its blessing to a voter ID bill after grinding through hours of debate on Wednesday.
Published: Saturday, April 20th, 2013 @ 10:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Republicans have rolled out their voter identification bill.
Published: Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 @ 9:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The McCrory administration's decision to offer temporary driver's licenses to some young-adult illegal immigrants has led several of the more outspoken activists to reconsider their exclusive allegiance to self-described progressive groups...
Published: Thursday, April 4th, 2013 @ 10:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill passed Wednesday by the House Elections Committee would require local government special elections to be conducted during regularly scheduled general elections and primary elections in even-numbered years.
Published: Monday, April 1st, 2013 @ 8:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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