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Today, North Carolina lawmakers have declared war on equality with the passage of House Bill 171 (HB 171) and Senate Bills 227 and 558, dismantling decades of civil rights progress and systematically excluding entire communities from public life.
Published: Saturday, June 28th, 2025 @ 7:32 am
By: ENC NOW
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A total of seven laws enacted during the 2023 General Assembly session took effect on July 1st.
Published: Friday, September 22nd, 2023 @ 5:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bill into law today: Senate Bill 255 & 43
Published: Tuesday, November 15th, 2022 @ 7:07 am
By: Governor's Office
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Senate Bill 557, which was approved by the legislature and is sitting on Gov. Cooper’s desk, is a bit of a mixed bag.
Published: Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 @ 11:11 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, Governor Cooper signed the following bills into law: House Bill 377 & Senate Bill 557
Published: Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 @ 10:37 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Cooper signed the following bills into law: Senate Bill 683, Senate Bill 559, and 4 others.
Published: Wednesday, November 6th, 2019 @ 6:01 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The House Finance Committee sprung an amendment that would tax e-cigarette and vapor products on Senate Bill 557 in committee, Wednesday, Oct. 30.
Published: Saturday, November 2nd, 2019 @ 7:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Cooper vetoed the following bill: Senate Bill 553
Published: Tuesday, September 24th, 2019 @ 1:29 pm
By: Governor's Office
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A bill before the General Assembly (Senate Bill 55) would create new continuing education requirements for general contractors.
Published: Saturday, June 15th, 2019 @ 2:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, applauded the President signing the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act into law
Published: Wednesday, May 30th, 2018 @ 1:06 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Add tiny Misenheimer to the list of the 124 North Carolina municipalities and 19 counties to allow restaurants and stores to serve alcohol beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday
Published: Tuesday, October 24th, 2017 @ 10:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Residents of municipalities and counties throughout North Carolina do indeed enjoy starting their Sundays with a cocktail
Published: Friday, August 25th, 2017 @ 4:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed into law Senate Bill 55, to help protect students from unsafe drivers and give parents and teachers added peace of mind when sending children to the school bus
Published: Wednesday, July 26th, 2017 @ 3:06 pm
By: Governor's Office
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New Bern has given opponents of Senate Bill 155 - teetotaling lawmakers and religious leaders - a reason to flash a crooked smile
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2017 @ 8:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina distillers and restaurateurs on Friday evening were toasting Senate Bill 155, which Gov. Roy Cooper has signed into law
Published: Sunday, July 2nd, 2017 @ 9:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. House has stripped a provision in Senate Bill 155 that would have allowed North Carolina distilleries to sell directly to consumers, via the internet
Published: Saturday, July 1st, 2017 @ 7:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Should Gov. Roy Cooper agree with the legislature and quickly sign Senate Bill 155, North Carolina distillers — and possibly restaurateurs — will see a significant boost in sales as visitors as early as this coming weekend
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 12:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina distillers could begin seeing a significant boost in sales as visitors as early as this coming weekend
Published: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 @ 1:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Distillers in North Carolina aren't quite ready to extend their arms in a celebratory toast, but they've certainly opened the bottle and dropped some ice in the glass
Published: Friday, June 23rd, 2017 @ 6:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Bill 155 slid through the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday and, slowed by only the usual dissenters, advanced to the Rules Committee with nary a soft grimace nor a lingering burn
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2017 @ 2:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina House on Thursday filed a companion bill to Senate Bill 155
Published: Sunday, March 26th, 2017 @ 8:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Bill 155 would, among many other things, allow restaurants to sell alcohol before noon on Sundays.
Published: Saturday, March 18th, 2017 @ 7:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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During this holiday season, do you plan on donating some used clothing or other items to a local charity? If so, don't be surprised to see a government bureaucrat with a ruler measuring the size of the writing on the side of the collection box.
Published: Monday, December 8th, 2014 @ 11:42 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Supporters of a bill giving the state treasurer's office greater flexibility to invest money from the state's $81 billion pension plan affecting teachers...
Published: Tuesday, August 6th, 2013 @ 11:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill allowing the treasurer more leeway to invest the state pension plan in riskier portfolios is set tonight for its first Senate floor vote.
Published: Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 @ 12:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gamblers on a losing streak often resort to desperately making riskier bets to try to make up for their previous losses - a move that rarely pays off and which usually leaves them even poorer.
Published: Saturday, May 4th, 2013 @ 7:29 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Arthur Smith of Durham hopes Senate Bill 655, a measure placing tighter restrictions on dental service organizations, doesn't become law.
Published: Saturday, June 9th, 2012 @ 5:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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