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North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood is being accused of overstepping her authority in a lawsuit filed by Cumberland County Sheriff Ennis Wright.
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 @ 8:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Senate Democrats unveil a plan for families that includes picking up where Biden's Build Back Better bill left off.
Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2022 @ 6:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A group that works to elect Republicans to the U.S. Senate and an election watchdog group are offering their support to North Carolina’s challenged voter ID law.
Published: Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 @ 8:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a motion for summary judgment asking aCalifornia court to rule that the State’s quota for women on corporate boards is unconstitutional and to permanently enjoin any expenditure of taxpayer funds on the quota.
Published: Sunday, August 1st, 2021 @ 8:26 pm
By: Judicial Watch
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A California court authorized our taxpayer lawsuit to move forward against a California law that mandates gender quotas for corporate boards.
Published: Saturday, July 18th, 2020 @ 12:04 pm
By: Judicial Watch
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Judicial Watch announced today that a California court authorized a taxpayer lawsuit to move forward against a California law that mandates gender quotas for corporate boards.
Published: Friday, July 10th, 2020 @ 10:25 am
By: Judicial Watch
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law: House Bill 902 & 4 others
Published: Friday, July 3rd, 2020 @ 9:28 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law: Senate Bill 811 & 8 others
Published: Saturday, June 27th, 2020 @ 8:52 am
By: Governor's Office
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NCAE is surly – again.
Published: Monday, June 15th, 2020 @ 8:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein will not seek to restore North Carolina's voter identification requirement for the 2020 primary election.
Published: Wednesday, January 15th, 2020 @ 5:48 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Loretta Biggs, a federal judge in North Carolina’s middle district, issued a preliminary injunction on New Year’s Eve in NC NAACP v. Cooper.
Published: Wednesday, January 8th, 2020 @ 10:03 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today Governor Roy Cooper shared the following statement about SB 86: Small Business Health Care Act becoming law without his signature
Published: Tuesday, August 27th, 2019 @ 1:08 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina voters have tried for a long time now to enact a common-sense voter identification law.
Published: Thursday, March 7th, 2019 @ 10:36 am
By: Diane Rufino
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If you're having trouble keeping up with the number of constitutional amendments North Carolinians may be asked to vote on this November, you're not alone
Published: Monday, July 9th, 2018 @ 3:57 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Two lawmakers have introduced bills to grant local government the authority to provide local housing to teachers and other government employees
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2018 @ 10:10 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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In mid-February, the Charlotte Observer ran a long piece about “The little-known trend that’s hurting housing affordability in Charlotte.”
Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 @ 12:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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What's on my Christmas list this year for educators, parents, students and taxpayers? Three simple goals: Expanding educational freedom, making our schools more efficient and accountable and enhancing transparency
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 @ 6:55 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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There is no shortage of activity in the North Carolina General Assembly. While most capitol watchers are focused on the short session's main responsibility, developing and passing a state budget.
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 @ 1:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Friday, December 18th, the North Carolina Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC) tasked with providing recommendations to replace Common Core standards held their last meeting. All indications over the prior fourteen months of meetings pointed to substantial changes being recommended.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 6:32 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Welcome back! I trust everyone had a good summer. We all need breaks and I hope you had a chance to unplug. You say that you were following Common Core until school let out. And now, well, you have no idea what's happened these last few months. No problem. It's time for a quick recap.
Published: Thursday, September 4th, 2014 @ 2:07 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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On Thursday, July 24, 2014, I presented Senate Bill - SB788 (Town of Duck Eminent Domain) and Senate Bill - SB877 (Exempt Time Shares/Rule Against Perpetuities) to the Committee on Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.
Published: Saturday, July 26th, 2014 @ 9:15 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Governor Pat McCrory signed legislation this morning that protects health care personnel who work with or near hazardous materials and antineoplastic agents (chemotherapy drugs) from disease and injury caused by exposure. House Bill 644 requires the North Carolina Department of Labor, by...
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 11:35 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The online dictionary defines “pork barrel” spending as “a government appropriation, bill, or policy that supplies funds for local improvements designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents.”
Published: Monday, July 7th, 2014 @ 8:35 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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I have numerous pieces of legislation, including the state budget, on my radar, but here are a few key ones.
Published: Sunday, July 6th, 2014 @ 2:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Much of the policy debate over education these days has been dominated by teacher pay.
Published: Saturday, July 5th, 2014 @ 9:52 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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This week's Bad Bill of the Week involves state legislators trying yet again to interject themselves into the voluntary association between employee and employer.
Published: Saturday, June 28th, 2014 @ 12:14 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Last week Sens. Warren Daniel (R-Burke County), Jeff Tarte (R-Mecklenburg) and Ronald Rabin (R-Harnett County) filed a bill (SB 817) to change legislators' terms from two to four years. The bill also limits the number of consecutive terms that legislators could serve to four. (There currently are no
Published: Wednesday, June 11th, 2014 @ 12:11 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Last week the North Carolina General Assembly reconvened for the short session and there is no shortage of work to be done.
Published: Saturday, May 24th, 2014 @ 3:25 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Governor Pat McCrory signed 28 bills today.
Published: Thursday, June 27th, 2013 @ 4:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory signed the following bills into law.
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2013 @ 9:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 2012 North Carolina legislative short session has come to a close, concluding the first biennium in over 100 years that both chambers of the General Assembly were controlled by Republicans.
Published: Sunday, December 9th, 2012 @ 6:37 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Imagine you get a new job with good pay and excellent benefits. In fact, the health insurance coverage is the most generous you've seen. You pay nothing for coverage while you are working, and after a set number of years, you can get free coverage in your retirement years as well.
Published: Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 @ 5:14 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The 2012 North Carolina legislative short session has come to a close, concluding the first biennium in over 100 years that both chambers of the General Assembly were controlled by Republicans.
Published: Tuesday, July 31st, 2012 @ 8:18 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The 2012 Legislative Session was especially notable for authorizing legislation to set the stage for energy exploration in North Carolina. The legislature also passed several important bills to limit job-killing environmental regulations, while maintaining environmental protection.
Published: Thursday, July 26th, 2012 @ 9:18 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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