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A federal judge halted a Colorado gun law that would raise the age of purchasing a firearm to 21 years old on Monday - just as the sweeping gun reform measure was set to go into effect.
Published: Tuesday, August 29th, 2023 @ 6:34 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Congressman Dan Bishop, R-NC8, was in the spotlight yesterday not only for his opposition to the debt ceiling agreement reached by Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden, but also for challenging McCarthy’s capability in his position as speaker.
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 @ 1:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) said during an interview this weekend that he will declare a state of emergency to combat crime on his first day in office should be win next month’s race for New York governor.
Published: Saturday, October 22nd, 2022 @ 12:11 am
By: Daily Wire
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On Sunday June 12, Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut announced that a group of U.S. senators had reached agreement on a package of gun reforms.
Published: Saturday, June 18th, 2022 @ 1:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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98% of mass shootings from 1998 to 2022 have taken place in gun-free zones.
Published: Monday, June 13th, 2022 @ 7:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) revealed Friday that he is working on a plan to help employ veterans of the U.S. Military to stop shootings from happening at schools across the country.
Published: Friday, June 10th, 2022 @ 9:58 am
By: Daily Wire
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Far-left Chilean President Gabriel Boric announced during a speech last week his intent to completely ban his citizen’s ability to protect themselves by owning firearms.
Published: Thursday, June 9th, 2022 @ 11:27 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Future Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was recently seen applauding New Zealand’s ban on semi-automatic long guns, which included a “mandatory government buyback,” during a commencement speech at Harvard University.
Published: Thursday, June 9th, 2022 @ 4:10 pm
By: Daily Wire
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U.S. Rep Supported Democrat Gun Control After Tragedy. He Just Ended Reelection Bid Due To Backlash.A blue state Republican lawmaker in the U.S. House of Representatives who signaled support for Democrat gun control in the wake of the last week’s tragedy in Texas has ended his reelection bid due to the intense backlash he has received for his anti-Second Amendment stance.
Published: Thursday, June 9th, 2022 @ 10:23 am
By: Daily Wire
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Executive Order No. 208 paves way for review mechanism of juvenile sentences
Published: Sunday, April 11th, 2021 @ 9:38 am
By: Governor's Office
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School is supposed to be a place where students learn democratic values and how to contribute to society.
Published: Friday, September 4th, 2020 @ 5:58 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Problems with policing and race relations must be dealt with, North Carolina’s leading politicians say.
Published: Sunday, June 14th, 2020 @ 8:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law: Senate Bill 315 & 4 others
Published: Sunday, June 14th, 2020 @ 8:08 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed.
Published: Saturday, June 6th, 2020 @ 12:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Don’t despair North Carolina, despite continuing cries the state is without a budget — even after months of consternation, frustration, accusations, political wrangling, and dead–end negotiations.
Published: Friday, January 24th, 2020 @ 6:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The State Judicial Council convened Thursday, Dec. 5, to discuss judicial branch reforms and to push for increased funding.
Published: Monday, December 16th, 2019 @ 11:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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After 1,717 bills, nine vetoes and 186 new laws with the prospect of even more over the next few days, the legislature finally adjourned and ended one of the longest legislative sessions in recent history.
Published: Monday, November 18th, 2019 @ 8:11 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The General Assembly may finally end the months-long budget stalemate and override the governor’s veto of the budget.
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2019 @ 7:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Cooper signed the following bills into law: House Bill 1001 & House Bill 387
Published: Monday, October 14th, 2019 @ 8:48 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Lawmakers spent Tuesday, Oct. 8, advancing four mini-budget plans as the budget veto stalemate drags on into another month.
Published: Thursday, October 10th, 2019 @ 7:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers will continue to consider mini-budgets. For now.
Published: Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019 @ 5:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Cooper signed the following bills into law:
Published: Friday, August 2nd, 2019 @ 5:44 pm
By: Governor's Office
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An appropriations bill approved by the General Assembly ensures federal money can flow into certain programs as the stalemate over the budget continues.
Published: Saturday, July 27th, 2019 @ 3:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A move to keep funding state programs that count on federal money is moving through the General Assembly.
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 @ 12:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state House overwhelmingly passed a bill temporarily ending a stalemate over the budget.
Published: Friday, July 12th, 2019 @ 11:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As N.C. legislators prepare to consider overriding Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of their 2019-21 budget deal, Republican senators are drawing attention to funding priorities threatened by the veto.
Published: Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 @ 5:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Bill 562, “The Second Chance Act,” unanimously cleared the Senate May 8.
Published: Sunday, May 26th, 2019 @ 6:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The House proposed budget lowers some taxes, creates others, and cuts against the grain of past Republican efforts to prioritize savings reserves as a rainy day buttress to economic downturns and natural disasters.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 9:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s fledgling “raise the age” policy plays a big role in the North Carolina House’s justice and public safety budget.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 5:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 2019-20 General Assembly session is well under way. Bills are being filed and committees are meeting, but the attention will soon fall on the biennial budget, which the governor introduced this week and included new and expanded spending, including a 9.1 percent raise for teachers
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 10:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today released his recommended budget for 2019-2021, Investments for a Determined North Carolina
Published: Friday, March 8th, 2019 @ 6:04 pm
By: Governor's Office
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And in the North Carolina General Assembly, lawmakers start the legislative session by introducing new tax and spending proposals.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2019 @ 2:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last June, the N.C. General Assembly passed the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act which raised the age of juvenile jurisdiction in North Carolina to include 16- and 17-year-olds
Published: Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 @ 2:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Senate passed a $23.9 billion balanced budget adjustment with bipartisan support yesterday, Thursday, May 31, 2018
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 7:43 pm
By: Bill Cook
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